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Standing in the St. Anthoniesbreestraat we see the gate of the Zuiderkerk with the Zuiderkerk behind it.
This snow etching is notable for the way Brandenburg has used plate tone here, creating the suggestion of a misty, wintery day.
Very nice image of old Amsterdam.
Etching / image - 48 x 35 cm.
With passe-partout and frame - 67 x 52 cm.
The etching is described and depicted in his oeuvre overview under number: CB006M.
The etching is signed by the artist by hand in pencil at the lower right.
Bottom left in pencil: Zuiderkerk with gate.
Etching and passe-partout are in good condition, the frame has some minor signs of use.
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Cornelis Brandenburg was born in the year 1884 in Wormerveer.
In 1902 he went to Amsterdam and studied at the Drawing School for Arts and Crafts.
As a plate painter he worked at "De Distel" in Amsterdam.
Pupil of the famous etcher P. Dupont.
After this he concentrated entirely on etchings and became the most important etcher of the Amsterdam Canals. He also made etchings of Utrecht, Dordrecht, The Hague and other cities.
He died in Amsterdam in 1954.
A book has been published containing all his etchings.