Montelbaan Tower at evening in Amsterdam, print, signature: 'Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1887 - c. 1888, paper, soft-ground etching, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint, height 274 mm x width 136 mm, tower, clock tower, monumental adornment, Montelbaan Tower, A tall, dark, rectangular tower with a rounded top dominates the center of a grainy, monochrome scene, surrounded by indistinct, shadowy shapes and textured darkness; a soft, diffuse light spot appears lower left of center, and the image is framed by a narrow, lighter border.
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Montelbaan Tower at evening in Amsterdam, print, signature: 'Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1887 - c. 1888, paper, soft-ground etching, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint, height 274 mm x width 136 mm, tower, clock tower, monumental adornment, Montelbaan Tower, A tall, dark, rectangular tower with a rounded top dominates the center of a grainy, monochrome scene, surrounded by indistinct, shadowy shapes and textured darkness; a soft, diffuse light spot appears lower left of center, and the image is framed by a narrow, lighter border.

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Montelbaan Tower evening Amsterdam print signature Witsen printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist c 1887 - c 1888 paper soft-ground etching intaglio printmaking technique aquatint height 274 mm x width 136 mm tower clock tower monumental adornment tall dark rectangular tower rounded top dominates center grainy monochrome scene surrounded indistinct shadowy shapes textured darkness soft diffuse light spot lower left image framed narrow lighter border

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