Sketches of Urban Landscapes

Chalk sketches showing dynamic urban scenes, from temple figures to city street views, capturing daily life in Amsterdam and exotic locations.

Figure on an elephant for a temple, 1924 - 1925 Above the column gallery of the temple are sculptures of Hindu gods. Page 17 from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Sri Lanka paper. pencil temple, shrine ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism). trunked animals: elephant. sitting figure

Figure on an elephant for a temple, 1924 - 1925 Above the column gallery of the temple are sculptures of Hindu gods. Page 17 from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Sri Lanka paper. pencil temple, shrine ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism). trunked animals: elephant. sitting figure

View of Dam Square in Amsterdam with the Nieuwe Kerk, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 - 1898 On the left part of the Royal Palace. In the front of a tackled horse. Page 37 and Page 38 from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk square, place, circus, etc.. horse. church (exterior) Dam. Royal Palace Amsterdam. new church

View of the Prinsengracht near the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 View of the Prinsengracht near the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. Page 77 from a sketchbook with 46 magazines made in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem. Amsterdam paper. chalk bridge in city across river, canal, etc.. urban housing Prinsengracht. Brouwersgracht

Construction workers on the outskirts of Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1896 - 1897 Page 9 from a sketchbook with 39 sheets. Amsterdam chalk building-site (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture). wheelbarrow Amsterdam

Street in Biskra, among other things with a man on a camel.Page 5 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets.

View of a guesthouse in Amsterdam, possibly the Buitengasthuis, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1892 - 1923 View of a guest house in Amsterdam, possibly the Buitengasthuis. In the front of a ditch. Page 72 and Page 73 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets made in Schwerin and Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk urban housing. hospital. small canal, ditch Outdoor guesthouse

Study sheet with a construction on the water and heads, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 53 from a sketchbook with 28 magazines. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). head (human)

Street, 1888 Page 105 from a sketchbook with 56 sheets. Istanbul chalk street

Study, possibly from a boat with freight, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1909 Study, possibly from a boat with freight. Page 82 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets made in Amsterdam and Pittsburgh. Amsterdam paper. chalk ships (in general)

Study. Leaf 12 Verso from a sketchbook with 10 sheets.

View in Amsterdam, possibly at the Prinseneelandsgracht. At the front a trail or a crane. Buildings and trees in the background. Page 17 and page 18 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Antwerp, Ghent and Amsterdam.

View of the Geldersekade in Amsterdam with the Vishal and De Waag, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1890 - c. 1900 Seen to the Nieuwmarkt. In the front figures. Page 21 and Page 22 from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. Amsterdam chalk canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Waag on the Nieuwmarkt. Vishal. Geldersekade. New market

View of a platform in the Leidsekruisstraat in Amsterdam, at the height of the short Leidsedwarsstraat. View of a sidewalk with a platform in the Leidsekruisstraat in Amsterdam, at the height of the short Leidsedwarsstraat. Page 64 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem.

Study magazine, among other things with a gate. Page 46 From a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

Group figures, possibly with a cart, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1890 Page 47 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. pencil adult man. adult woman. hand-cart

Street with figures in Biskra. Page 42 From a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Study, presumably fencing in a stable, 1800 - 1899 Page 7 Verso from a sketchbook with 13 sheets. paper. chalk stall, stable

Landscape with buildings, c. 1909 - 1910 Page 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets. paper. pencil city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Figures at a building, 1896 A landscape with trees can be seen in the background. Page 104 from a sketchbook with 53 sheets. Turkey (Possible) paper. chalk architecture. standing figure. trees

Figures in horses, George Hendrik Breitner, 1912 Figures, men, with tilted horses with blinkers. Page 53 and Page 54 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk horse. adult man

Farmers interior with an old handicraft woman at a table. Leaf 4 recto from a sketchbook with 53 sheets.

Interior of the Bachi-Seraï Palace on Crimea. Page 101 from a sketchbook with 54 sheets.

Taj Mahal. Page 42 From a sketchbook with 36 sheets.

Study, possibly from boats in the water, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 41 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). ships (in general)

Figure studies, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 17 and Page 18 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets. Scheveningen paper. chalk. pencil adult woman. child. adult man

Landscape with buildings. Page 23 and page 24 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets.

View of the Nieuwezijds Kapel at the Rokin in Amsterdam. Page 55 and page 56 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Antwerp.

View of the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam with the Royal Palace, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1891 Page 13 and Page 14 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk street. urban housing Paleisstraat. Dam

StraScène and figure with staff, 1892 A collection of figures at a gate and an animal, probably a lamb. Also a study of a curved figure in Eastern clothing, probably a beggar. Page 27 from a sketchbook with 51 sheets. Istanbul chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). arch, archivolt ~ architecture. bending figure. walking-stick, staff

Shipyard on the Bickersgracht in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1902 Page 81 and Page 82 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk street. urban housing Bickersgracht

View of a street. Page 24 From a sketchbook with 12 sheets.

