Paintings of Dutch women at home, all in the best Japonisme manner with dresses that were made to look like kimonos which was right on trend.George Hendrik Breitner, painter (1857-1923). Impressionst school, he was also a photographer.

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"The Earring." 1893. Oil on canvas.
“The Earring.” 1893. Oil on canvas. Image © Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Fair use license. via https://www.boijmans.nl/en/collection/artworks/101543/the-earring
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“Vrouw in Japansche kimono (Geesje Kwak)” (Girl in a white kimono). ca. 1893. Oil on canvas. Signed “G.H Breitner” on the lower left. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/george-hendrik-breitner-rotterdam-1857-1923-amsterdam-5827262-details.aspx
"Girl in Red Kimono." ca. 1893.
“Girl in Red Kimono.” ca. 1893. Oil on canvas. Image © 2020 MCH Group | Curiator. Fair use license. via https://curiator.com/art/george-hendrik-breitner/girl-in-red-kimono-1

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