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Portret van George Hendrik Breitner

Jan Veth

1891

Medium

paper

Dimensions

h 355mm × w 262mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

historical persons; portrait, self-portrait of draughtsman; portrait, self-portrait of painter; portrait, self-portrait of artist

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1964

Notes

Schenking van de erven van de heer C. Moes

Collection Type

drawings

About Jan Veth

1864–1925 • Kingdom of the Netherlands

Known primarily as a portrait painter and an art critic. He was a spokesman for the Amsterdam Impressionists, and his writings were influential on his contemporaries. After 1890, he associated himself with the Symbolists. Comment on works: lithographer