Willem Witsen, Oude Waal, Amsterdam lithograph The gates have always been

The gates have always been painted in their characteristic red and labelled with the monogram of the reigning monarch

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and the artist himself is standing to her left

Artist’s auction highlight: £13

An attractive early 20th-century oil on wood by French artist

Willem Witsen, Oude Waal, Amsterdam lithograph The gates have always beenThis charming early 20th century etching by Dutch artist Willem Witsen (1860 1923) depicts a canalside scene on the Oude Waal in Amsterdam. He studied this view from a moored studio boat. Here we see several figures caught in perpetuity while undertaking everyday activities. A boy carries a hoop, two women watch the world go by from concrete steps, an older gentleman waits in a doorway. At number 78, a hand written sign indicates that this is a