Carriage, possibly on the Damrak in Amsterdam. Page 22 From a sketchbook with 39 sheets.

Figures in a street in Amsterdam, possibly the Nieuwendijk. Page 31 and page 32 From a sketchbook with 38 sheets.

Figures, possibly on the street. Page 21 From a sketchbook with 20 sheets.

Bridge over the Leliegekracht in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1893 - 1912 A figure on the bridge. Page 59 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Sacrifice

View in Amsterdam, possibly the skirt. Page 5 and page 6 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets.

Bliżej Kultury Stanisławski, Jan (1860 1907)

Gezicht op Caïro.In the foreground some Egyptians in an open space with a view over the city. Page 93 From a sketchbook with 56 sheets.

Mill. Leaf 32 Verso from a sketchbook with 42 sheets.

Sketch sheet with landscape. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 163 mm × w 212 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study sheet, 1888 Page 82 from a sketchbook with 58 magazines. Istanbul chalk

Berndtson, Gunnar, work, Sketch book, drawing, 11 cm x 18 cm, Berndtson, Gunnar

Figures on the street, possibly the Rokin in Amsterdam. Figures on the street, possibly the Rokin in Amsterdam. Page 85 and page 86 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Noord-Holland and Utrecht.

Vase of Flowers. Alberto Giacometti; Swiss, 1901-1966. Date: 1955. Dimensions: 260 x 212 mm (image/plate); 330 x 249 mm (sheet). Etching on white wove paper. Origin: Switzerland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Study magazine, possible with a dog and a woman.Page 52 from a sketchbook with 32 Sheets.

Face in Rotterdam, c. 1873 - c. 1882 drawing Rotterdam paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Rotterdam

Street, 1888 Possibly in Vienna. Page 89 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets. Vienna (possibly) chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). architecture

Figure studies, c. 1935 - c. 1940 Page 1 recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. paper. ink pen adult man. adult woman

Figures in an alley, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1886 - 1923 Page 77 from a sketchbook with 39 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil lane, alley (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 14 cm x 9 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in Finland

View of the Vogelenzang in Rotterdam. Page 48 From a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in the Amsterdam area, Rotterdam and Haarlem.

Figures in a forest, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - 1885 Page 38 from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. The Hague paper. chalk forest, wood (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

View in Amsterdam with figures, possibly on a bridge. Page 65 From a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Street with figures and a horse. Page 12 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Street face. Page 118 from a sketchbook with 67 sheets.

Seated men, possibly on a quay. Page 9 and page 10 from a sketchbook with 20 sheets.

Study, possibly a figure study. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 9 sheets.

View of a street or square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1908 Cityscape with a carriage and figures. Page 76 from a sketchbook with 46 magazines made in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Antwerp. Amsterdam paper. chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). urban housing. square, place, circus, etc.. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Amsterdam

Nothing, 1901 - 1907 Page 71 from a sketchbook with 60 magazines. Wijk bij Duurstede (Possible) paper. chalk. pencil ships (in general)

Seated farmer in an interior, 1854 - 1914 Verso side of an unnumbered page between pages 20 and 21 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. paper. interior of the house. farmers. sitting figure

View in Amsterdam, possibly with the Amstelhof. View in Amsterdam, possibly with the Amstelhof. Page 82 and page 83 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets manufactured in Schwerin and Amsterdam.

View of Dam Square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 - 1898 On the left possibly the corner of the Vijgendam and the Beursstraat. On the right a horse tram. Page 41 and Page 42 from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk square, place, circus, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. diligence, omnibus, horse-tram Dam. Beursstraat

Spectators at dancers and a gamelan orchestra. Leaf 20 Verso and Leaf 21 Recto from sketchbook XIX with 22 sheets.

Fire firing on the stairs of the temple of Benares, 1924 - 1925 Page 38 from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. Benares paper. pencil Asiatic races and peoples: Indians. flight of steps. stirring up a fire

Ships to a quay. Page 18 From a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Simberg, Hugo, work, Sketch book (226 pp.+covers), 1905-07, drawing, 17.2 cm x 18 cm, Simberg, Hugo, 1905-07

Woman on a bridge over the Lauriergracht in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1894 Page 12 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets. Amsterdam chalk bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. adolescent, young woman, maiden Lauriergracht

View of work in Amsterdam, possibly in the Clercqstraat. View of work in Amsterdam, possibly in the Clercqstraat. Page 21 and page 22 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam and Haarlem.

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 7 cm x 12 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in Finland

View of Dam Square in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 Right as possible naatje. Page 137 and Page 138 from a agenda used as a sketchbook with 108 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. square, place, circus, etc. Dam. Naatje on Dam Square

View of a canal in Amsterdam, possibly the Reguliersgracht. Page 27 and page 28 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets.

