Neighborhood Street in The Hague or Scheveningen

About this artwork

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

Art Historical Context

George Hendrik Breitner, a Dutch painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries,fully captured the everyday vibrancy of urban life in *Neighborhood Street in The Hague Scheveningen* (c. 1880–1923). This intimate oil on panel (34.5 × 22 cm) offers a glimpse into the bustling streets of The Hague or its seaside neighbor Scheveningen, reflecting the rapid urbanization of the Netherlands during the Hague School era and early Impressionist influences. Breitner, often called the "painter of Amsterdam," frequently turned his eye to working-class scenes, horses, and moody atmospheres, blending Real...

About the Artist

George Hendrik Breitner · 1857–1923

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