Dutch Painter Jan Veth

Jan Pieter Veth (1864 - 1925) was a Dutch artist who painted carefully observed realism with a muted palette.

Levi de Hartog by Jan Veth

This portrait of a Jewish jurist is lit by a soft, frontal light source.

Arnold Aletrino - Jan Veth , 1885. Dutch,1864-1925 Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

Veth studied painting at the Amsterdam Rijksacademie, which set him up to paint notable Dutch people, such as Arnold Aletrino, a physician, anthropologist, and writer.

Veth was also a university lecturer and an art critic. He wrote for the magazine De Kroniek and was a professor of art history at the University of Amsterdam.

Veth wasn't afraid of tackling a technically challenging subject, such as this set of building facades behind the branches of a tree.