The Apple Tree
1880 · Etching on tan laid paper
Plate: 46.7 × 36 cm (18 7/16 × 14 3/16 in.); Sheet: 52.8 × 41 cm (20 13/16 × 16 3/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Willem Arnold Witsen
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Willem Arnoldus Witsen was a Dutch painter and photographer associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement. Witsen's work, influenced by James McNeill Whistler, often portrayed calm urban landscapes as well as agricultural scenes. He also created portraits and photographs of prominent figures of the Amsterdam art world, as well as other artists, such as French Symbolist poet Paul Verlaine.
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