General
General
Object Auto ID
57355
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_80218
Common Name
Building Operations in Amsterdam
Classified Name
Oil on canvas
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Sombre depiction of building and construction in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 20th century- visible in picture are buildings, cart and horse and people with wagons. 

Provenance

Purchased in 1948 from Frank Buffa & Zonen, Amsterdam

Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Oil paint
Technique Types
Oil Painting
Colours
Brown
Green
Black
Ochre
White
Distinguishing Features

Unframed

Inscriptions
'G.H Breitner', bottom left corner
Measurement Type Unit Value
Length
cm
54.00
Height
cm
37.00
History
Object Age
1923
Object Age Comment
Prior to 1923 (artist death)
Maker
George Hendrik Breitner
Production Place
Amsterdam
Netherlands (assumed)
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
Media
Breitner Amsterdam AF.pdf (775.96 KB)
Breitner, GH Amsterdam JAG42 CC.pdf (51.5 KB)
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