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Petrus van der Velden

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Charcoal sketch of a flat landscape with a windblown tree and small figures walking across the field.

Landscape with trees and travellers. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Watercolour and pencil sketch of an old weathered wooden boat resting in shallow blue water with grass at its base.

Old boat

Pencil sketch of a woman holding a baby in a doorway, drawn on a numbered sketchbook page.

Sketch of a woman in a doorway holding a baby. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Lithograph of sailing ships and boats on calm water with seagulls and a misty shoreline under a grey sky.

Zeegezicht met zeilschepen

1847

Pencil sketch of two women in fashionable dress and hats, one standing facing forward and one turned away.

Two studies of a woman in fashionable dress: 1. standing. 2. Reclining

1867

Coloured pencil sketch of a green conical peak and rocky formations in an open sketchbook, labelled Paritutu.

Coloured drawing of Paritutu, New Plymouth in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of two cows beside a fence post on a hillside, drawn on a sketchbook page numbered 7.

Sketch of cows in A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat and hat, arms crossed, on aged paper.

Study of standing male with arms crossed

1867

Pencil sketch of a landscape with small buildings, a tree and loose cloud shading on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of landscape in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Open sketchbook page with pencil handwriting in Dutch-style script reflecting on God as the true artist, numbered 8.

Text in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil sketch of a peaked mountain with rocky slopes in an open sketchbook, with faint landscape marks on the left page.

Sketch of mountains in An Otira Sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of the rear of a Cobb and Co stagecoach with passengers on the roof, on a cream sketchbook page.

Rear view Cobb and Co stagecoach. An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Loose watercolour sketch of boats and a steamship with masts and smokestack on water, on a sketchbook page.

Watercolour scene with boats

1907

Pencil sketch of a seated peasant woman in a headscarf, hands clasped around her knee, looking upward.

Two studies of a peasant woman: 1. Woman seated with hands grasped to knee. 2. Standing woman holding a stool

1867

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a standing couple in an interior with a bed or table and a reclining figure.

Couple in interior in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Sketch with cows head in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of vehicles and figures on a mountain road with hills behind, on a numbered sketchbook page.

Sketch of vehicles passing on mountain road in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketchbook page with an interior study, hanging objects, a table, and a loosely drawn standing figure in a shawl.

Various sketches. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Blank cream sketchbook page with faint pencil traces and handwritten annotations in the upper right corner.

Pencil annotations

1908

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of two gulls flying over a horizontal sea with a soft glow near the horizon.

Pencil sketch of gulls in a Wellington sketchbook, c1908-12

1908

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage on a rough road with hills and a peaked mountain behind, on tan paper.

Sketch of cottage with hills and road in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of rooftops and a chimney on a sketchbook page, with soft hatched shading.

Pencil sketch of rooftops in A Wellington sketchbook, 1908-12

1908

Sketch of seated figure in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil notes, addresses and a printed Reeves cartridge paper label on the inner cover of a Wellington sketchbook.

Inner front cover from A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Loose charcoal sketch of a man in a cap walking beside a horse pulling a cart across an open field.

Sketch of man with horse in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Loose pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a seated figure with raised hands and studies of limbs.

Pencil sketch of figure in A wellington sketchbook c1908-12

1908

Pencil sketch of a bearded monk in a long robe, standing with one hand raised to his face beside a ledge.

Two studies of a monk: 1. Standing with hand on table. 2. Kneeling at prayer

1867

Pencil study of a seated man with a wrap and staff, with smaller sketches of head, limbs and cloth on pale paper.

Studies of a man with blanket and staff: 1. Seated. 2. Standing

1867

Grey wash sketch of a seated hooded figure at a table, with two standing figures and a skull beside a dark panel.

The tormentors

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing hatched marks, rigging and boat forms, with blue watercolour wash in the top right

Page from a Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil handwriting on a sketchbook page listing two names and addresses separated by a horizontal rule.

Names and addresses in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil sketch of a hillside elevation with shaded slopes, a vertical marker line with handwritten notes, and small trees.

Elevation from an Otira sketchbook

1893