The Coffee Sorters, Isaac Israëls
Coffee sorters were women who sifted imported coffee beans from Indonesia, removing the bad beans. Their sober, hardworking existence is accentuated by the drab and subdued colour palette. The women, seated in parallel lines at long tables, all look alike as if they have no personal identity and are simply living machines.
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