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Ginger Pot wit Anemones
Ginger Pot wit Anemones is an oil painting by George Hendrik Breitner. It dates from 1911 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
Ginger Pot with Anemones is an oil painting executed on a wood panel, classified as a still life.
Ginger Pot with Anemones is an oil painting executed on a wood panel, classified as a still life. The support is a small wooden panel measuring 36.5 cm in height by 23.5 cm in width, with the work produced in the Netherlands in 1911. The medium is oil paint applied to this wood support, and the composition depicts a flower arrangement, specifically anemones, in keeping with its still-life genre classification. The work is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
The modest scale and vertical orientation of the panel are consistent with Breitner's late still-life practice, in which intimate floral subjects were rendered in oil on small wooden supports rather than canvas.
History & Provenance
Ginger Pot with Anemones is held by the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands, where it forms part of the museum's collection of works by George Hendrik Breitner. The painting, executed in oil on wood in 1911, measures 36.5 by 23.5 cm, and its placement at the Rijksmuseum is documented through the museum's institutional records.
No specific exhibition history is recorded in the available sources beyond its ongoing presence in the Rijksmuseum collection.
Overview
George Hendrik Breitner’s 1911 work Ginger Pot with Anemones is a small still‑life executed on wood. The composition centers on a dark ceramic vessel brimming with vivid blossoms, set against a plain wooden tabletop. The painting belongs to the Rijksmuseum’s collection and exemplifies Breitner’s turn toward intimate, everyday subjects during the later phase of his career.
Subject & Meaning
The piece presents a simple domestic arrangement: a pot of anemones rendered in reds, purples, pinks and green foliage. By focusing on ordinary household objects, Breitner continues his broader interest in documenting the mundane with immediacy, inviting viewers to notice the fleeting beauty of a momentary floral display.
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Artist
George Hendrik Breitner (12 September 1857 – 5 June 1923) was a Dutch painter and photographer.
