# A Group of Houses

- By: George Hendrik Breitner (Rotterdam, 1857–1923)
- Date: c. 1880 - c. 1923
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 38 cm x width 45 cm x thickness 2.8 cm
- Credit line: M.C.J. Breitner-Jordan Bequest, Zeist
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3560--4bd28c1b071abb7379de6b656fd8918c)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/ae908638a31a3b303f8b3236172f87fb.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

At the time of his death Breitner’s studio was filled with unfinished sketches and paintings. They provide insight into how he set to work. In this Amsterdam city view the first colours have been applied, yet the pencil lines of the underdrawing are still clearly visible, especially in the white reserves. He usually bought his canvasses sized, grounded, and stretched, ready for use.