New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Willem Witsen

203 works

Featured

Filters

Shape

Century

Brown-toned print of a miller in a cap beside a flour sack and hoist rope in a dim wooden interior.

Miller near a sack of flour

1910

Sepia print of a gabled warehouse facade above a canal, with a crane, a moored barge and workers on the quay.

View of the facade of the WIC warehouse seen from Oudeschans

1911

Etching of a shepherd with a long staff walking across a grassy field beside trees under a dusk sky with birds.

Sheepherder

c. 1885

Etching of a crouching boy in a wide hat beside banana trees and a fence in a tropical garden.

Crouching boy in a garden, Buitenzorg

1921

Etching of a Rotterdam canal street with gabled houses, a bare tree, a lamp post and a wooden jetty above the water.

View of the Bierhaven and the Oranjestraat in Rotterdam

1896

Pencil drawing of a canal with an arched stone bridge, bare trees and tall townhouses lining the water.

Gezicht over een gracht te Amsterdam

1870

Pencil drawing of a river landscape with a sailboat, a rowboat, a windmill and a distant tree line under a cloudy sky.

Rivierlandschap met zeilboot

1870

Pencil sketches of a standing man in a cap and work clothes on cream paper, drawn in two studies.

Compositie voor De Molenaar

1870

Pencil and white chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a child's head and shoulders turned upward and to the left.

Portret van een onbekend kind

1870

Zittend vrouwelijk naakt, naar rechts

1870

Charcoal portrait of a young woman with pulled-back hair, white collar and dark bow, against a shaded oval background.

Portret van een jonge, onbekende vrouw

1880

Seated man in a red turban smoking a hookah with a red hose, painted in watercolor on a pale background.

Zittende Indische man met waterpijp

1870

Watercolor wash drawing of a nude figure bending to step into a bathtub against a dark streaked wall.

Naakte vrouw, in bad stappend

1870

Charcoal sketch of a reclining female nude on tan paper, with faint pencil grid lines across the sheet.

Reclining Female Nude

1870

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with a draped striped cloth, against a patterned textile backdrop.

Seated Female Nude

1870

Etching of a thatched outbuilding with laundry drying on lines, a large tree at left and a figure standing nearby.

Bijgebouw met drogende was op de plantage Gambar te Java

1921

Portret van Jan Hofker

1906

Etching of bare winter trees lining a snowy path under a dim sky, by Willem Witsen.

Landschap met bomen in Ewijkshoeve

1908

Etching of a windmill beside farm buildings, with three walkers on an embankment path under a hatched sky.

Wandelaars bij een molen bij Wijk bij Duurstede

1906

Etching of a windmill and houses beside water, with two small figures on the bank under a streaked sky.

Molen aan het water bij Wijk bij Duurstede

1906

Etching of a dark church tower and village houses under a streaked evening sky, with a bare tree and a small figure on the st

Gezicht op de Grote Kerk in Wijk bij Duurstede

1906

Etched portrait of a man with tousled dark hair, moustache and beard, looking directly at the viewer.

Portret van Willem Kloos

1908

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with tousled hair and moustache, gazing directly at the viewer.

Portret van Willem Kloos

1944

Etching of an Amsterdam canal at dusk with a tall tower, a drawbridge, moored boats and hatched clouds.

Oude Schans en de Montelbaanstoren in Amsterdam

1909

Portret van Wouter Nijhoff

1909

Etching of a dark tugboat with smoke rising beneath a stone arched bridge on a misty river, city skyline behind.

Sleepboot voor de Waterloo Bridge in Londen

1890

Etching of horse-drawn carriages waiting near a stone bridge arch in a city street, with buildings and chimneys behind.

Wachtende rijtuigen bij de Waterloo Bridge in Londen

1890

Etching of waiting carriages and bare trees along a wet London embankment, with pedestrians under umbrellas.

Wachtende rijtuigen op de Victoria Embankment in Londen

1890

Etching of two women knitting while standing in a flat landscape with a hedgerow and farm buildings under a cloudy sky.

Twee staande breisters in een landschap in Ede

1897

Etching of a canal in Amsterdam with a tour boat, a brick tower, gabled houses and bare trees reflected in dark water.

Gezicht op de overhaal bij de Montelbaanstoren in Amsterdam

1897

Etching of weathered rear building facades with windows and doorways, by Willem Witsen, 1897.

Gezicht op de achterzijde de Zeedijk in Amsterdam

1897

Etching of the weathered rear facades of old houses with doors and windows above a dark street, by Willem Witsen.

Gezicht op de achterzijde van de Zeedijk in Amsterdam

1897

Etching of Amsterdam canal houses with gabled facades reflected in still water, with a small rowing boat at left center.

