The Damrak, Amsterdam ^Sale

George Hendrik Breitner (1885 - 1886)

Since 1889, Amsterdam Central Station has blocked the open connection between the Damrak and the IJ. Instead of an open water, the Damrak became an inland harbour. Breitner painted the houses on the Warmoesstraat and the Oudekerkstoren here. He used a photograph in which the Koopmansbeurs was also under construction, but this building has been omitted from the painting.