Cézanne is the ‘father of modern art’. Ironically, the painter who frequently found himself turned down for the Paris salons is now regarded as one of the most important artists of his day. Picasso

It's night

In the Period Rooms at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the sun slowly sets. The light dies and darkness moves in. Stars twinkle in the night sky, a candle burns at a window and people prepare

In 1935 the Kunstmuseum received a unique donation comprising 93 sketchbooks that had belonged to Isaac Israels (1865-1934). Son of Jozef Israels, leading light of the Hague School, in the late...