Het Oog van Jan Veth Schilder en criticus rond 1900

Jan Veth (1864-1925) is one of the most esteemed portrait painters and most respected art critics of his time. Veth paints with his pen, refined and bold, and writes with his brush, fiery and poetic. And there is always that concentrated and thorough look. Veth’s intelligent and razor-sharp opinion on art is leading in art history and his commitment to the public art property is still valid today. Jan Veth is one of the first in the Netherlands to recognize the talent of Vincent van Gogh, applauds the work of Breitner and Jan Toorop and, as a great Rembrandt connoisseur, is one of the founders of the Rembrandt House Museum. This book tells about this versatile artist. A passionate avant-gardist, a renowned portrait painter and a passionate advocate of art.