Portrait of the Young Writer Lodewijk van Deyssel by George Hendrik Breitner

Portrait of the Young Writer Lodewijk van Deyssel c. 1889

photo of handprinted image

toned paper

charcoal drawing

charcoal art

portrait reference

unrealistic statue

underpainting

tonal art

watercolor

fine art portrait

"Portrait of the Young Writer Lodewijk van Deyssel" is a photo portrait by the Dutch painter George Hendrik Breitner, dating from around 1889. It is a close-up portrait of Lodewijk van Deyssel, a famous Dutch writer and art critic, captured in profile. Breitner was a well-known photographer, known for his photorealistic approach to painting. The photo is a powerful and intimate portrait, highlighting van Deyssel's intelligent gaze and serious demeanor. This photograph can be found in the Rijksmuseum.

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The novel Een Liefde (One Love) by the 19-year-old Van Deyssel published in 1887 still holds its own today. While the verse of his colleagues Willem Kloos and Herman Gorter has paled in the course of time, Van Deyssel’s book transports the reader back to Amsterdam in the late 19th century. The city serves as the setting for the unravelling of the marriage of a young stockbroker and his wife.