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Willem Jan Willemsenartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanArnhem 1866-1914

biography of Willem Jan Willemsen

Willem Willemsen received a thorough training in draughtsmanship in Arnhem, and subsequently also took drawing classes at Amsterdam's Rijksacademie, where his teacher was the Impressionist August Allebé. This artistic training is reflected in his work. His impressionistic landscapes and town and villages scenes featuring Arnhem and the Dutch Veluwe and river regions attest to an interest in light and atmospheric effects as well as a precise representation of topographical details. Born in Arnhem in 1866, Willemsen lived and worked there his entire life with only a few interruptions.


for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Willem Jan Willemsen


Willem Jan Willemsen | Workman and his horses on the Rijnkade, Arnhem, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 69.9 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Jan Willemsen

painting • for sale

Workman and his horses on the Rijnkade, Arnhem

Willem Jan Willemsen | Farm courtyard with a haystack, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 75.7 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Jan Willemsen

painting • for sale

Farm courtyard with a haystack


previously for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Willem Jan Willemsen


Willem Jan Willemsen | Harbour, oil on canvas, 34.3 x 51.3 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Jan Willemsen

painting • previously for sale

Harbour

Willem Jan Willemsen | Drinking tea in Park Sonsbeek, Arnhem, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 69.5 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Jan Willemsen

painting • previously for sale

Drinking tea in Park Sonsbeek, Arnhem

Willem Jan Willemsen | Lumberjack in Sonsbeek Park, chalk on paper, 47.4 x 64.5 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Jan Willemsen

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

Lumberjack in Sonsbeek Park


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