Caption

Polderhuis (original title on object), print, Café Polderhuis, at the location of the present-day Carel Willinkplantsoen in Amsterdam, with the Mennonietensloot in the foreground. On the right, the lock at the Boerenwetering., printmaker: Frederik van der Harst (signed by artist), 1924, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 145 mm x width 245 mm, inn, coffee-house, public house, canals, waters (in city), Amsterdam, Boerenwetering, Mennonietensloot, A detailed monochrome drawing shows a riverside scene with dense trees rising behind a row of wooden buildings, each with visible siding, windows, and porches. In front of the central building there are two large wooden wheel structures mounted on supports at the water’s edge, connected by a horizontal beam and a small platform leading down to the river. To the right a small octagonal or polygonal building with a conical roof sits on a raised platform with a short railing and an inclined ramp. To the left a bridge arches between tree trunks and wooden fences and gates line the shoreline in front of the buildings. Reflections and rippling lines depict the surface of the river in the foreground. The composition is rendered with fine crosshatching and dense foliage texture, and the buildings show shingled and tiled roof patterns.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A89_385

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Rights managed

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54.2Mb (8.0Mb) / 19.4in x 10.9in / 5825 x 3255 (300dpi)

Keywords

Polderhuis original title object print Café Polderhuis location present-day Carel Willinkplantsoen Amsterdam Mennonietensloot foreground right lock Boerenwetering printmaker Frederik van der Harst signed artist 1924 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 145 mm x width 245 mm inn coffee-house public house canals waters in city detailed monochrome drawing riverside scene dense trees rising row wooden buildings visible siding windows porches front central building two large wooden wheel structures mounted supports water’s edge connected horizontal beam small platform leading down river small octagonal polygonal building conical roof sits raised platform short railing inclined ramp left bridge arches tree trunks wooden fences gates line shoreline buildings Reflections rippling lines depict surface composition rendered fine crosshatching dense foliage texture shingled tiled roof patterns