“The old clothing-jew [ in his painting: 'Son of the Old People', 1889 ] I made, was a Jew. But not because he was a Jew I painted him [Israëls was a Jew himself] -.. ..a painter paints like a painter and not because he is a Jew.. (translation from Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek).”

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