George Hendrik Breitner - part 6

 

n.d. Self Portrait
oil on canvas?
Johannesburg Art Gallery

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 - 5 also.

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

n.d. Scene with horses standing in stream
etching on paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

n.d. Scheveningen girl at the washtub
chalk and watercolour on paper 38.2 x 26.2 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Scottish hunting group
pencil on paper 24.2 x 36.7 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Seated boy
chalk and wash 11.9 x 19.2 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Seated female figure on a couch
pencil and watercolour on paper 34.9 x 23.9 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Seated female figure
watercolour on paper 25 x 31.3 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Seated woman reading
chalk on paper 33.3 x 27.3 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Seated Shepherd
chalk on paper 23 x 19.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Sketch sheet with studies of a gardener
chalk on paper 45.1 x 30.6 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Street in Montmartre, Paris
oil on panel 21.5 x 16 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Still life of roses
black chalk and watercolour on paper 26.3 x 37.6 cm

n.d. Standing naked woman
etching on paper 42.4 x 29.2 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Standing man
chalk on paper 37.5 x 17.7 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Standing horse
chalk on paper 24.3 x 31.9 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Soldier with bugle
black chalk on paper 33.7 x 25.8 cm
Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands

n.d. Soldier eating
chalk on paper 19.3 x 22.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Soldier 'Smits'
pencil on paper 33.3 x 13.9 cm
 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Skull
(medium?) on paper 33.6 x 24.2 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Sketches of a woman
chalk on paper 34.7 x 26.7 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Study of two women standing
black chalk on paper 15.5 x 11.5 cm

n.d. Study after the Model (Geesje Kwak?)
oil on panel 24.5 x 19 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Studies of a walking woman
chalk on paper 45.6 x 25.8 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Studies of a Gardener
chalk on paper 27.5 x 28 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. The Baan in Rotterdam
oil on panel 26 x 36 cm

n.d. The blacksmith
oil on board 17 x 15.1 cm

n.d. The Funfair
oil on canvas 27 x 21.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. The Leidsegracht, Amsterdam
oil on panel 24.5 x 32.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. The Paleisstraat near the Spuistraat, Amsterdam, at night
oil on canvas 120.6 x 90.2 cm

n.d. The Prinsengracht at the Lauriergracht, Amsterdam
oil on ? (size not given)

n.d. The Rokin, Amsterdam
oil on panel 29.5 x 40 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. The Rokin, Amsterdam
oil on panel 38 x 46 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. The Rokin, seen from Arti
pen and ink on paper 21.5 x 27.8 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. The Teertuinen in winter, Amsterdam
charcoal, watercolour and gouache on paper 66 x 97 cm

n.d. Three coffee pickers
black chalk and pastel on paper 31.4 x 44 cm

n.d. Sketch of women
black chalk on paper 20 x 12.7 cm
Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands

n.d. Three women in the snow
oil on canvas 60 x 82.5 cm

n.d. Two Cavalry men
chalk on paper 25 x 31.3 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Two girls in the snow
oil on canvas 58 x 56.5 cm

n.d. Two maids walking
watercolour on paper 30.2 x 21.9 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Two servants busy talking
black chalk on paper 23.5 x 16.5 cm

n.d. Two studies of a woman leaning forward
chalk on paper 46.6 x 30.3 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Two Waspitten
pastel on paper 57 x 34 cm

n.d. Vase with pink flowers
oil on panel 46 x 38 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Veiled Arab woman
 chalk on paper 19.2 x 11.6 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. View in The Hague (?)
oil on panel 24.5 x 32.6 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. View in the woods
oil on cardboard 41 x 26 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. View of the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam near Gerzon department store
watercolour on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Washerwoman
chalk on paper 34.5 x 26.3 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Waspitten on a bridge, Amsterdam
chalk, watercolour and gouache on paper 47 x 65 cm

n.d. Windmill
chalk on paper 44.3 x 28.7 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

n.d. Woman getting dressed
chalk on paper 35 x 26.8 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Woman on a couch
chalk on paper 19.2 x 11.6 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

n.d. Work horses at the Houthaven, Amsterdam
watercolour, gouache and charcoal on paper 57 x 88 cm