Paleisstraat in the snow at dusk, Amsterdam

细节

George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857-1923)
Paleisstraat in the snow at dusk, Amsterdam
signed 'GH Breitner' (lower left)
oil on canvas
100.5 x 91 cm.

来源

Axel P. Nielsen, Amsterdam, 1928-1932, on loan to the Vereeniging tot het vormen van eene Openbare Verzameling van Hedendaagsche Kunst, Amsterdam.
Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., 1945, where acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Bodde.

展览

The Hague, Gemeente Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Breitner Tentoonstelling, 10 November-9 December 1928, cat.no. 84.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rétrospective de l'oeuvre de Breitner, January 1932, cat.no. 72, as: La rue du Palais sous la neige.
Amsterdam, Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Zomertentoonstelling Hollandsche en Fransche schilderkunst der 19e eeuw, 29 June-29 August 1946, no. 3.

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拍品专文

Breitner probably painted the 'Paleisstraat in the snow at dusk' in the late 1890's. At that time, his studio was on the Lauriergracht, near the canals and the Paleisstraat. From the early nineties up to 1899 - when Breitner moved to a new studio on the Prinseneiland - he made numerous photographs, sketches and paintings in the centre of Amsterdam. Breitner was a master of recording his immediate impressions with a feverish temperament and translating them into paint. His bold brushstrokes became vivid and direct, and the compostions became more daring and confronting.
The present lot is a fine example of Breitner's bold approach, showing the Paleisstraat with the Beurs van Zocher (which was demolished in 1903) and in the upper left part of the picture the Palace on Dam square is visible. The main part of the composition is taken up by the street. The tracks of the tram lead the eye to Dam square. Lights from the shop windows reflect in the snow. From 1889 the introduction of electrical light in the Kalverstraat's windows drew the attention of passers by. The attraction of the magnificent lights and atmosphere on Breitner and his fellow painters is indisputable. By painting the present lot Breitner could excel in such painterly efffects.