Girl in a White Kimono

Girl in a White Kimono
Dutch: Meisje in witte kimono
Artist George Hendrik Breitner
Year 1894 (1894)
Material Oil on canvas
Subject Geesje Kwak
Dimensions 59 cm × 57 cm (23 in × 22 in)
Location Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Girl in a White Kimono (Dutch: Meisje in witte kimono) is an 1894 oil painting by George Hendrik Breitner.[1] The subject of the painting is the sixteen-year-old Geesje Kwak, of whom Breitner made a series of photographs and paintings wearing red and white kimonos.[2] The painting was inspired by the style of Japanese prints and is an example of Japonism.[3] The painting is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[1]

Geesje Kwak in c. 1894, photographed by Breitner

References

  1. 1 2 Girl in a White Kimono, George Hendrik Breitner, 1894, Rijksmuseum. Retrieved on 2 May 2014.
  2. (Dutch) Geesje Kwak, Netherlands Institute for Art History, 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2014.
  3. Lot Notes, Christie's. Retrieved on 2 May 2014.


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