Caption

Overhaul at the Montelbaan Tower in Amsterdam, print, Viewed from the Oude Schans towards Oude Schans 4., watermark, printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Amsterdam, c. 1912, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint and plate tone, proof, height 234 mm x width 183 mm, the usual house or row of houses, canals, waters (in city), city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Montelbaan Tower, A riverside scene rendered in a sepia tone showing narrow brick buildings with gabled roofs and multi-paned windows, a leafless tree with intricate bare branches standing in front of the buildings, a wooden staircase and dock structures leading down to the water, reflections of the buildings and dock visible on the rippled water surface, a small boat moored at the edge of the water, a horse-drawn cart and a figure seated nearby silhouetted against the lighter background, and lamp posts and architectural details of neighboring facades visible between the buildings.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_148

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34.4Mb (9.9Mb) / 10.1in x 13.3in / 3022 x 3977 (300dpi)

Keywords

Overhaul Montelbaan Tower Amsterdam print Viewed Oude Schans towards Oude Schans 4 watermark printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist c 1912 paper etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof height 234 mm x width 183 mm usual house row houses canals waters in city city-view landscape man- constructions riverside scene rendered sepia tone showing narrow brick buildings gabled roofs multi-paned windows leafless tree intricate bare branches standing front buildings wooden staircase dock structures leading down water reflections dock visible rippled water surface small boat moored edge horse-drawn cart figure seated nearby silhouetted lighter background lamp posts architectural details neighboring facades visible buildings