An accident goes on record

Nephew of the influential Amsterdam-based painting teacher Petrus Franciscus Greive (1811-1872), Johan Conrad Greive (1837-1891) was a modestly-talented 19th century Dutch artist who specialised in river and canal scenes often with numerous figures.

In terms of sheer crowd control, the signed and dated 1888 oil, right, that came up for sale at the …

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