De Gracht (The Canal, Dordrecht)

1912

Wynand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp

Associated Names
Wynand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp

Artist, Dutch, 1874 - 1950

P. J. Zurker

Publisher, Dutch

The image shows a group of tall, narrow, historic buildings occupying most of the frame. The perspective is from a lower angle, displaying the full height and intricate facades of the buildings. The structures feature steep gabled roofs against a light sky. The brushstrokes are detailed with fine lines and hatching for texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of brown and sepia. Near the buildings, there are stilted foundations and faint ripples, suggesting water below, possibly a canal or river.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed in dark brown on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Lawrence Lawver

  • Dimensions

    plate: 44.5 × 33 cm (17 1/2 × 13 in.)
    sheet: 46.8 × 35.1 cm (18 7/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.157.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Braches and Heijbroek 2016, no. E126, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William P. Carl Fine Prints, Durham, NH); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2016

  • Braches, Ernst, and J. F. Heijbroek. W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp: Boustoffen, toegepaste grafiek & illustraties. Amsterdam, 2016: no. E126, iii/iii

Inscriptions

upper center in image: WOJN 1912; lower left in graphite: De gracht, 1-50 No. 39; lower right in graphite: W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp

Markings

P.J. Zucker's blindstamp

Wikidata ID

Q77258789

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