Floris Arntzenius (1864-1925)

The Waag in Amsterdam

signed 'Fl Arntzenius' (lower right)

gouache and charcoal, heightened in white, on paper, 13x19,5 cm

Provenance:
-Collection R. van Wel, The Hague.

Exhibited:
-The Hague, Gemeentemuseum (19 July-7 September 1969)/Laren, Singer Museum (18 October-30 November 1969), 'Floris Arntzenius, het Haagse leven van gisteren'.

The Waag (weigh house) is a 15th-century building on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam. It was originally a city gate and part of the city wall of Amsterdam. The building has also served as a guildhall, museum, fire station and anatomical theatre.