Girl in a White Kimono | |
Other Language 1: | Dutch |
Other Title 1: | Meisje in witte kimono |
Artist: | George Hendrik Breitner |
Material: | Oil on canvas |
Subject: | Geesje Kwak |
Height Metric: | 59 |
Width Metric: | 57 |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | Amsterdam |
Museum: | Rijksmuseum |
Girl in a White Kimono (nl|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 Japonisme.[3] The painting is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[1]