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George Hendrik Breitner

male / Dutch
Nationality/school
Dutch
Born
Rotterdam (city) 1857-09-12
Deceased
Amsterdam (city) 1923-06-05
buried at the Oosterbegraafplaats, Amsterdam (Bergsma/Hefting 1994)
begraven op de Oosterbegraafplaats, Amsterdam (Bergsma/Hefting 1994)
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Breitner contributed to the Panorama Mesdag
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Biographical information
Period of activity
1880 - 1923
ca. 1880-1923
Active in
  • Rotterdam (stad) 1864
    Hugo de Grootstraat 65 since 14 May 1864; Rotterdam population register 1860-1880.
  • Rotterdam (stad) 1873 - 1875
  • Den Haag (stad) 1876 - 1880
  • Rotterdam (stad) 1879
  • Scheveningen 1880 - 1881
  • Boxtel (plaats) 1881
    studied military maneuvers in Boxtel (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
  • Rotterdam (stad) 1882
  • Drenthe (prov.) 1883
  • Parijs 1884-05 - 1884
    rented a room in the Hotel Meublé, Rue Boinod 8, au coin des Boulevard Barbés et Ornano; J. Wieringa, Breitner en Parijs, Deventer 2007, pp. 31 and 33
  • Parijs 1884
    spent a month in the studio of Fernand Cormon; Address Atelier Cormon: Boulevard de Clichy 104; J. Wieringa, Breitner en Parijs, Deventer 2007, p. 37
  • Parijs 1884 - 1884-11
    after his activities with Cormon Breitner rented a studio on: Rue Constance 11; J. Wieringa, Breitner en Parijs, Deventer 2007, p. 41 and R. Bergsma and P. Hefting, George Hendrik Breitner 1857-1923; schilderijen, tekeningen, foto's; Bussum 1994, p. 224
  • Loosduinen 1885
  • Drenthe (prov.) 1885
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1886
    Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat 56; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1886-12-07 - 1891-03-19
    Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 85; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1887-01 - 1887-05
    Oude Schans 5 - Atelier; Heijbroek / Schmitz 2014, p. 54-55
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1887-05 - 1893-05
    Eerste Parkstraat 438 (historisch adres), tegenwoordig Oosterpark 82 - atelier; Heijbroek / Schmitz 2014, 56-57
  • Arnhem (plaats) 1889
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1891-03-19 - 1893-05-02
    Verlengde Helmerstraat 4 (historisch adres), tegenwoordig Eerste Helmerstraat 4; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1893-05-02 - 1899-05-04
    Lauriergracht 8, 1 hoog; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1898 - 1914
    Prinseneiland 24B - atelier; Heijbroek / Schmitz 2014, p. 124-126
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1899-05-04 - 1901-06-25
    Nicolaas Beetsstraat 130; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Berlijn 1900
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1901-06-25 - 1903-05-05
    Overtoom 39 (historisch adres); vanaf januari 1902: Overtoom 227; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Aerdenhout 1903-05-05 - 1906-02-14
    Aerdenhoutsduinweg 13: Villa Inter Quercus; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1906-02-14 - 1907-06-11
    Overtoom 292 huis; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1907-06-11 - 1910-05-26
    Keizersgracht 8 huis; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Antwerpen (stad) 1907
    Also Brussel, Gent and Mechelen
  • Brussel 1907
  • Gent 1907
  • Mechelen 1907
  • Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) 1909-04 - 1909-06
    Also New York and Philidelphia
  • New York City 1909-04 - 1909-06
  • Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) 1909-04 - 1909-06
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1910-05-26 - 1913-02-28
    Frans van Mierisstraat 76 bovenhuis; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1913-02-28 - 1914-01-23
    Staringstraat 31 een hoog; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1914-01-23 - 1915-08-03
    Eerste Helmersstraat 111 een hoog; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1915-08-03 - 1917-07-26
    Hondecoeterstraat 19; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1917-07-26 - 1918-04-18
    Zocherstraat 1 een hoog; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1918-04-18 - 1918-08-28
    Eerste Helmersstraat 111 een hoog; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1918-08-28 - 1919-09-29
    Prinsengracht 839 huis; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1919-09-29 - 1920-10-08
    Valeriusstraat 68 bovenhuis; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1920-10-08 - 1923-04-30
    Roelof Hartplein 23 een hoog; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
  • München 1922
    Bergsma / Hefting, 1994, p. 224
  • Amsterdam (stad) 1923-04-30 - 1923-06-05
    Bronckhorststraat 40; Bergsma / Hefting 1994, p. 42.
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Subjects
This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.
landscape (genre), genre, figure, nude figure, military genre, portrait, still life, flower piece, fish piece, vegetable still life, history (genre), cityscape, animal painting (genre), street scene, street photography
'Amsterdam' painter of 'street life' and 'a friend of the hussars' with his cavalry and artillery performances (Scheen 1981)
Medium/technique
oil paint, watercolor
daglichtpapier
Prijzen
Creation date: 1991-11-25; Last modified date: 2023-02-09

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