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Petrus van der Velden

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Charcoal sketch of a church spire among dark trees beside water, with loose diagonal strokes across a cloudy sky.

Sketch of church in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a cottage, church spire and cart under loose cloud strokes, with handwritten notes above.

Sketch of cottage and cart from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a small hut among tall reeds beside a flat shoreline, on a grey sketchbook page numbered 38.

Landscape sketch. From: An 1876 sketchbook

1876

Charcoal sketch of a standing man in a long coat beside animals in a rocky landscape with distant trees.

Sketch of man and animals in landscape in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Two studies of a young girl, standing with tam'o'shanter

1867

Pencil sketchbook page with dense hatching, outlined boat-like forms, and a handwritten word, numbered 6.

Sketches and words. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a robe resting his head on his hand beside a table with a skull.

The master

Pencil sketch of grey clouds over a row of buildings with chimneys and a small cow in the lower left corner.

Sketch with sky, buildings and cow in A wellington sketchbook c 1908-12

1908

Pencil sketch of a wooden house with a chimney, trees, and a sloping hillside on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of house in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Brown charcoal sketch with white chalk highlights obscuring faint outlines of two standing figures in a sketchbook page.

Obscured sketch of two standing figures fom An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and branches on the right with a faint hillside across a pale sketchbook page.

Tree study. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of a reclining man partly wrapped in a blanket, with an arm raised and loose hatching on the drapery.

Studies of a man wrapped in a blanket: 1. Standing. 2. Reclining

1867

Charcoal sketch of two figures by a campfire, one standing in a cloak, one crouched, with diagonal rain strokes behind.

Campfire scene from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of grazing animals in a field with a bare tree and dark clouds, on a sketchbook page.

Pencil sketch of cows or horses in A Wellington sketchbook, 1908-12

1908

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman in a feathered hat and long dress, leaning forward with her hand at her chin.

Study of a woman in fashionable dress, leaning forwards

1867

Pencil sketch of a seated cat with tail wrapped around its body, on a tan sketchbook page numbered 59.

Sketch of seated cat in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain slope and valley on a sketchbook page, labelled Porters Pass, numbered 51.

Sketch of Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Charcoal drawing of a hooded shepherd with a staff, a dog and sheep in the foreground, and a hillside behind.

The shepherd

Sketchbook page with smudged graphite figure at center and a pencilled hand outline at upper right.

Sketches in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of trees, a spire and low buildings on a sketchbook page, with handwritten label at upper right.

Sketch of trees and buildings. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of two figures in an interior, one seated at a table and one standing near a window.

Two figures

Faint pencil sketch of a sailing ship's hull and masts on pale green sketchbook paper, numbered 39.

Blank page. From: An 1876 sketchbook

1876

Charcoal sketch of rugged mountain ridges and slopes in loose diagonal hatching on a sketchbook page numbered 59.

Sketch of hills/peaks from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of two sailboats with masts and hatched sails on a sketchbook page.

Sketch with sailboats in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil sketch of a standing draped figure in a doorway on a sketchbook page, numbered 37, with hatched shading.

Figure sketch in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil sketch of a standing figure beside a wooden hut with bundled gear and a sack on the ground.

Sketch from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a windmill beside a calm river with reflections and a distant treeline under a pale sky.

River landscape with Windmill

Pencil sketch of city rooflines and chimneys on a sketchbook page, with a faint path and fence sketched below.

Pencil sketch of city rooflines from a Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of a seated man beside a wooden chair on a sketchbook page, drawn in loose quick lines.

Sketch of seated man in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Charcoal sketch of two cows in a grassy field beside trees, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of cows in field in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Sketchbook page with faint pencil sketches of trees and a horizon on the left, blank on the right, numbered 61.

Blank page with smudges from previous page. From: An 1876 sketchbook

1876

Pencil sketchbook page with loose hatched hills and swirling cloud forms, numbered 62 in the upper corner.

Study from An 1891 sketchbook

1891