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Willem Witsen

Dutch artist (1860–1923)
Person human Q2614892

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
August 13, 1860, 1860[8]
Date of death
April 13, 1923, 1923[9]
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
Amsterdam
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[16]
Occupation
painter, photographer, etcher
Educated at
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten[18][19]
Award received
Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina[25]
Notable work
Kanal in Venedig, Wikidata item, Bridge over a canal in Venice[22][23][24]
Father
Jonas Jan Witsen[10]
Spouse
Betsy van Vloten, Augusta Maria Agnes Witsen-Schorr[11][12]
Child
Willem Witsen Jr., Erik Witsen, Odo Witsen[13][14][15]
Sibling
Anna Agnes Witsen
Genre
portrait[28]
Work location
Amsterdam[30]
Student of
August Allebé, Charles Verlat[34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[37]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Vernieuwing & Bezinning[36]
End of work period
1923
Given name
Willem[29]
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Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Finnish National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, National Museum of World Cultures, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Kröller-Müller Museum, Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Dordrechts Museum, Museum De Lakenhal, Frans Hals Museum, CODA Museum, Museum Het Valkhof, Gemeentearchief Ede en Scherpenzeel, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Singer Laren, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Drents Museum, Van Gogh Museum, Groninger Museum, Maritime Museum Rotterdam, Ede Historical Museum, Literature Museum, Teylers Museum, Print Collection
Member of
Arti et Amicitiae[26]
Name in native language
Willem Arnoldus (Willem) Witsen[38]
Native language
Dutch[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library
Relative
Johannes van Vloten, Martha van Vloten, Kitty van Vloten[31][32][33]
Start of work period
1875
Student
Marie Wandscheer, Félicien Bobeldijk[20][21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Werner Witschi en Willem Witsen en W.J. van Westervoorde en W.J. Verberchem en W. Witsen en Willem Arnoldus Witsen en Willem Arnold Witsen de Willem Arnoldus Witsen fr W. A. Witsen it Willem Arnold Witsen ja ウィレム・ウィッセン nl Willem Arnoldus Witsen nl W.A. Witsen nl Willem Arnold Witsen nl W.J. van Westervoorde nl W.J. Verberchem nl W. Witsen ru Витзен, Уиллем ru Витсен, Виллем ru Уиллем Витзен
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000066832812
VIAF cluster ID
57673889
Library of Congress authority ID
n86112206
GND ID
128781831
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portret van de schilder Willem Witsen, 1923, SFA002005323.jpg ↗
ARTIC artist ID
60507
AbART person ID
83285
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
witsen-willem-1860-1923-painter-and-photographer
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
2758-WITSEN-Willem
Artist-info artist ID
266892
Artnet artist ID
willem-arnoldus-witsen
AskArt person ID
11081346
Show all 58 identifiers +46
Benezit ID
B00198245
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14562872c
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
11919077
Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland: 1880-2000 ID
bwn3/witsen
Boijmans artist ID
19512
British Museum person or institution ID
51443
Christie's creator ID
51545
CollectieGelderland creator ID
c06579e5-1c17-d3a9-88bc-b1423f41e381, 196fbf56-601d-f576-528f-2c8d3d2d798c, 6e81adcb-e671-52df-aaad-d2cb50640840
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederlandse-beeldende-kunst-vanaf-1850/willem-witsen
DBNL author ID
wits009
Described at URL
www.vvnk.nl
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128781831
DoME artist ID
4958
Europeana entity
agent/base/26406
FAST ID
183315
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
5FB33279-4FC5-429A-92CA-65186C7B7B74
Fotografen.nl ID
85165
Freebase ID
/m/05b3rw0
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004385509707141
GTAA ID
171169
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013639914259
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05b3rw0
Grove Art Online ID
T091910
IdRef ID
079349692
Invaluable.com person ID
m2okq35vai
Isidore scholar ID
witsen_willem_graveur
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
128781831
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
13263
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
70189
NMVW ID
39068
NUKAT ID
n2018137366
National Gallery of Art artist ID
33017
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070055149
Open Library ID
OL5965312A
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
48232
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
25026
RKDartists ID
85165
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
123941
SNAC ARK ID
w6kp9bgt
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
92-willem-witsen
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
willem-witsen
Union List of Artist Names ID
500025421
Watercolour World artist ID
willem-arnold-witsen
WikiTree person ID
Witsen-19
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8JVk4Gygd7M9DVcGWDq
Yale LUX ID
person/1514f402-e41d-4ddc-882d-8598b016f946

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 22
Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, National Gallery of Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kröller-Müller Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Minneapolis Institute of Art +14 more
Occupation 3
painter, photographer, etcher
Educated at 2
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Student of 2
Charles Verlat, August Allebé
Teachers 2
Charles Verlat, August Allebé
Award received 1
Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Genre 1
portrait
Given name 1
Willem
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Member of 1
Arti et Amicitiae
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Place of death 1
Amsterdam
Relative 1
Johannes van Vloten
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Marie Wandscheer
Students 1
Marie Wandscheer
Work location 1
Amsterdam
← Relative 1
Johannes van Vloten
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Summary

Willem Witsen was born on August 13, 1860[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on April 13, 1923[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], and etcher[7].

FAQs

Where was Willem Witsen born?

Willem Witsen was born in Amsterdam[2].

Where did Willem Witsen die?

Willem Witsen died in Amsterdam[4].

Who were Willem Witsen's parents?

Willem Witsen's father was Jonas Jan Witsen[10].

Who was Willem Witsen married to?

Willem Witsen's spouses include Betsy van Vloten[11] and Augusta Maria Agnes Witsen-Schorr[12].

What did Willem Witsen do for work?

Willem Witsen worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], and etcher[7].

Where did Willem Witsen go to school?

Willem Witsen was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[18] and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten[19].

What awards did Willem Witsen receive?

Honors received include Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina[25].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands Kröller-Müller Museum National Gallery of Art Rijksmuseum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Van Gogh Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . resources.huygens.knaw.nl. Retrieved . resources.huygens.knaw.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . stamboomonderzoek.com. Retrieved . stamboomonderzoek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . stamboomonderzoek.com. Retrieved . stamboomonderzoek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . humanitarisme.nl. Retrieved . humanitarisme.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . vvnk.nl. Retrieved . vvnk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · OlafJanssen · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Betsy van Vloten, Augusta Maria Agnes Witsen-Schorr
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Spouse: Augusta Maria Agnes Witsen-Schorr, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1792014771676"
  2. 26d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Has works in the collection: Museum van Bommel van Dam, kunstenaars museum bommel van dam ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/49453b0e911|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · OlafJanssen · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Jonas Jan Witsen
    Child → Willem Witsen Jr., Erik Witsen, Odo Witsen
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Father: Jonas Jan Witsen, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790938472219"
  4. 4w ago · OlafJanssen · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → portrait
    Sex or gender → male
    Student → Marie Wandscheer, Félicien Bobeldijk
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Finnish National Gallery +25
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Child: Willem Witsen Jr., #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790896668299"
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