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Willem Witsenartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanAmsterdam 1860-1923

biography of 'Willem' Arnold Witsen

Willem Witsen, painter and photographer, became friends with the painters Eduard Karsen, Tholen, Breitner and Isaac Israels at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam. After a stay in London, where he became acquainted with Whistler's work, Witsen began painting dreamy, tranquil cityscapes in a dark pallette, that were to become his specialism.In contrast to the bustling city impressions of Breitner and Israels, Witsen saw Amsterdag as a monument of timeless beauty. After 1910 he painted many of his Amsterdam cityscapes from the water; he had a barge with an executive cabin at the Montelbaanstoren that served as a floating studio. From 1911 he exchanged it for a deck barge with a shack that he could move to places where he wanted to work.


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Willem Witsen | Winter in Ede, oil on canvas, 55.2 x 66.5 cm, painted ca. 1895-1902

Willem Witsen

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Winter in Ede

Willem Witsen | A view of the Waalseilandsgracht and the Kraansluis, Amsterdam, oil on canvas, 51.4 x 69.2 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1911-1913

Willem Witsen

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A view of the Waalseilandsgracht and the Kraansluis, Amsterdam

Willem Witsen | A peasant girl, oil on painter's board, 35.5 x 25.3 cm, pained ca. 1885

Willem Witsen

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A peasant girl

Willem Witsen | Portrait of Jonas Witsen, the painter's father, oil on canvas, 100.2 x 78.6 cm, painted ca. 1890

Willem Witsen

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Portrait of Jonas Witsen, the painter's father

Willem Witsen | The Montelbaanstoren on the Oude Schans in summer, oil on canvas, 79.7 x 100.6 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1913

Willem Witsen

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The Montelbaanstoren on the Oude Schans in summer

Willem Witsen | The Oude Waal in winter, Amsterdam, oil on panel, 30.3 x 44.3 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1912

Willem Witsen

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The Oude Waal in winter, Amsterdam

Willem Witsen | Anemones in earthenware vase, watercolour on paper, 44.5 x 37.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1920

Willem Witsen

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Anemones in earthenware vase


previously for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Willem Witsen


Willem Witsen | Poppies in a stone pitcher, oil on canvas, 62.4 x 45.8 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Witsen

painting • previously for sale

Poppies in a stone pitcher

Willem Witsen | The corner of the Kalkmarkt and Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam, oil on canvas, 51.2 x 42.0 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Witsen

painting • previously for sale

The corner of the Kalkmarkt and Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam

Willem Witsen | Evening twilight, Ede, oil on canvas, 45.0 x 54.0 cm, signed l.r. and painted circa 1895

Willem Witsen

painting • previously for sale

Evening twilight, Ede

Willem Witsen | Moored boats, oil on canvas, 25.0 x 45.0 cm, signed l.l.

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painting • previously for sale

Moored boats

Willem Witsen | Ede in winter, watercolour on paper, 36.9 x 54.2 cm, signed l.r. and executed ca. 1895

Willem Witsen

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

Ede in winter

Willem Witsen | A view of the Driehoek, Ede, watercolour on paper, 46.4 x 58.2 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1897

Willem Witsen

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

A view of the Driehoek, Ede

Willem Witsen | View on the Oude Schans from Breitner's workshop, watercolour on paper, 57.0 x 67.0 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Witsen

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

View on the Oude Schans from Breitner's workshop

Willem Witsen | A still life with clematis, watercolour on paper, 52.0 x 43.0 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Witsen

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

A still life with clematis


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