The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam

• The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam
• The Bridge over the Singel at the Paleisstraat, Amsterdam

SK-A-3580

signature: ‘G.H. Breitner’

Breitner often took photographs to prepare his paintings, and several such studies are known for this work. The way in which the woman walks straight towards us and the image is cropped strikes one as distinctly photographic. Breitner initially depicted the woman as a maid, but after a negative review, the gallery representing him felt it would be better if he made her into an elegant lady.

Inzoomer object op zaal, 2013 (Nederlands/English).

painter: George Hendrik Breitner (mentioned on object), Amsterdam

1896

olieverf op doek

• weight 39.4 kg
• height 100 cm x width 152 cm

Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

bequest 1944

Public domain

…; on loan from Jean Charles Joseph Drucker (1862-1944, Montreux) and Maria Lydia Drucker-Fraser (1886-1944, Montreux), with 70 other paintings, to the museum, 1919;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 71 other paintings, to the museum, 1944

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

• Inzoomer object op zaal, 2013 (Nederlands/English).
• R. Bergsma, G.H. Breitner. Vijf studies over een Amsterdamse schilder en zijn tijd, Amsterdam 2012 (ongepubl. diss. Vrije Universiteit)

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200108317