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:
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| 1893-95 Anna (also known as Girl in Red Kimono) oil on canvas 58 x 57 cm |
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| 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 |
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| c1893 Girl in a white kimono oil on canvas 59.5 x 57.5 cm |
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| 1894 Girl in a White Kimono oil on canvas 59 x 57 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1894-95 Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh gelatin silver print 36.4 x 28.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1894-98 Oudezijds Achterburgwal and on the left the rear of the Zeedijk gelatin silver print 39.4 x 44.6 cm |
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| 1894-98 View of the Oudezijds Achterburgwal and the rear of the Zeedijk in Amsterdam gelatin silver print 36.7 x 44.6 cm |
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| 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 |
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| 1895 Amsterdam Servant Girls oil on canvas Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands |
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| 1895 View of the Palmgracht at the Kromme Palmstraat in Amsterdam gelatin silver print 30.7 x 37.6 cm |
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| 1895-1900 View of the East Side of Damrak in Amsterdam gelatin silver print 38.7 x 31.7 cm |
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| c1895-1900 View of the Bridge between Prinsengracht and Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam gelatin silver print 40.5 x 44.7 cm |
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| c1895-1901 The Singel, Amsterdam oil on canvas 80.5 x 70 cm |
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| c1895 A Sunday evening at the Dam, Amsterdam oil on canvas 61 x 100 cm |
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| c1895 An elegant lady strolling along a canal oil on canvas 79 x 115 cm |
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| c1895 Self-Portrait oil on canvas 66 x 40 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands |
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| before 1896 Girl on a sofa oil on canvas 52 x 65 cm |
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| 1897 Break time in the construction site at the Van Diemenstraat in Amsterdam gelatin silver print 35.7 x 47.3 cm |
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| 1897 Building site in Van Diemenstraat pastel on paper 49 x 43.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands |
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| 1897 Construction work in Amsterdam oil on canvas 68 x 82 cm |
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| 1897 Midday Break at the Building Site on the Van Diemenstraat, Amsterdam oil on canvas 78 x 115 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1897 The Rokin, Amsterdam oil on canvas 97 x 127 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1897 Two workmen (pulling at the ropes of a pile-driving machine) oil on panel 48 x 59 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands |
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| 1897-98 Two horses pulling piles in Amsterdam oil on canvas 100.2 x 150.5 cm © Musee d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais |
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| c1897-1903 Dutch artillerymen on their horses oil on panel 30.5 x 43.3 cm |
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| c1897 View of the Paleisstraat/Singelbrug, Amsterdam oil on canvas 76.8 x 117 cm |
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| 1898 The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam oil on canvas 100 x 152 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| c1898 Factory Girls oil on canvas 74 x 49 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands |
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| 1900 Labourers Pulling a Heavily Laden Cart on Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam watercolour on paper 67.5 x 93.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| c1900-01 Winter in Amsterdam oil on canvas 95 x 192 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1900-05 View of Waalseilandsgracht from Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam (gelatin silver print) 36.7 x 45 cm |
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| 1900-05 Binnenkant Looking Towards Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam gelatin silver print 33.4 x 44.6 cm |
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| c1900-23 Ginger jar with anemones oil on panel (size not given) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| c1900 Building Site oil on canvas 52 x 91 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| c1900 Standing nude charcoal on paper 56 x 30cm |
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| c1900 Two children dressed up for the Day of Hearts pastel on paper 36.2 x 31.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands |
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| c1900 Woman's head charcoal on paper 39 x 26 cm |
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| before 1901 Kalverstraat with flags oil on canvas 75.5 x 50.5 cm |
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| before 1901 Yellow riders on a search oil on panel 26.5 x 36 cm |
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| 1901 Dam Square in Amsterdam pencil and watercolour 40 x 51 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1901 or before Cavalryman on horseback oil on canvas laid down on panel 37.3 x 26.6 cm |
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| 1901 Ships in the Ice oil on canvas 115 x 163 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1902 Maria Catharina Josephine Jordan (Wife of George Hendrik Breitner) pastel 106 x 78 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1902 Shipyard on the Bickersgracht watercolour on paper 54.5 x 39.6 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands |
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c1902-1910 The hall of the Inter Quercus house in Aerdenhout, under construction gelatin silver print 50.5 x 40.4 cm |
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| c1902 Construction Site in Amsterdam oil on fabric 80 x 100 cm The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio |
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| 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 |
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| 1903 The Damrak, Amsterdam oil on canvas 100 x 150 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| 1904 A horsedrawn cart on the Rokin, Amsterdam oil on canvas 81 x 71 cm |
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| c1904 Rokin with the Nieuwezijdskapel, Amsterdam oil on canvas 70.5 x 81 cm |
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| c1905 The Baanbrugsteeg looking from the Haarlemmerdijk towards the Vinkenstraat and the Brouwersgracht oil on panel 40 x 25 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| c1908-10 Demolition corner Wijde Steeg, Amsterdam oil on canvas laid down on panel 40 x 62.5 cm |
