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Portrait of Cornelia, Clara and Johanna Veth
Jan Veth, 1885
Veth was twenty and still living at home when he portrayed his three sisters, who appear unhappy in the painting. At the time their mother was struggling with depression and would die just three years later. Although their father thought the portrait was a good likeness, he would have preferred their facial features to be slightly softer, likely referencing both the painting style and the sorrow that his daughters were experiencing.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-4862
- Dimensionsheight 90.2 cm x width 109.6 cm, depth 5.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on canvas