George Hendrik Breitner (1857 - 1923)
1857-09-12Rotterdam, The Netherlands1923-06-05Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThe Netherlands
George Hendrik Breitner
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. 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.
Date and place of birt: | 12 september 1857, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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Date and place of death: | 5 june 1923, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Nationality: | The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Photographer |
Genre: | Cityscape, Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Impressionism |