Caption

View of the Oudezijds Kolk in Amsterdam, Oudezijds Kolk (original title), print, annotation: 'épreuve d'essai', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), 1897, Willem Witsen, printmaker, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 279 mm x width 307 mm, the usual house or row of houses, canals, waters (in city), Amsterdam, Oudezijds Kolk, A sepia-toned etched scene of narrow, tall buildings lined along a waterfront, each building showing multiple rectangular windows, varied rooflines, chimneys, and textured brickwork; a wooden stairway and small dock area appear between buildings, and a rowboat with a seated figure is moored at the water's edge, the dark surface reflecting the facades and windows of the buildings above.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B35_192

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Rights managed

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47.4Mb (5.7Mb) / 13.3in x 13.8in / 3991 x 4153 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Oudezijds Kolk Amsterdam original title print annotation épreuve d'essai printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist 1897 paper etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique height 279 mm x width 307 mm usual house row houses canals waters in city sepia-toned etched scene narrow tall buildings lined waterfront building showing multiple rectangular windows varied rooflines chimneys textured brickwork wooden stairway small dock area buildings rowboat seated figure moored water's edge dark surface reflecting facades windows