George Hendrik Breitner

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George Hendrik Breitner
Breitner photographed by Willem Witsen
Born	George Hendrik Breitner (1857-09-12)12 September 1857 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	5 June 1923(1923-06-05) (aged 65) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Movement	Tachtigers

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.