Breitner is known as an eccentric painter of cityscapes and nudes, but he was also one of the most interesting photographers of his day. In 1889, Breitner was one of the first to explore hand-held cameras, which had only just been introduced.
Kodak Box Model 1 (1889)
The Kodak Model 1 Box camera sold for $25 (about $680 today) with 100 exposures of film preloaded. The artist only needed to point and pull the wire (pre-shutter button). The winding key at the top enabled selfwinding. A camera reload cost $10 (about $250 today).
The photographs Breitner took were less static than the typical photographs of his contemporaries. Breitner experimented with perspectives, and photographed into the light, portraying scenes of urban vitality using deliberately blurred images.
The 1930 Look in British Decoration From 1928 to 1930, a very young Francis Bacon worked in London, Paris and Berlin, designing interiors and pieces of furniture. I found a picture of his interior work – just one picture, and what a thrill to see it. When he was 19, his studio in South Kensington …
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Keith Pfeiffer is new to the Seattle Artist League. He comes from an illustration background, and is venturing to make his living as a fine artist. I met Pfeiffer when he joined the Effects of Light (Thursday) class, and I’ve seen him whip out a series of effective thumbnail studies faster than I can say …
Photos and Cityscapes by George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner, Amsterdam (around 1900)
Breitner is known as an eccentric painter of cityscapes and nudes, but he was also one of the most interesting photographers of his day. In 1889, Breitner was one of the first to explore hand-held cameras, which had only just been introduced.
Kodak Box Model 1 (1889)
The Kodak Model 1 Box camera sold for $25 (about $680 today) with 100 exposures of film preloaded. The artist only needed to point and pull the wire (pre-shutter button). The winding key at the top enabled selfwinding. A camera reload cost $10 (about $250 today).
The photographs Breitner took were less static than the typical photographs of his contemporaries. Breitner experimented with perspectives, and photographed into the light, portraying scenes of urban vitality using deliberately blurred images.
See more of Breitner’s photographs on Flashbak: Impressionism as Street Photography: George Hendrik Breitner’s Streets of Amsterdam.
Cityscape Painting and Sketches by George Hendrik Breitner
The Singel Bridge near the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam (1896) is available as a throw pillow or tote bag on Fine Art America
This Street View from the Hague is also available as a throw pillow or tote bag, but costs 30% more than the Singel Bridge (above) on Fine Art America
This is just a painting (1923)
Painting from photos by George Hendrik Breitner
Below are two in a series of “Girl in Kimono” paintings Breitner created after photographs.
Geesje Kwak. Study for ‘The red kimono’, 1893. Photo by Breitner
Sketch for ‘The red kimono’, Breitner
The Red Kimono, George Breitner
Photograph by George Hendrik Breitner
Girl in Red Kimono, by George Hendrik Breitner
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