"He had nervous manners and his shyness made him seem unfriendly. A normal conversation was impossible: he spoke in short stiff sentences that were regularly interrupted by an abrupt laughter. Unexpected sounds or light could startle him. He preferred to play chess with Willen Witsen rather than having a conversation."
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George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner (12 September 1857 – 5 June 1923) was a Dutch painter and photographer. An important figure in Amsterdam Impressionism, he is noted especially for his paintings of street scenes and harbours around 1890 – 1920. He painted frequently en plain air, and became interested in photography as a means of documenting street life and atmospheric effects; he loved the Dutch rainy and snowy weather.
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