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Petrus van der Velden

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Charcoal sketch of a landscape with streaky clouds over dark hills and tree silhouettes on tan paper.

Landscape sketch from An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Charcoal sketch of a horse and wagon crossing hills, with the label Porters Pass written at upper right.

Horse and wagon from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch page from a sketchbook showing door knobs, a curved plate outline, and a handwritten word across the centre.

Diagrammatic sketches of door elements. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a robe and tall cap holding a pipe, with hatched shading on the garment.

Two studies of a Moroccan soldier: 1. Seated, with pipe in hand. 2. Standing, with hands in waistcoat

1867

Pencil sketch of gabled rooftops and chimneys under a cloudy sky, with a grassy hillside in the foreground.

Duppa St, Wellington

1909

Pencil and charcoal sketch of sloping mountain terrain with hatched shading on a numbered sketchbook page.

Landscape sketch from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Two studies of a young boy: 1. Standing with staff in hands. 2. Leaning against wall, one leg crossed over the other

1867

Pencil sketchbook page with a standing figure at left, a sailing boat and a rowing boat with two people on rippling water.

Sketches of figure and of boats in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil sketch of two men struggling, one bent low gripping the other, with a faint smaller figure at upper right.

Figures fighting

Pencil sketchbook page with loose studies of tree trunks and foliage on the left, handwritten notes, and a blank right side.

Page from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Loose pencil sketch of a seated figure in a hat holding an oar, on an empty sketchbook page with a scale ruler below.

Sketch from A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of a rugged mountain landscape with rocky slopes, inscribed Porters Pass, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch inscribed Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Charcoal landscape sketch of a hatched mountain ridge above a rough foreground, from an 1891 sketchbook page.

Landscape sketch in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of a wharf with a small hut, a crane, a mooring post and figures on a cream sketchbook page.

Wharf scene from A wellington sketchbook

1907

Inner back cover of a sketchbook with pencil notes, a small ship sketch, and a red leather border.

Inner back cover of An Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in cavalier costume with a sword, seated on a stool beside a ledge with a glass.

Two studies of a cavalier: 1. Standing with hand on hip. 2. Seated on stool

1867

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant with broad overlapping leaves and a flower bud on a sketchbook page.

Plant study in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a sailing craft above horizontal water strokes, with handwritten inscription, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of sailing craft.. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Sketchbook page with a partial pencil sketch at upper left and the rest of the sheet blank, numbered 99.

Page with no subject from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Blank cream sketchbook page with faint smudges and page number 36 in the lower left corner.

Blank page. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Charcoal sketch of a figure in a long coat and hat walking along a diagonal path on a cream sketchbook page.

Photographer in landscape in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a long gown and white cap, seen from behind, beside a reddish bench.

Dutch woman as seen from behind

Charcoal sketch of figures hanging laundry on a line before rolling hills, on a sketchbook page numbered 32.

Charcoal sketch of line of laundry with hills in A Wellington sketchbook c 1908-12

1908

Graphite sketch of two women seen from behind, wearing headscarves, on a cream sketchbook page.

Sketch of two female figures. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge with hatched shading and streaming clouds, drawn on a numbered sketchbook page.

Sketch of Mt Rolleston. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of a hillside with a winding road and a small standing figure, numbered 53 in a sketchbook.

Figure on mountain road in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Charcoal sketch on a sketchbook page showing a building at left and a rugged mountain landscape with a path at right.

Two scenes from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a dim interior with a table, chairs and a group of men in hats gathered near a counter.

Two page depiction of interior in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Charcoal and pencil sketch of hills on a sketchbook page, dark masses on the sides with pale ridges below.

Sketch of hills from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Sketch of a flute player. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of a wooden table with pegged planks and splayed legs, plus a small stool study and handwritten notes.

Sketch of wooden tables. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Graphite sketch of hills, trees and clouds in a landscape, labelled Kumara, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of Kumara landscape in An 1891 sketchbook

1891