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Breitner, George Hendrik (1857–1923) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
..., George Hendrik ( 1857–1923 ). Dutch painter. Breitner was born in Rotterdam and studied in his home town and The Hague and Amsterdam. His early work, often of cavalry manœuvres, such as Mounted Artillery (1880s; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.), was influenced by the Hague School painters, particularly Mesdag and Willem Maris , who was one of his teachers. From 1881 to 1883 he encouraged van Gogh , who had determined to become a painter and had just embarked on his training. A visit to Paris in 1884 introduced him to Impressionism , which had a...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3 ed.)
..., George Hendrik ( b Rotterdam, 12 Sept. 1857 ; d Amsterdam, 5 June 1923 ). Dutch painter and photographer. He trained in The Hague, where he became a friend of van Gogh , whom he encouraged. His most characteristic early works were military scenes, particularly of cavalry manoeuvres, but a six-month visit to Paris in 1884 introduced him to Impressionism and he became the leading Dutch exponent of the style. In 1886 he settled in Amsterdam and he is best known for scenes of its busy harbour, its architecture, and its bustling street life. The...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (5 ed.)
..., George Hendrik ( b Rotterdam , 12 Sept. 1857 ; d Amsterdam , 5 June 1923 ). Dutch painter and photographer . He was born in Rotterdam and studied in The Hague. Early in his career he was a friend of van Gogh , whom he encouraged. His most characteristic works of this time were military scenes, particularly of cavalry manoeuvres, but a visit to Paris in 1884 introduced him to Impressionism and he became the leading Dutch exponent of the style. In 1886 he settled in Amsterdam and he is best known for scenes of its busy harbour, its architecture...
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Sluyters, Jan (1881–1957) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (3 ed.)
...mainly in Amsterdam, where he trained at the Academy. He was one of the best-known artists in the Netherlands in the inter-war period and the one in whom French modernism is most variously reflected. His early works show the influence of his countrymen van Gogh and George Hendrik Breitner ( 1857–1923 ), the leading Dutch Impressionist , and also of Fauvism . He also experimented with Cubism before finally developing a lively personal style of colourful Expressionism that is best seen in his nudes—he had a predilection for painting nude children. His...
Veth, Jan (1864–1925) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
...Jan ( 1864–1925 ). Dutch painter and critic. Veth was born in Dordrecht and studied at the Rijksacademie, Amsterdam, where he was associated with the Amsterdam School of painters which included the Dutch Impressionist George Hendrik Breitner . He soon established himself as a portrait painter, in a realistic but penetrative vein, but championed the avant-garde in a series of critical articles for the magazine De nieuwe gids from 1885 . From 1886 to 1888 he painted a number of rural peasant scenes, taking tuition from Anton Mauve ( 1838–88 ), but soon...
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