Willem Witsen - Etching: 's Gravenhekje

Etching by Willem Witsen. Title: 's Gravenhekje. Number: XV. Dimensions of top including passe-partout: H30 x W40cm. Dimensions: H14 x W17cm.
The work is signed by the artist at the bottom right, in pencil. The authenticity of the works offered is fully guaranteed. A certificate of authenticity can be emailed upon request.

Shipping/collection:

When purchased, the work can be picked up in 's-Gravenzande (near The Hague (Scheveningen), Rotterdam and Delft and 5 minutes from the beach). The collection period, if paid in advance, is very long, in other words the buyer can collect the work weeks or even months later and, if possible, combine it with a visit to one of the above-mentioned cities or the beach. The work can also be shipped. Our shipping days are Tuesday and Thursday.

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 the Westeinde, in the corner house with the 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. Until December 1881 he stayed in Antwerp with Piet Meiners to take lessons there, after which he returned to the academy in Amsterdam.