Midday Break at the Building Site on the Van Diemenstraat, Amsterdam — George Hendrik Breitner

George Hendrik Breitner. Painted 1897.

When the North Sea Canal was finished in 1876, the Amsterdam IJ became navigable for large oceanliners. New streets with warehouses – such as the Van Die-menstraat seen in this painting – were built along the banks of the canal. Breitner depicted construction workers on their lunch break, seen from the back. They are painted with the same rough, angular volumes as the planks on which they sit and the tents and sails in the background.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 115 × 78 cm · Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

Print: 115 × 78 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026772. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.