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Petrus van der Velden

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Pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man with bowed head and hunched shoulders, signed by Petrus van der Velden.

Study of head of an elderly man, leaning forwards

1867

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing loose, hatched forms, numbered 32, with a cloth tie along the right edge.

Sketch of baby in A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Loose pencil scribbles and gestural lines across a cream sketchbook page, with a dark shaded mark at left.

Page from A Wellington sketchbook; scribbles

1907

Red chalk sketch of a hooded figure climbing with a long staff, with loose diagonal hatching and a draped cloth at right.

Two studies of a Moroccan soldier: 1. Climbing with staff. 2. Poised with staff

1867

Pencil sketchbook page with handwritten companion names and loose sketches of an implement.

Names of companions and sketch in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Loose watercolor sketch of a standing uniformed man in a dark coat and tall cap against a muted brown background.

Dutch policeman

Pencil sketch of a group of veiled figures in long robes standing on open ground, with birds in the sky above.

Funeral group

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on calm water with a distant shoreline under a pale sky.

Dutch river scene

Pencil drawing of a young boy seated and reading an open book beside hanging drapery, on toned paper.

Boy reading

1906

Loose pencil sketch of hills and a steep ridge with dark horizontal strokes at the base, on a tan sketchbook page numbered 49

Sketch of landforms in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil and blue crayon sketch of a young boy with long hair sitting on a chair back, chin resting on his hand.

Two studies of a young boy: 1. Seated on back of chair. 2. Standing

1867

Pencil sketch of a street scene with a market stall under an awning, figures, and tall poles in the background.

Marken street scene

1871

Pencil sketch on sketchbook inner cover with rough headland, distant boats and handwritten names and notes.

Inner front cover of An Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a man bending to shovel, with a small barrow sketched beside him on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of man shovelling from A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of two grazing cows in a field with a fence, trees and hills behind, on a sketchbook page.

sketch of cows grazing in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a cow with its head in a bucket, with a smaller study of the same pose in the upper right.

Cow with head in bucket in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Head of an old man

Pencil sketch on grey sketchbook page with hatched landscape forms and a torn edge, numbered 35 and 37.

Torn blank page. From: An 1876 sketchbook

1876

Loose pencil sketch of a horse and cart with a standing figure on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of horse and cart in A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of a low cottage with a figure beside it, set against rolling mountains, on blue-grey sketchbook paper.

Sketch of cottage in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of two standing men in workwear, one in three-quarter view with a moustache and one seen from behind.

Two studies of a man with pole: 1. A pair, side and back view. 2. Holding pole over shoulder

1867

Sketch of female figure. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of a landscape with rocky ground, hills and angular boat sails, with handwritten notes on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of landscape and boat elements. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871