Caption

View of the drawbridge between the Kalkmarkt and the 's Gravenhekje in Amsterdam, print, Seen from the Oude Schans., watermark, inscription: '1st state', signature: 'Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1911, Willem Witsen, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 150 mm x width 180 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', canals, waters (in city), bridge, Kalkmarkt, A detailed etching of a harbor scene shows a wooden boat moored in the foreground with curved hull lines and circular openings on its side, a dock with railings and posts beside it, and water with reflected hatch-like strokes. A figure stands on the dock leaning on the railing near a small cabin-like structure with vertical planks and a slanted roof. Behind them are clustered buildings with pitched and tiled roofs, shuttered windows, and a small bridge or walkway. In the background a latticework crane or gantry rises above the buildings with suspended lines, and additional architectural elements and distant roofs are visible against a textured sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A90_324

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42.8Mb (12.5Mb) / 14.2in x 11.7in / 4263 x 3507 (300dpi)

Keywords

View drawbridge Kalkmarkt s Gravenhekje Amsterdam print Oude Schans watermark inscription 1st state signature Witsen printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist c 1911 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 150 mm x width 180 mm city-view general veduta canals waters in city bridge detailed etching harbor scene wooden boat moored foreground curved hull lines circular openings side dock railings posts beside water reflected hatch- strokes figure stands dock leaning railing near small cabin- structure vertical planks slanted roof them clustered buildings pitched tiled roofs shuttered windows small bridge walkway background latticework crane gantry rises buildings suspended lines additional architectural elements distant roofs visible textured sky