Jan Veth
(1864–1925) Dutch painter (1864–1925)
Jan Veth (Netherlands, 1864–1925) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Jan Veth belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Veth was born in Dordrecht and died in Amsterdam. Jan Veth trained at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. The teachers included August Allebé and Antoon Derkinderen. Jan Veth worked in Amsterdam, Natura Artis Magistra, Laren, and Dordrecht. Jan Veth became a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The students included Nelly Bodenheim and Marie van Regteren Altena.
The best-known works include ‘Johannes Martinus Messchaert (1857-1922). Zanger en zangpedagoog’, ‘Portrait of Johan Philip van der Kellen (1831-1906). Director of the Rijksprentenkabinet (1876-96)’, and ‘Portret van Ds Petrus Hermannus Hugenholtz (1834-1911), oprichter van de Vrije Gemeente’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 43 works by Jan Veth with free images. The dated works span the years 1885–1923. Works by Jan Veth are held by several collections, among them Dordrechts Museum, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Museum, and Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Floris Verster, Anton van Wouw, Barbara Elisabeth van Houten, Joseph Mendes da Costa, and Vilhelm Hammershøi.