George Hendrik Breitner
Dutch painter (1857-1923) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 65
George Hendrik Breitner was a Dutch painter and photographer. An important figure in Amsterdam Impressionism, he is noted especially for his paintings of street scenes and harbours in a realistic style.
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Girl in a White Kimono (1894), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Dam, Amsterdam (c.1895), watercolor, 40 x 51 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam![Street View in The Hague (?), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (SK-A-3547).[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/George_Hendrik_Breitner_-_Stadsgezicht_in_Den_Haag_%28%3F%29.jpg/1280px-George_Hendrik_Breitner_-_Stadsgezicht_in_Den_Haag_%28%3F%29.jpg)
Street View in The Hague (?), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (SK-A-3547).[2]![Sketch of people on the street, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/George_Hendrik_Breitner_-_Schets_van_mensen_op_straat_SK-A-3547.jpg/1280px-George_Hendrik_Breitner_-_Schets_van_mensen_op_straat_SK-A-3547.jpg)
Sketch of people on the street, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.[3]![Distribution of Soup (1882), watercolor, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/George_Hendrik_Breitner_-_Distribution_of_Soup.jpg/1280px-George_Hendrik_Breitner_-_Distribution_of_Soup.jpg)
Distribution of Soup (1882), watercolor, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.[4]
Oudezijds Achterburgwal, Amsterdam (c. 1890-1900), photograph, 30 x 35 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Handboogstraat 23 in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamAwards
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He painted en plein air, and became interested in photography as a means of documenting street life and atmospheric effects - rainy weather in particular - as reference materials for his paintings.
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Johan JongkindBoth received Royal Prize for Painting
Jan SluijtersBoth received Royal Prize for Painting
Jan TooropBoth received Royal Prize for Painting
Jan DibbetsBoth received Royal Prize for Painting
Peter KlashorstBoth received Royal Prize for Painting
Charles EyckBoth received Royal Prize for Painting