The Leidsegracht, Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1880 - c. 1923

Identification

Title(s)

The Leidsegracht, Amsterdam

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3545

Inscriptions / marks

signature: ‘G.H.B.’

Description

Gezicht op de Leidsegracht te Amsterdam. Over een brug gaan twee vrouwen, op de voorgrond een boom.

Creation

Artist

painter: George Hendrik Breitner (mentioned on object)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

c. 1880 - c. 1923

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 24.5 cm × width 32.5 cm

Subject

What

canals, waters (in city)

Where

Leidsegracht

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

M.C.J. Breitner-Jordan Bequest, Zeist

Acquisition

bequest 1948

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

? Collection of the artist; his widow, Maria Catharina Josephina Breitner-Jordan (1866-1948), Zeist; by whom bequeathed, with xx other objects, to the museum, 1948

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 147

Persistent URL

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