's-Gravenhekje, Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam

Details

Willem Witsen (Dutch, 1860-1923)
's-Gravenhekje, Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam
signed 'Witsen' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 42 cm.

Provenance

Kunsthandel E.J. Van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, inv.no. S 8592.
Dr Johan B.W. Polak (1928-1992), Amsterdam; Sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 10 December 1992, lot 186, where acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The present lot was sold in 1992 as part of the estate of the well known Dutch literary publisher Johan Polak. Polak was a pivotal figure in Amsterdam's cultural life from the early 1960's until his death in 1992. He was a distinguished classical scholar and an immensely discerning and demanding publisher of classical and contemporary literature.

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