George Hendrik Breitner

George Hendrik Breitner (1857 - 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.

Periods: Impressionism