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Willem Witsen artwork • watercolour • drawing • previously for sale Ede in winter

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

Willem Witsen

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

This work on paper was previously for sale.

Provenance: kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam, inv.nr. 5573; H.J. Nestelro(o)y, Amsterdam.
Literature: vgl.: tent.cat. 'Willem Witsen 1860-1923. Schilderijen, tekeningen, prenten, foto's', Bussum 2003, afb. in kleur pag. 93 (vrijwel identiek schilderij in olieverf, thans in bezit van het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam).
Exhibited: Amsterdam, Gemeente Musea, 'Witsen' [jaar onbekend].

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 | 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

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

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

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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

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

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The Oude Waal in winter, Amsterdam

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

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Winter in Ede


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