Willem Witsen - etching, West Indian house Amsterdam, signed
- Description
- Willem Witsen (1860-1923)
| Type of artwork | Prints (signed) |
| Year | 1911 |
| Technique | Etching |
| Support | Paper |
| Style | Classical |
| Subject | Cityscape |
| Framed | Framed |
| Dimensions | 51 x 64 cm (h x w) |
| Incl. frame | 80 x 91 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Hand signed |
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Willem Arnoldus (Willem) Witsen (Amsterdam, 13 August 1860 – ibid., 13 April 1923) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, etcher, graphic artist, photographer and writer. He came from the wealthy patrician Witsen family, which also included the 17th-century regents Cornelis Jan Witsen and his son Nicolaes Witsen.
Youth and education
Willem Witsen was a son of the iron merchant Jonas Jan Witsen (1819-1901) and Jacoba Elisabeth Bonekamp (1826-1873). He grew up at Prinsengracht 530 in Amsterdam. In 1867 the family moved to Westeinde, in the corner house with Nicolaas Witsenkade. From 1876 to 1884 he took drawing lessons at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten on Stadhouderskade; initially in the evenings, from 1878 full-time. During that period he was also a board member of the artists' association Sint Lucas, named after the patron saint of painting. In 1880 he was exempted from military service; his physical characteristics were noted.[1] Until December 1881 he stayed in Antwerp with Piet Meiners to take lessons there, after which he returned to the academy in Amsterdam.
Youth and education
Willem Witsen was a son of the iron merchant Jonas Jan Witsen (1819-1901) and Jacoba Elisabeth Bonekamp (1826-1873). He grew up at Prinsengracht 530 in Amsterdam. In 1867 the family moved to Westeinde, in the corner house with Nicolaas Witsenkade. From 1876 to 1884 he took drawing lessons at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten on Stadhouderskade; initially in the evenings, from 1878 full-time. During that period he was also a board member of the artists' association Sint Lucas, named after the patron saint of painting. In 1880 he was exempted from military service; his physical characteristics were noted.[1] Until December 1881 he stayed in Antwerp with Piet Meiners to take lessons there, after which he returned to the academy in Amsterdam.
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