Johannes Vetten artwork • painting • previously for sale A word of comfort
Johannes Vetten
Amsterdam 1827-1866
1827-1866
A word of comfort
oil on canvas 47.2 x 57.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1864
This painting was previously for sale.
Painter of finely elaborated sentimental anecdotal genre scenes. The traditional Dutch genre piece regained unprecedented popularity in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The most prominent genre painters worked in Amsterdam, including, in addition to Vetten, August Allebé, Hein Burgers, Mari ten Kate and Hendrik Hollander.
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