George Hendrik Breitner (1857 - 1923)
Girl in a red kimono in front of a mirror
Oil on canvas 75.5 x 55 cm, signed upper left and to be dated around 1895/1896
Provenance:
C.G. 't Hooft (directly from the artist) before June1923; Amsterdam, AAG, 8 Nov. 2010; Kunsthandel Peter Pappot, Amsterdam, 2010; Private coll. The Netherlands.
Literature:
S. Veldink and N. Woltman, Breitner: Meisje in kimono, Amsterdam 2016, image pag. 92; J. Reynaerts, Geesje & Anna, De wereld van Breitners beroemde modellen, Amsterdam 2024.
Exhibition:
Leiden, Museum de Lakenhal, 1923 (probably); Amersfoort, Museum De Zonnehof, Breitner, 24 Jan.-26 Feb. 1967, no. 19; Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Breitner: Meisje in kimono, 20 Feb.-22 May 2016.
About George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner was a stubborn man. He did everything he could to convince his parents that he had the potential to be a good painter. During his studies he drew war scenes, soldiers, and horses, and he then went on to work in Willem Maris' studio. It did not take long for him to establish a name for himself through his equestrian studies. His brushstroke evolved; Thijs Maris described it as being 'more and more like Jaap's' [Jacob Mar ...
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