Geesje Kwak

Geesje Kwak
Famous photograph of Geesje Kwak by George Hendrik Breitner (1894)
Born17 April 1877
Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands
Died1899 (aged 22)
South Africa
Known forGirl in a White Kimono

Geesje Kwak (born Gezina Kwak; 17 April 1877 – 1899) was a Dutch model for the painter and photographer George Breitner. She became known for the series of seven paintings (and accompanying photo studies) that Breitner made of her in 1893 and 1894 as the girl in red and white kimonos, lying on a sofa and standing in front of a mirror in an oriental interior.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Meisje in witte kimono – Rijksmuseum Amsterdam – Nationaal Museum voor Kunst en Geschiedenis". 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Boom, Mattie (1996). The Magical Panorama: The Mesdag Panorama, an Experience in Space and Time. B.V. Panorama Mesdag. ISBN 978-9040098635.
  3. ^ "Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard at The Phillips Collection: DCist". 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2021.