A sheet of studies, with a jetty and a tree house (Boomhuisje) on the IJ, Amsterdam

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Willem Anthonie van Deventer (The Hague 1824-1893)
A sheet of studies, with a jetty and a tree house (Boomhuisje) on the IJ, Amsterdam
with inscription 'te Deventer Verehuijs [?] A'dam' (verso)
pencil, stumping, brown and grey wash
12 x 18 7/8 in. (30.5 x 48 cm.)

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This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

Van Deventer drew the same boomhuisje but from a different angle in a drawing now in the Stadsarchief, Amsterdam (inv. KOG-AA-2-02-023).
We are grateful to Bert Gerlagh and Laurens Schoemaker for their help in cataloguing this lot.

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