Caption

View of houses and a bridge in Amsterdam, print, printmaker: Willem Witsen, Amsterdam, c. 1915 - c. 1919, inorganic material, paper, chalk, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, aquatint and plate tone worked with black chalk, height 236 mm x width 186 mm, urban housing, canals, waters (in city), bridge, A sepia-toned etching shows a row of tall narrow buildings with steep gabled roofs lining a canal, their facades detailed with many rectangular windows and varying rooflines; a bridge crosses the canal in the foreground with railings and reflections in the water below, and a few small human figures appear on the street near a building entrance and on the bridge, while the sky above is lightly shaded.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B35_187

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35.0Mb (10.6Mb) / 10.1in x 13.4in / 3042 x 4022 (300dpi)

Keywords

View houses bridge Amsterdam print printmaker Willem Witsen c 1915 - c 1919 inorganic material paper chalk etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone worked black chalk height 236 mm x width 186 mm urban housing canals waters in city sepia-toned etching row tall narrow buildings steep gabled roofs lining canal facades detailed rectangular windows varying rooflines bridge crosses foreground railings reflections water small human figures street near building entrance sky lightly shaded