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Willem Witsen

Artist

WA-00050810

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None documented

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70%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ2614892

Field Verification (7 fields)

1 cross-verified · 6 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/60507
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Willem Witsen was a Dutch painter and photographer associated with Amsterdam Impressionism whose muted urban landscapes and rural scenes reflect the aesthetic influence of James McNeill Whistler. Working primarily in Amsterdam, he developed a practice centered on quiet observation of city streets and agricultural terrain, alongside portraiture and documentary photography of figures in the Amsterdam art world. His photographs of contemporary artists, including French Symbolist poet Paul Verlaine, form an important visual record of late nineteenth-century artistic circles.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (7)

Gezicht vanaf de Rapenburgwal op de Peperbrug en het pakhuis Sweeden

1911 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 42 cm, height: 52 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gezicht op het Oosterpark in de sneeuw

1892 · brush on paper, pencil, watercolor (paint)

height: 537 cm, width: 710 cm

Rijksmuseum

Winter Landscape

1885 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 52 cm, depth: 13.5 cm, height: 45 cm

Rijksmuseum

Staande man van voren gezien

1870 · chalk, paper

width: 582 cm, height: 750 cm

Rijksmuseum

Kanaal te Venetië

1870 · brush on paper

height: 512 cm, width: 671 cm

Rijksmuseum

Brug over een kanaal te Venetië

1870 · brush on cardboard, pencil

height: 515 cm, width: 684 cm

Rijksmuseum

Bomen in de sneeuw

1870 · brush on watercolor (paint), chalk, paper

height: 362 cm, width: 438 cm

Rijksmuseum

Artwork sources (2)

7 published of 9 catalogued · 9 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
+ 1 more source · 2 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Staande man van voren gezien
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gezicht vanaf de Rapenburgwal op de Peperbrug en het pakhuis Sweeden
1911 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Winter Landscape
1885 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gezicht op het Oosterpark in de sneeuw
1892 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Kanaal te Venetië
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Brug over een kanaal te Venetië
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bomen in de sneeuw
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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