Portret van Willem Kloos, RP-P-OB-25.628, Willem Witsen

Identification title(s): portrait of willem kloos. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-25. 628. Catalog reference: de groot (witsen) 143-6(6). Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: willem witsen, printer: dirk harting (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: ca. 1908 - ca. 1909 and/or 1944. Material: paper technique: etching / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 180 mm × w 150 mm explanation published as a frontispiece in willem kloos, hundred verses and okeanos, amsterdam 1909. The book was published by willem versluys in a brown leather binding with gilt letters and decorations by theo nieuwenhuis. Witsen's portrait was a surprise for kloos' fiftieth birthday. Subject: what: portrait of a writer. Who: willem kloos. Credit line: loan from the national visual arts agency. Acquisition: loan. Date: ca. 1908 - ca. 1909 en/of 1944.