Cavalrists resting on a heath

Details

George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857-1923)
Cavalrists resting on a heath
signed 'G.H. Breitner' (lower left)
oil on panel
16 x 38 cm.

Provenance

Kunsthandel Sala & Zonen, The Hague.
A.A. van den Ende-Weynschenk, The Hague.
Anon. Sale, Venduhuis The Hague, 6 February 1929, lot 245.
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's Mak van Waay Amsterdam, 30 October 1979, lot 304. Van Voorst van Beest Gallery, The Hague (exhibition 1990).

Exhibited

Amersfoort, Gemeentemuseum, 1967, cat.no. 8.

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Lot Essay

As is illustrated by the present lot, Breitner used photographic material as a basis for his painterly oeuvre. He took a number of pictures of the same occurrence and made a selection afterwards to use for his paintings.

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