Old Masters, Nineteenth Century & Early Modern Art Nov 2025

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30 George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923) Yellow riders resting by their horses signed ‘G.H. Breitner’ (lower right) oil on canvas, 62,5x100 cm

Literature: -P.H. Hefting, ‘G.H. Breitner in zijn Haagse tijd’, Proefschrift Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, 1970, ill. no. 91. Provenance: -Auction, C.F. Roos & Cie, Amsterdam, 5 April 1892, lot 14. -Collection J.H.C. Heyse; His auction, Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 29 April 1914, lot 37. -Collection H.A.J. Stenger, The Hague, 1943. -Auction, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 28 October 1980, lot 181. -Auction, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 17 November 1981, lot 220. -With Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co, Haarlem, 1999. -With Van Voorst van Beest Gallery, The Hague (label attached to the stretcher). -Private collection Jan Sierhuis (1928-2023).

€14,000 - €24,000

Please compare to a painting by the artist with a similar composition in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. no. SK-A-3583. Please also compare to a smaller painting, possibly a study for the current painting, sold at: Auction, AAG, Amsterdam, 2 December 2019, lot 146.

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