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With a blanket on the couch, inspired by Breitner's 'Girl in a Kimono'.
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A Painted Weekend in Amsterdam: 1871-1923

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<p>By the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the city of Amsterdam had a population of almost 280,000, and was growing even more rapidly than it had at the height of the Dutch Golden Age.</p>
<figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_43284" style="width: 1761px;"><a href="https://eclecticlight.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/monetcanalzaandam.jpg"><img alt="monetcanalzaandam" class="size-full wp-image-43284" src="https://eclecticlight.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/monetcanalzaandam.jpg?w=940" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-43284">Claude Monet (1840–1926), Canal at Zaandam (1871), oil on canvas, dimensions not known, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure>
<p>When Claude Monet moved to the Netherlands in 1871 after sheltering in England for the Franco-Prussian War, there were still boats active in the <em>Canal at Zaandam,</em> on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam.</p>
<figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_49755" style="width: 1200px;"><a href="https://eclecticlight.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/monetwindmillamsterdam.jpg"><img alt="monetwindmillamsterdam" class="size-full wp-image-49755" src="https://eclecticlight.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/monetwindmillamsterdam.jpg?w=940" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-49755">Claude Monet (1840–1926), The Windmill on the Onbekende Gracht, Amsterdam (1874), oil on canvas, 54 x 64.1 cm, Museum of Fine Arts

De enige lichtpunten in dit schilderij zijn afkomstig van de verlichting in en op de trams en hun reflectie op het natte plein | The only points of light in this painting come from the lanterns in and on the trams and their reflections on the square.
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De rauwe erotiek die uit de expliciete pose van de vrouw spreekt, wordt nog eens versterkt door de vlammende rode kleur van het opengeslagen doek | The flame-red hue of the folded-back drapery underscores the raw eroticism conveyed by the woman's explicit pose.
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Door de overdaad aan verschillende weefsels in combinatie met het naakte lichaam, spreekt dit schilderij de tastzin van de beschouwer aan | Through the profusion of assorted textiles, in combination with the nude body, this painting appeals to our sense of touch.
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Geesje Kwak – 05-05-25

Graphite pencil (Sakura 0.5 mm, Pentel 4B) drawing Talens Bristol paper (21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm)
Artist: Corné Akkers

Website link: https://corneakkers.com/geesje-kwak-05-05-25/
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Printable: https://corneakkers.com/product/printable-geesje-kwak-05-05-25/

Available as original (if not sold), prints & printable.

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Alive and Kicking

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Geesje kwak – 05-05-25’ is a return to laying hatched strokes in an impressionist style. Last time I employed it was in ‘De Smorenhoek – 15-12-24’. Almost half a year ago. Since then I did a lot of pastels, no oils (still one in progress) and several cubist portraits and nudes. This is how it goes. Last week I was searching for something new. Whilst installing a new laptop I had all the time in the world and then suddenly it hit me. Why not revisit the ‘Geesje Kwak’ theme. Somehow I knew there was still stuff in the basement. However, I ran out of Breitner reference pictures of her but why not make one up myself. After all, my last painting of her as very much altered to my taste. You know, Geesje isn’t dead really. She just lives on to keep us charmed.

A Better Job

Then I thought of a drawing I made of her holding a vase. I knew I could do a better job. A bit static maybe but what if I could broathen the scenery by introducing a window to the left. Then I could do a bit of a homage to Breitner. So I depicted his famous Rokin painting with horse and cart in the back. All my life I simply adored this painting. This time I had a closer look at it and it looks more freely or roughly painted than it lets on. It’s just that I reckon painting the horse and carriage placed in slanted position to be a tall order. Surely, it must have costed him some trouble since it’s not easy to get these proportions right impressionistically.

'Maanlicht' - Bijna magisch spel tussen licht en de wolken | 'Moonlight' - Almost magical interplay between light and the clouds.
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'Slecht weer: waspitten op een brug in Amsterdam' - de grove penseel geeft een prachtige stemming | 'Bad weather: candle-factory worker on a bridge in Amsterdam' - Tthe coarse brush gives a beautiful mood.
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'Koets op het Leidseplein' - De lantaarns op de koets maken het schilderij bijna magisch | 'Carriage on the Leidseplein' - The lanterns on the carriage make the painting almost magical.
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'Paardentrams op de Dam' - Schitterende avondsfeer, hoe meer je kijkt, hoe meer je ziet | 'Horse trams on the Dam' - Magnificent evening atmosphere, the more you look, the more you see.
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'Buurtje in Rotterdam' - Met één penseelbeweging ontstaan kleurige vlekken die mensen voorstellen | 'An alley in Rotterdam' - With one brush stroke, colourful spots representing people emerge.
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'Dame met mof' - mooie schaduwwerking maar vooral de schuchtere blik van deze vrouw blijft hangen | 'Lady with muff' - Nice shading but this woman's timid gaze especially lingers.
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Prachtig schets van twee dansende vrouwen, de krijtstrepen weerspiegelen de beweging | Beautiful sketch of two dancing women, the pinstripes reflect the movement.
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'Studies van een tuinman | Studies of a gardener'
Alleen al de schaduwwerking met zwart krijt toont ons het geweldige vakmanschap van Breitner | The shading with black chalk alone shows us Breitner's amazing craftsmanship.
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'Aan boord | On Board'
Heel snel heeft Breitner deze drie identiek geklede vrouwen vastgelegd in deze woeste wind. Krachtig | Very quickly, Breitner captured these three identically dressed women in this raging wind. Powerful.
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'Doorbraak Raadhuisstraat Amsterdam' - zompig bouwterrein in gure wintertijd 1898 | 'The new Raadhuisstraat development' - swampy building site in bleak winter 1898.
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'Naar de markt' - de intense kleuren in deze groffe stijl creëren een schitterend contrast | the intense colours in this chunky style create a stunning contrast.
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'Brug in de regen' - je voelt gewoon de ijzige koude wind op de brug | 'Bridge in the rain' - you just feel the icy cold wind on the bridge.
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'Twee meiden in de sneeuw' - vooral de schalkse blik die ons aankijkt valt direct op | 'Two girls in the snow' - especially the mischievous look that looks at us immediately stands out.
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'Meisje in witte kimono' - prachtige lichtval en de detailering vallen bijna niet onder het impressionisme | 'Girl in white kimono' - beautiful light and the detailing hardly fall under impressionism.
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