George Hendrik Breitner Artist

George Hendrik Breitner (12 September 1857 – 5 June 1923) 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.

Personal facts

George Hendrik Breitner
Birth dateSeptember 12, 1857
Birth place
Netherlands , Rotterdam
Date of deathJune 05, 1923
Place of death
Amsterdam , Netherlands

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