Dutch1857–1923
George Hendrik Breitner
A Dutch painter of the streets of Amsterdam in rain and bustle. He sketched alongside Van Gogh in The Hague and also used photography to study the city.
A life in paintings
- 1857Born
- 1882Worked with Vincent van GoghThe Hague
In 1882 Breitner and Van Gogh went sketching together in the working-class streets of The Hague — Van Gogh wrote of drawing 'types together in the soup kitchen or the waiting room'.
Source: vangoghroute.com - 1894
- 1923Died
Circles
School · The Hague · 1860
Hague School
Dutch realist painters in The Hague, 1860-1890, influenced by the Barbizon school. Mauve, Jacob Maris and Gabriël are first generation; Breitner second. Van Gogh trained with Mauve but is not counted a member.
Source: Wikipedia
Where to see them
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
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