Horses at an arc, 1888 Page 113 from a sketchbook with 56 sheets. Istanbul paper. chalk horse. arch, archivolt ~ architecture

View of Venice, Italy, Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857-1903, Graphite on wove paper, Sketch of the Grand Canal in Venice with La Guidecca in the background., Venice, Italy, n.d., seascapes, Drawing, Drawing

Taj Mahaal, 1897 - 1898 Page 43 from a sketchbook with 36 sheets. Agra chalk mausoleum. exterior ~ representation of a building. trees Taj Mahaal

At the lawyer, In a room a richly dressed lawyer in front of the fireplace at a lectern, in front of which a gesturing man with hat stands. There is a boy standing next to the man looking in the direction of the spectator and carrying a ham and sausage. The man may ask the lawyer for advice, who makes it clear to the man with a hand gesture that advice costs money. In the background is a bookcase with two busts on it and behind a fence the silhouette of a figure at a desk is visible., Lawyer, attorney at law, sausage, ham, David van der Kellen (1827-1895), 1837 - 1882, paper, etching, h 156 mm × w 121 mm

Study, 1848 - 1888 Page 23 Verso from a sketchbook with 44 sheets. paper. chalk

Standing women, 1875 - 1934 Among other things, they wear a shawl. Page 1 from sketchbook XLVIII with 62 pages. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk adult woman (+ standing)

Figures at a cart, possibly in the countryside, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1923 Page 2 from a sketchbook with 14 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. chalk cultivated land (+ landscape with figures, staffage). (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart

Cloud air above a landscape with water and sailing ships. Leaf 50 recto from a sketchbook with 55 sheets.

Drawbridge, 1900 - 1931 Page 42 Recto from a sketchbook with 55 sheets. chalk drawbridge ~ fortified city

Figure on a path along houses and trees. Leaf 3 recto from a sketchbook with 55 sheets.

View of the Rokin in Amsterdam. View of the Rokin in Amsterdam, seen from Rokin 14, Hotel Poland. Front figures. Page 35 and page 36 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Noord-Holland and Utrecht.

Dansende Egyptenaren.The men wear traditional North African costume. Page 78 From a sketchbook with 56 sheets.

Bliżej Kultury Stanisławski, Jan (1860 1907)

Stadsgezicht.Page 49 From a sketchbook with 27 sheets.

Three sketches: a), c) hilly landscape, b) old cross; Verso: Three sketches of paintings: Ango Pał Ski, Lithuania, province; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1901 (1901-00-00-1901-00-00);Partage Plus, landscapes, crosses, roadside crosses, sketches, sketches for paintings, hills, purchase (provenance)

Sitting figure, possibly an artist. Possible in a dressing room. Page 28 From sketchbook XXXVIII with 45 pages.

Man on Deck with Ship's Bell, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Charcoal on paper, Horizontal view of a man on a deck, at the bow of a boat, with a ship's bell., USA, February 5, 1895, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing

Landscape with buildings, George Hendrik Breitner, 1910 Page 23 and Page 24 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets. Noord-Holland (possibly) paper. chalk landscapes. rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage

Drawbridge. Leaf 42 Recto from a sketchbook with 55 sheets.

Study, possibly from a boat. Study, possibly from a boat. Page 39 From a sketchbook with 46 sheets.

Italian Sketchbook: Abstract Sketch (page 5), 1898-1899. Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924). Pencil; sheet: 16.7 x 10.8 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/4 in.).

Face in Amsterdam, possibly Het Rokin, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 In the front two women. Page 85 and Page 86 from an agenda with 80 sheets used as a sketchbook. Amsterdam paper. chalk adult woman (+ two persons). canals, waters (in city). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Rock

Figure studies, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - 1885 Among other things, a sitting figure with child. Page 25 and Page 26 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk adult man. child. family group, especially parents with their child(ren)

Young women with a branches. Wood lettercases. Page 29 a Sketchbook with 42 Sheets Made Around The Ewijkshoeve.

Young woman in Brabantse Klederdracht, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Page 9 from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. North Brabant paper. pencil adolescent, young woman, maiden. folk costume, regional costume (+ women's clothes) North Brabant

Bridge over the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1891 - c. 1894 Page 9 and Page 10 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Prinsengracht

George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Figure Composition Study 41, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Face in Amsterdam with a crane, probably the Prinseneilandsgracht, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 - 1909 Face in Amsterdam with a tap, probably the Prinseneilandsgracht. In the front beams and tar inhibitors or mooring posts on the quay. Page 31 and page 32 from a sketchbook with 46 magazines made in Antwerp, Ghent and Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper. chalk quay. mooring-buoy, bollard. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Prinseneilandsgracht

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 20 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk

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