# The Dam

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breitner-george-hendrik-r91f0d8b782b7ca/the-dam-rb4b7c4dce17c63>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [BREITNER, George Hendrik](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breitner-george-hendrik-r91f0d8b782b7ca>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 100 x 153 cm

## Commentary

In works such as The Dam, Breitner successfully drew out the poetry in everyday life.

## Related artworks

- [Bridge over the Singel near Paleisstraat in Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breitner-george-hendrik-r91f0d8b782b7ca/bridge-over-the-singel-near-paleisstraat-in-amsterdam-re4d529a57b442b>)
- [Moonlight](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breitner-george-hendrik-r91f0d8b782b7ca/moonlight-r34cc3f1dcf09fd>)
- [The Earring](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breitner-george-hendrik-r91f0d8b782b7ca/the-earring-r15c899b4f8a12a>)
- [Tram Horses on Dam Square, Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breitner-george-hendrik-r91f0d8b782b7ca/tram-horses-on-dam-square-amsterdam-r660ad5480e960f>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)