Drawbridge at the Zandhoek in Amsterdam, print, signature: 'Willem Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1887, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint, height 179 mm x width 240 mm, rowing-boat, canoe, housing, drawbridge, fortified city, Zandhoek, A sepia-toned scene rendered with etched lines shows a narrow waterway flanked by dark, textured buildings and wooden structures. Two vertical supports rise from the banks, each topped by a long horizontal beam that extends toward the center, with rail-like planks spanning between them. In the foreground a pair of human silhouettes stand in the shallow water, their reflections stretching below them. On the left bank there are stacked round shapes and a small boat near the edge, and a multi-story facade with rectangular window openings. On the right bank a darker mass of rooflines and structural details contrasts with the lighter sky and distant horizon. The sky is pale and largely unmarked, and...
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Drawbridge at the Zandhoek in Amsterdam, print, signature: 'Willem Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1887, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint, height 179 mm x width 240 mm, rowing-boat, canoe, housing, drawbridge, fortified city, Zandhoek, A sepia-toned scene rendered with etched lines shows a narrow waterway flanked by dark, textured buildings and wooden structures. Two vertical supports rise from the banks, each topped by a long horizontal beam that extends toward the center, with rail-like planks spanning between them. In the foreground a pair of human silhouettes stand in the shallow water, their reflections stretching below them. On the left bank there are stacked round shapes and a small boat near the edge, and a multi-story facade with rectangular window openings. On the right bank a darker mass of rooflines and structural details contrasts with the lighter sky and distant horizon. The sky is pale and largely unmarked, and the water surface carries rippled reflections and streaks of darker etching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B22_381

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Drawbridge Zandhoek Amsterdam print signature Willem Witsen printmaker signed artist c 1887 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique aquatint height 179 mm x width 240 mm rowing-boat canoe housing drawbridge fortified city sepia-toned scene rendered etched lines narrow waterway flanked dark textured buildings wooden structures Two vertical supports rise banks topped long horizontal beam extends center rail- planks spanning them foreground pair human silhouettes stand shallow water reflections stretching left bank stacked round shapes small boat near edge multi-story facade rectangular window openings right bank darker mass rooflines structural details contrasts lighter sky distant horizon sky pale largely unmarked water surface carries rippled reflections streaks darker etching

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