A simple palette is the sign of the true colourist, said Philippe Zilcken in an early publication about his colleague Breitner. Weaker artists employ ‘almost all the paint manufacturers’ aids’ and produce lacklustre pictures. Breitner makes do with seven or eight paints and lacks for nothing. The rich colouring of this work proves Zilcken right. These are Amsterdam’s western islands in winter.
Specifications
| Title | Timber-Rafts in the Snow near Zandhoek |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on cardboard on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 74 cm Height 62 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
George Hendrik Breitner
|
| Accession number | 2739 (MK) |
| Credits | From the estate of J.E. Westendorp-Osieck, 1968 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1968 |
| Creation date | in 1903 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Amsterdam > North Holland > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
George Hendrik Breitner
Rotterdam 1857 - Amsterdam 1923
George Hendrik Breitner mainly became famous with his paintings of Amsterdam street life. He studied at various academies, including the Hague Academy, the...
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