View of the Oosterpark, Amsterdam, in the Snow

View of the Oosterpark, Amsterdam, in the Snow

SK-A-4925

signature: ‘G.H. Breitner’

The winter of 1892 was exceptionally severe. From the studio of his friend Witsen, Breitner could see the snow-covered Oosterpark (then under construction), located in a new district of Amsterdam. Typical tall, late 19th-century houses are visible on the horizon. Breitner, always short of money, is said to have traded this painting for a bicycle rather than sell it through the dealer to whom he was under contract.

painter: George Hendrik Breitner

1892

olieverf op doek

• height 70 cm
• width 122 cm

Gift of R. Noortman, Maastricht

gift 1997

Public domain

..; collection Paul Nijhoff (1868-1949), Amsterdam, 1901;{Note RMA.} his daughter, Emma van Hall, née Nijhoff (1905-90), Amsterdam;{Note RMA.} from the heirs of Paul Nijhoff (1868-1949), Amsterdam, fl. 125,000, to the museum, as a gift from the dealer R. Noortman, Maastricht, 1997

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