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Etching by Willem Jansen with the title "old house Westzaan", made in the period 1942-1969.
In the original frame and passe-partout.
Willem Jansen lived and worked in Amsterdam, Wormerveer and Koog aan de Zaan until 1937, in Rhenen until 1939, then in Amsterdam until 1942 and until 1969 in Westzaan. He was a pupil of the Quellinusschool, the Hendrick de Keyserschool and the Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid in Amsterdam. He studied for a short time at the Rijksakademie under the direction of AJ Derkinderen.
Many of his works depict locations in the Zaanstreek. He used many different techniques, such as oil paint, watercolor, pen, pastel, gouache, lithography and especially the etching technique. Especially with the latter he has gained national fame.