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Artists›George Hendrik Breitner

George Hendrik Breitner

1857–1923

WA-00021469

PaintingImpressionismPhotography

Representation

None documented

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ289441

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Drawings from the Kr�ller-M�ller National Museum, Otterlo

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

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.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Impressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (14)

Winter in Amsterdam

1900 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 192 cm, height: 95 cm

Rijksmuseum

Building Site in Amsterdam

1900 · oil paint (paint), canvas

height: 52 cm, width: 91 cm

Rijksmuseum

Horse Artillery

1885 · oil paint (paint), canvas

depth: 13.5 cm, height: 115 cm, width: 77.5 cm, weight: 31.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Warehouses on the Teertuinen on the Prinseneiland, Amsterdam

1880 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 38 cm, width: 45.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Funfair

1880 · panel, oil paint (paint)

width: 21.5 cm, height: 27 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Rokin, Amsterdam

1880 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 29.5 cm, width: 40 cm

Rijksmuseum

Figures and Horses

1877 · Etching on paper

Image: 10 × 14.8 cm (3 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Construction Work

1877 · Etching on paper

Image: 19.3 × 29.2 cm (7 5/8 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 31 × 39.8 cm (12 1/4 × 15 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hussars

1877 · Etching on paper

Image: 11.9 × 17.8 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 25 × 32.2 cm (9 7/8 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paarden op het strand, op de achtergrond een schuit en vissers

1867 · brush on deck paint, watercolor (paint), chalk, paper

height: 355 cm, width: 272 cm

Rijksmuseum

Scene with Horses Standing in Stream

1857 · etching

National Gallery of Art

Scene in a Dutch City with Pile Driver in Foreground

1857 · etching

National Gallery of Art

Galloping Hussars in Front View

1857 · etching

National Gallery of Art

Hussars Riding Single File

1857 · etching

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Nga
4 published4 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Winter in Amsterdam
1900 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Funfair
1880 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Horse Artillery
1885 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Warehouses on the Teertuinen on the Prinseneiland, Amsterdam
1880 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Rokin, Amsterdam
1880 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Building Site in Amsterdam
1900 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Wikipedia

Paarden op het strand, op de achtergrond een schuit en vissers (c. 1867 - c. 1923)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

The Rokin, Amsterdam (c. 1880 - c. 1923)

Rijksmuseum

Warehouses on the Teertuinen on the Prinseneiland, Amsterdam (1880 - 1923)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

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Movements2

Impressionism Photography

Collections3

Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Rijksmuseum

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Drawings from the Kr�ller-M�ller National Museum, Otterlo

New York · 1973