Caption

View of the Kikkerbilssluis in Amsterdam, print, The connection between the Oude Schans and the Oosterdok., inscription: 'for Is. Israels', signature: 'Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1913 - c. 1919, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 120 mm x width 160 mm, canals, waters (in city), bridge, boat propelled by man or animal, Kikkerbilssluis, A monochrome scene showing a wooden drawbridge spanning a waterway with a tall horizontal beam and supporting posts, silhouettes of people standing and walking on the bridge, a small round boat with two figures in the water beneath the bridge, reflections of the bridge and boat visible on the water surface, a lamppost near one end of the bridge, a cluster of bare-branched trees and a small shed on the right, masts or spars rising behind the bridge, seagulls flying in the sky, and wooden structures and moored boats along the water edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A89_158

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Keywords

View Kikkerbilssluis Amsterdam print connection Oude Schans Oosterdok inscription Israels signature Witsen printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist c 1913 - c 1919 paper etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique height 120 mm x width 160 mm canals waters in city bridge boat propelled man animal monochrome scene showing wooden drawbridge spanning waterway tall horizontal beam supporting posts silhouettes people standing walking small round boat two figures water beneath reflections boat visible water surface lamppost near cluster bare-branched trees small shed right masts spars rising seagulls flying sky wooden structures moored boats water edges