Voorstraatshaven, Dordrecht
Willem Arnold Witsen
1898/1900
Medium
etching and aquatint on cream, heavy wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.5 x 23.7 cm (7 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 37.1 x 45 cm (14 5/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2009.18.1
About the Artist
Willem Arnold Witsen
Willem Arnoldus Witsen (1860–1923) was a Dutch painter, etcher, and photographer associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement and the Tachtigers literary circle. Born on August 13, 1860, in Amsterdam, Witsen came from a wealthy and historically prominent family dating back to the governing elite of the Dutch Golden Age, including ancestors Cornelis Jan Witsen and Nicolaes Witsen. This priv...