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Willem Witsen artwork • painting • previously for sale The corner of the Kalkmarkt and Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam

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

Willem Witsen

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

This painting was previously for sale.

Provenance: Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam, inv.nr. S8592; coll. dr. Johan J.B.W. Polak (1928-1992), Amsterdam.

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.


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

Willem Witsen

painting • for sale

A peasant girl

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

painting • for sale

A view of the Waalseilandsgracht and the Kraansluis, 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

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

Willem Witsen

painting • for sale

Portrait of Jonas Witsen, the painter's father

Willem Witsen | Sweet Williams in a glass vase, watercolour on paper, 42.5 x 34.5 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Witsen

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Sweet Williams in a glass vase

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

painting • for sale

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

painting • for sale

The Oude Waal in winter, Amsterdam

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

Willem Witsen

painting • for sale

Winter in Ede


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