Groenendaal in Rotterdam, print, Groenendaal, filled in in 1911, seen from the Nieuwehaven in Rotterdam., watermark, inscription: '5th state proof', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1897 - c. 1898, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, plate tone and drypoint, proof, height 238 mm x width 187 mm, urban housing, trees, canals, waters (in city), Rotterdam, A row of narrow, tall buildings with steep gabled roofs fills the middle of the image, their façades rendered in dark tones with multiple rectangular windows and doors; many chimneys and rooflines rise above the houses, some with visible roof tiles and small dormer windows. On the right edge a leafless tree with branching limbs extends upward against a pale background. The lower portion of the image shows a dark, reflective surface with indistinct mirrored shapes of the buildings above. The left edge includes a narrow vertical portion of another building with windows and a sloped...
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Groenendaal in Rotterdam, print, Groenendaal, filled in in 1911, seen from the Nieuwehaven in Rotterdam., watermark, inscription: '5th state proof', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1897 - c. 1898, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, plate tone and drypoint, proof, height 238 mm x width 187 mm, urban housing, trees, canals, waters (in city), Rotterdam, A row of narrow, tall buildings with steep gabled roofs fills the middle of the image, their façades rendered in dark tones with multiple rectangular windows and doors; many chimneys and rooflines rise above the houses, some with visible roof tiles and small dormer windows. On the right edge a leafless tree with branching limbs extends upward against a pale background. The lower portion of the image shows a dark, reflective surface with indistinct mirrored shapes of the buildings above. The left edge includes a narrow vertical portion of another building with windows and a sloped street or wall leading down toward the reflective area. The overall image has a textured, monochromatic appearance with fine linear details.

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Groenendaal Rotterdam print filled in 1911 Nieuwehaven watermark inscription 5th state proof printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist Amsterdam c 1897 - c 1898 paper etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique drypoint plate tone proof height 238 mm x width 187 mm urban housing trees canals waters in city row narrow tall buildings steep gabled roofs fills middle image façades rendered dark tones multiple rectangular windows doors chimneys rooflines rise houses visible roof tiles small dormer windows right edge leafless tree branching limbs extends upward pale background lower portion dark reflective surface indistinct mirrored shapes buildings left edge includes narrow vertical portion another building windows sloped street wall leading down reflective area textured monochromatic appearance fine linear details

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