George Hendrik Breitner - part 3

 

George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923) was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 1876, he enrolled at the academy in The Hague. Later, he worked at Willem Maris's studio. In this early period he was especially influenced by the painters of the Hague School. Breitner preferred working-class models: labourers, servant girls and people from lower-class neighbourhoods. He saw himself as 'le peintre du peuple', the people's painter. In 1886, he moved to Amsterdam, where he recorded the life of the city in sketches, paintings and photos. Sometimes he made several pictures of the same subject, from different angles or in different weather conditions. Photos might serve as an example for a painting, as for his portraits of girls in kimonos, or as general reference material. Breitner often collaborated with Isaac Israels; both painters are referred to as Amsterdam Impressionists. Conservative critics called Breitner's style ‘unfinished'.

For earlier works see part 1 & 2 also.

This is part 3 of 6 parts on the works of George Hendrik Breitner:

1893-95 Anna (also known as Girl in Red Kimono)
oil on canvas 58 x 57 cm

1893-97 The Demolition of the Grand Bazar de la Bourse on the Nieuwendijk, Amsterdam
oil on panel 25.5 x 47 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

c1893 Girl in a white kimono
oil on canvas 59.5 x 57.5 cm

1894 Girl in a White Kimono
oil on canvas 59 x 57 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1894-95 Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh
gelatin silver print 36.4 x 28.3 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1894-98 Oudezijds Achterburgwal and on the left the rear of
the Zeedijk
gelatin silver print 39.4 x 44.6 cm

1894-98 View of the Oudezijds Achterburgwal and the rear of the Zeedijk in Amsterdam
gelatin silver print 36.7 x 44.6 cm

1894-98 View of the water of the Oudezijds Achterburgwal and the rear of the Zeedijk in Amsterdam
 gelatin silver print 52.4 x 39.3 cm

1895 Amsterdam Servant Girls
oil on canvas
Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands

1895 View of the Palmgracht at the Kromme Palmstraat in Amsterdam
gelatin silver print 30.7 x 37.6 cm

1895-1900 View of the East Side of Damrak in Amsterdam
gelatin silver print 38.7 x 31.7 cm

c1895-1900 View of the Bridge between Prinsengracht and Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam
gelatin silver print 40.5 x 44.7 cm

c1895-1901 The Singel, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 80.5 x 70 cm

c1895 A Sunday evening at the Dam, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 61 x 100 cm

c1895 An elegant lady strolling along a canal
oil on canvas 79 x 115 cm

c1895 Self-Portrait
oil on canvas 66 x 40 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

before 1896 Girl on a sofa
oil on canvas 52 x 65 cm

1897 Break time in the construction site at the Van Diemenstraat in Amsterdam
gelatin silver print 35.7 x 47.3 cm

1897 Building site in Van Diemenstraat
pastel on paper 49 x 43.5 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

1897 Construction work in Amsterdam
oil on canvas 68 x 82 cm

1897 Midday Break at the Building Site on the Van Diemenstraat, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 78 x 115 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1897 The Rokin, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 97 x 127 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1897 Two workmen (pulling at the ropes of a pile-driving machine)
oil on panel 48 x 59 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

1897-98 Two horses pulling piles in Amsterdam
oil on canvas 100.2 x 150.5 cm
© Musee d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais

c1897-1903 Dutch artillerymen on their horses
oil on panel 30.5 x 43.3 cm

c1897 View of the Paleisstraat/Singelbrug, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 76.8 x 117 cm

1898 The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam
oil on canvas 100 x 152 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

c1898 Factory Girls
oil on canvas 74 x 49 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

1900 Labourers Pulling a Heavily Laden Cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam
watercolour on paper 67.5 x 93.4 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

c1900-01 Winter in Amsterdam
oil on canvas 95 x 192 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1900-05 View of Waalseilandsgracht from Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam
(gelatin silver print) 36.7 x 45 cm

1900-05 Binnenkant Looking Towards Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam
gelatin silver print 33.4 x 44.6 cm

c1900-23 Ginger jar with anemones
oil on panel (size not given)
 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

c1900 Building Site
oil on canvas 52 x 91 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

c1900 Standing nude
charcoal on paper 56 x 30cm

c1900 Two children dressed up for the Day of Hearts
pastel on paper 36.2 x 31.5 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

c1900 Woman's head
charcoal on paper 39 x 26 cm

before 1901 Kalverstraat with flags
oil on canvas 75.5 x 50.5 cm

before 1901 Yellow riders on a search
oil on panel 26.5 x 36 cm

1901 Dam Square in Amsterdam
pencil and watercolour 40 x 51 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1901 or before Cavalryman on horseback
oil on canvas laid down on panel 37.3 x 26.6 cm

1901 Ships in the Ice
oil on canvas 115 x 163 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1902 Maria Catharina Josephine Jordan
(Wife of George Hendrik Breitner)
pastel 106 x 78 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1902 Shipyard on the Bickersgracht
watercolour on paper 54.5 x 39.6 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

c1902-1910 The hall of the Inter Quercus house in Aerdenhout, under construction 

gelatin silver print 50.5 x 40.4 cm

c1902 Construction Site in Amsterdam
oil on fabric 80 x 100 cm
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

1903 The levelled building-site for Maison de la Bourse
oil on paper mounted on panel 40.5 x 33 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

1903 The Damrak, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 100 x 150 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1904 A horsedrawn cart on the Rokin, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 81 x 71 cm

c1904 Rokin with the Nieuwezijdskapel, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 70.5 x 81 cm

c1905 The Baanbrugsteeg looking from the Haarlemmerdijk towards the Vinkenstraat and the Brouwersgracht
oil on panel 40 x 25 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

c1908-10 Demolition corner Wijde Steeg, Amsterdam
oil on canvas laid down on panel 40 x 62.5 cm