Oudezijds Voorburgwal en de Oudezijds Kolk in Amsterdam

1897

Etching of Amsterdam canal houses with stoops and railings across a snowy street, a cat walking near a puddle.

Gezicht op grachtenhuizen in Amsterdam

1897

Watercolor of waiting horse carriages and a man beside a horse on a foggy, tree-lined London embankment at dusk.

Wachtende rijtuigen, Victoria Embankment, Londen

1890

Portret van George Hendrik Breitner

1887

Etching of a Venetian canal with an arched bridge, moored gondolas and brick buildings, with a handwritten word at top.

Brug over de Rio di San Toma, Venetië

1914

Etching of a shaded tropical garden with tree trunks, palm fronds, and small figures near a wooden building and fence.

Familie in de tuin van Hotel Bellevue, Buitenzorg

1921

Etching of tall trees and a path seen through a stone archway, with water in the foreground.

Poort van Hotel Bellevue, Buitenzorg

1921

Etching of a gondola moored by a Venetian canal, with striped mooring poles and a palazzo doorway with lantern.

Gondel komt aanvaren in het Canal Grande, Venetië

1914

Etching of a woman with long loose hair and lowered eyes, against a hatched dark background.

Hoofd van een vrouw met loshangend haar

1919

Etching of a rugged mountain range behind dense shrubs and trees, with a dirt path curving through an open field.

Uitzicht op de vulkaan De Kloet, Gambar

1921

Etching of a village with thatched houses, a banana tree, and figures in a sunlit courtyard.

Pisangboom in de kampong, Buitenzorg

1921

Etching of a windmill and houses beside a waterway at dusk, with two figures on the bank.

Molen aan water, Wijk bij Duurstede

1906

Etching of a tiled-roof house among tropical trees and palms, with a hill rising behind it and a stone path in front.

Huis met de vulkaan Salak(?) op de achtergrond, Buitenzorg

1921

Etching of thatched houses in a village among large trees and tropical plants, with mountains in the distance.

Huizen in de kampong met de vulkanen Salak en Gedeh op de achtergrond, Buitenzorg

1921

Watercolor of a woman bending near a snowy farmhouse among bare trees in a winter forest.

Vrouw voor een huis in een besneeuwd bos

1870

Watercolor of red-roofed houses and a figure on a sunlit dirt street, with a balcony of potted plants on the right.

Benedenstad Batavia

1870

Watercolor of a blacksmith working at a bench in a workshop with an anvil, hanging tools and a large window.

Smid aan het werk in zijn smidse

1870

Charcoal drawing of children among bare trees in a snowy park, with a tower in the distance.

Kinderen tussen bomen in de sneeuw

1870

Soft-toned drawing of a nude woman seated on a bed beside a lamp in a dim room.

Naakte vrouw, zittend op de rand van het bed

1870

Pencil sketch of a landscape with shrubs on an open field under a streaked sky, on cream paper with a grey scale.

Landschap

1870

Folded sheet with handwritten Dutch letter on left and pencil architectural sketch with hatched shading on right.

Gezicht op de Grote of Johannes de Doperkerk te Wijk bij Duurstede

1906

Etching of a canal with a bridge, pedestrians, moored boats and tall gabled houses lining the far bank.

Gezicht van de Waalseilandsgracht op de Kraansluis

1911

Sepia etching of a drawbridge over a canal with gabled brick houses, pedestrians and moored boats.

Gezicht op de ophaalbrug tussen Rapenburg en Uilenburg

1911

Etching of a snowy Amsterdam canal corner with gabled houses, a horse and cart, pedestrians and a small boat on the water.

Gezicht op de hoek van de Halvemaansteeg en de Amstel

1907

Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing of a young woman with dark hair in a white blouse with a rose, by Willem Witsen.

Portret van Onny van Spingler

1916

Watercolor and chalk drawing of a forest with tall dark trunks, bare branches and reddish sloping ground, by Willem Witsen.

Bosgezicht met zwaar geboomte

1870

Pencil sketch on paper showing a sack, a pair of legs in clogs, and a figure carrying a bundle.

Composities voor De Molenaar

1870

Etching of a wooden outbuilding on stilts with a sloping roof, tall grass, trees and hills in the background.

Bijgebouw in de natuur op Java

1921

Etching of a shepherd with a dog beside a flock of sheep under a bare tree at dusk, with hills on the horizon.

Schaapherder met een hond achter zijn kudde

1888

Etching of a peasant woman in clogs bending over a bucket to wash cloth, with a tree and field behind her.

Boerin wast textiel in een emmer

1886

Kraai Ina

1887

Etching of a dark seated cat beside a shallow dish in a dimly lit interior, signed Lola by Willem Witsen, 1887.

Poes Lola

1887