An Impressionist painter’s gritty street photos of Amsterdam circa 1900

September 30, 2017 Posted By: Leave a comment
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A cyclist on the Prinsengracht.

Image: George Henrik Breitner/Rijksmuseum via Europeana

George Hendrik Breitner was born in the Netherlands in 1857, and developed a talent for painting by the time he was in his twenties.

After encountering Impressionism during a stint in Paris, he became a...

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