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Geldersekade with Ships in Amsterdam

George Hendrik Breitner

1886 - 1910

Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

h 316mm × w 386mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; photographic support; cardboard

Object Type

photograph

Subject Matter

ships (in general); canals, waters (in city)

Production Place

Amsterdam

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1949

Notes

M.C.J. Breitner-Jordan Bequest, Zeist

Collection Type

photos

About George Hendrik Breitner

1857–1923 • Kingdom of the Netherlands

In the early 1880s, he and Vincent van Gogh painted the residents of the working class neighborhoods of The Hague and in the province of Drenthe. Breitner moved to Amsterdam in 1886, where he became the leading painter of the Amsterdam Impressionists, documenting the urban life of Amsterdam and its residents. Comment on works: Landscapes; Views