Brug over een kanaal te Venetië
Willem Witsen
1870 - 1923
Medium
brush
Dimensions
684; 515
About this artwork
A. van Wezel Bequest, Amsterdam
Art Historical Context
Willem Witsen’s *Brug over een kanaal te Venetië* captures the quiet poetry of a Venetian waterway with remarkable economy. Created sometime between 1870 and 1923, this brush drawing measures just over half a meter high and offers an intimate view of one of the city’s countless bridges arching across a narrow canal. The work’s restrained medium—likely ink or wash applied with fluid brushstrokes—allows Witsen to suggest both the solid architecture and the shimmering play of light on water without unnecessary detail. Witsen, a leading figure among the Amsterdam Impressionists and the literary T...