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Ships in the Ice
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Using thick layers of dark paint, Breitner depicted traditional wooden boats. They seem to be robust and indestructible, but are stuck in the ice. Looming up behind their masts are large steel steamships painted in lighter, almost transparent colours. They sail in open water. Old and modern times are thus contrasted.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchepen in het ijs. 1901. George Hendrik Breitner. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
