The Damrak, Amsterdam — George Hendrik Breitner

George Hendrik Breitner. Painted 1903.

Since 1889 Amsterdam’s Centraal Station has blocked the link between the Damrak (a straight stretch of the Amstel River) and the IJ (the city’s former bay). Once an open body of water, the Damrak was turned into an inner harbour. Here Breitner depicted the houses on the Warmoesstraat and the Oudekerk tower. He used a photograph, which included the Koopmansbeurs (Commodity Exchange) – then under construction. In his painting, this building was completely omitted.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 150 × 100 cm · A. van Wezel Bequest, Amsterdam

Print: 119 × 79.3 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/20026774. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.