Two Horses
An ‘ordinary’ horse and an iron one (as bicycles are called in Holland) with two cheerful girls in the centre of Zutphen.
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A photo from last fall: a big leaf of a plane tree with drops of water left by the rain.
View ArticleVorden Castle, first state
The first proof of the first state of a plate with Kasteel Vorden set in the snow. I have to do only a tiny bit of work to finish this one. Size: 25 x 7 cm Price for the definitive state: € 75,00...
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A view of the seventeenth century Wijnhuis tower from the bank of the Berkel. One of the charming things about Zutphen is the variety of houses and roofs.
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Another Zutphen tower: a detail of the Drogenapstoren, an old town gate, seen from a narrow alley.
View ArticleTower II
A view from the Zutphen Bornhof towards the tower of the Walburgs Church just visible between the houses. The Bornhof used to be a house with a courtyars for the elderly poor. Now it is divided into...
View ArticleSleighing
The snow is a ‘mer a boire’ for the photographer, at least for me! Here some children are sleighing on one of the few slopes in Zutphen.
View ArticleKitchen
Again one from the cold days with snow the house of friends of ours with the lighted kitchen as a beacon.
View ArticleTjalk
The old dutch bargs as this one were beautiful ships. Fortunately a lot of them are still around and are lovingly restored by their owners. This type of small tjalk was used for freight. Size: 14 x 9...
View ArticleBotters
Botters were used for fishing on the Zuiderzee, which is now called IJsselmeer after the building of the afsluitdijk. These Botters are used for recreation now and there are still a lot of them. Here...
View ArticleOosterdok with Barges
The Oosterdok is one of the old Amsterdam harbours. There is a row barges that are now mostly used as houseboats. In the distance the Nautical Museum and the Oosterkerk. Size: 18 x 12 cm Price: €...
View ArticleRotterdam – Oude Haven
The “Old Harbour” in Rotterdam with vintage ships and “Het Witte Huis” (White House) that used to be the first ‘skyscraper’ in Europe. The builing was miracously saved after the bombimg of Rotterdam in...
View ArticleOosterdok 3
Again one of the Oosterdok, with the nautical museum in the background. The ship in the foreground is a sturdy work-boat. Size: 12 x 9 cm Price: €55,00 (without frame)
View ArticleBirds
The snow made the dark shapes between the tiles of the roof look like upward flying birds. (This made me think of Escher)
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Possibly the last of the snow photos: the Zaadmarket (“Seed Market”) in Zutphen on a cold and foggy day.
View ArticleFarmhouse near Groningen
I saw this farm on the east side of the town of Groningen, near the village of Noordam. I made it for a collector of my work and the Dutch poet T. van Deel made a poem to go with this etching:...
View ArticleDe Pelikaan
De Pelikaan (‘The Pelican’) is a famous coffee and tea shop in Zutphen. One can have a nice English Tea there too. This etching was commisioned by the people af the shop because of its 175th...
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