George Hendrik Breitner
Dutch painter
Died when: 65 years 266 days (788 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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.
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