Dorpsgezicht aan het water 1880 - 1882

This pencil sketch, "Dorpsgezicht aan het water" (Village View by the Water) by Dutch artist George Hendrik Breitner, is a quick, impressionistic capture of a Dutch cityscape. Created between 1880 and 1882, the drawing captures the essence of a village scene, focusing on a building with a distinctive roofline along a waterway, likely a canal. Breitner's masterful use of line and shading, with loose, expressive strokes, provides a fleeting yet evocative glimpse of daily life in a Dutch village. The sketch is held in the Rijksmuseum, a testament to Breitner's prolific and insightful observation of his surroundings.