George Hendrik Breitner

Japanese: ブレイトネル（英語表記）George Hendrik Breitner

1857‐1923
Dutch painter. Born in Rotterdam, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, where he was taught by Willem Maris and others. Although he distinguished himself early on with a series of paintings on the subject of military training, such as Light Cavalry, he moved to Amsterdam in 1886 after a stay in Paris, and also enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts there. While in Amsterdam he had close ties with the literary figures of the "Eighties Movement," and portrayed contemporary life with vibrant and bold brushstrokes, becoming a representative figure among a group of young painters (commonly known as the "Amsterdam School" as opposed to the "Hague School," which mainly painted landscapes) who also sought subject matter in urban customs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1857‐1923
オランダの画家。ロッテルダムに生まれ，ハーグの美術学校に学び，マリスWillem Marisらにも師事。《軽騎兵》など軍事教練を主題とした一連の絵によって早くから頭角を現していたにもかかわらず，パリ滞在ののち1886年にアムステルダムに移り，ここでも美術学校に入学。同地で〈80年代運動〉の文学者たちと深く交わりつつ，活気に満ちた大胆な筆触で同時代の生活を描き，同じく都会の風俗に画題を求めた一群の若手画家(もっぱら風景を描いた〈ハーグ派〉に対して，一般に〈アムステルダム派〉と呼ばれる)の代表的存在となる。

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