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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10351016, member: 2844&quot;]Nice painting, it reminds me a bit of work by Dutch painter Breitner. Breitner painted in Amsterdam, and this is Rotterdam.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was born in Heilbronn, southern Germany, but moved to the Netherlands to paint, like many painters did.</p><p>The first few Dutch years he lived in Arnhem, after which he moved to Rotterdam, where he spent most of his working life. He also died there, in 1931.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your painting is of old Rotterdam, the way it was before the heart of the city, many people, and countless beautiful historic buildings were destroyed by German bombs.</p><p>My mother had relatives there before the war, she used to tell me how beautiful Rotterdam once was. She would probably have known where this was situated, but she passed years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only port in Rotterdam that still (again) looks somewhat like your painting is Delfshaven. Delfshaven is the old port formerly used by the town of Delft, hence the name which means Delft Port, but it is now part of Rotterdam.</p><p>Your painting could be of Delfshaven, because most of the canals in Rotterdam looked more grand, with grass going down to the water and townhouses of the well-to-do. Delfshaven, on the other hand, was built as a small working port. The warehouses were not as high as in Amsterdam. </p><p><br /></p><p>Delfshaven attracts many visitors from the US because the Pilgrim Fathers set out from there to the New World. There is still a Pilgrim&#039;s Church.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down the page for photos:</p><p><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfshaven_(stadsdeel)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfshaven_(stadsdeel)" rel="nofollow">https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfshaven_(stadsdeel)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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