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Petrus van der Velden

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Painting of snow-dusted sand dunes with clumps of dune grass and bare shrubs in muted cream and ochre tones.

Snow on the sand dunes

1889

Oil painting of a dark mountain range under a teal evening sky with glowing clouds and a bare tree in the foreground.

Mount Rolleston

1893

Elderly bearded man reading by a glowing fireplace in a dim wooden interior, with a cat on the floor beside him.

The hermit of Wellington harbour

1904

Painting of a rustic cottage interior with a seated woman in a white bonnet, a man in a blue jacket, and a kettle on a table.

Interior of a Marken fisherman's cottage

1871

Painting of dark mountains under stormy clouds, with bare twisted trees and rocks in the foreground of a gorge.

Mount Rolleston, Otira Gorge, West Coast, New Zealand

1911

Painting of a stormy sea breaking on rocks, with a horse and cart on the shore beneath a dramatic sky and seagulls.

Storm at Wellington Heads

1908

Painting of windswept dunes with bare, twisted trees under a grey overcast sky with a pale glow on the horizon.

Landscape with bare trees

Painting of a dark funeral boat with mourners on a canal, watched by figures on a grassy bank under a grey sky.

Marken funeral barge

1890

Painting of a rushing mountain stream over boulders in a gorge, with dark trees on the right and a rocky hillside on the left

Mountain Stream, Otira Gorge

1893

Dusk painting of a city skyline with spires silhouetted against orange light, with horses and a cart in the dark foreground.

Circular Quay, Sydney

1902

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

Loose pencil sketch of hills and vegetation on a cream sketchbook page, numbered 29.

Sketch of hills. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of hilly terrain with hatched shading and loose clouds above, on a numbered sketchbook page.

Sketch of landscape. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman reading a book with a child leaning on her shoulder, on a sketchbook page.

Pair of seated figures indoors in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of mountain peaks and ridges on a sketchbook page, with handwritten labels and the number 57 in the corner.

Sketch of mountain peaks in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a rocky ridge, loose cloud forms and hatched ground, numbered 47.

Sketch in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of two young girls with windswept hair, one turning her head to the side.

Sketch of two young girls in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of several figures bent over digging in a flat field, with distant trees and buildings on the horizon.

Digging roots

Pencil sketch of rolling hills on a tan sketchbook page, numbered 29, with shaded slopes and loose ground strokes.

Sketch of hills from An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Loose pencil sketch on a tan sketchbook page showing a girl with a cat, drawn in quick diagonal hatching.

Sketch of girl with cat in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a river with rowing boats, riverbank trees, windmills and birds under a pale sky.

River scene

Open sketchbook page with a loose pencil landscape of rolling hills and a distant ridge.

Landscape sketch in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Loose charcoal sketch of clouds over a dark shoreline with rocks and water, on a sketchbook page.

Landscape sketch in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of two figures in a rowboat on rippling water, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat, in a sketchbook.

Sketch of figures in rowboat in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Loose charcoal sketch of a cow in a landscape on a tan sketchbook page, numbered 47.

Sketch of cow in landscape in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Watercolour and pencil sketch of a steamboat with two funnels and drifting smoke on a sketchbook page.

Watercolour scene of boats

1907

Watercolor sketch of a curly-haired young man leaning over an open book on a desk, in muted brown and blue washes.

A student

Charcoal sketch of dark clouds over water with a small boat and figure on a tan sketchbook page.

Sketch in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of a seated figure in a headscarf beside a small group of standing figures.

Sketch of a group of figures. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of mountain ridges and a valley with small figures and trees, labelled Heathcote, from an 1893 sketchbook.

Sketch of Heathcote, in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketchbook page with figure studies of fishermen and children near water, handwritten Dutch labels, and page number 42

Various figure studies. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of low hills under a heavily hatched cloudy sky, on a sketchbook page numbered 2.

Double page sketch of hills in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Graphite sketch of a mountain ridge and rolling hills on a tan sketchbook page, numbered 25.

Landform sketch in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of the Otira Hotel with George Dyer lettered on its front, surrounded by trees and hills, numbered page 73.

Sketch of 'George Dyer Otira Hotel' in An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of masted ships and small boats in a harbour, with city buildings and church spires along the distant shore.

Shipping scene

1867

Sketchbook page with soft charcoal smudges suggesting a dark sky and faint forms, numbered 9 in the lower right corner.

Charcoal sketch of church under dark sky in a Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with two figures on rippling water, with birds in the sky, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of sailboat in An 1893 sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of a rocky shore with distant boats and seabirds flying over the sea, on a sketchbook page.

Marine sketch in A Wellington sketchbook

1905

Pencil sketch of rocks and boulders beside ferns and slender trees on grey-green paper, numbered 81.

Sketch of a rock formation in an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of two figures in headwear standing in an interior, with a third figure seen through a doorway at left.

Sketch of scene with figures. From: A Marken sketchbook

1871

Pencil sketch of a man lying across a round table with another figure leaning over its edge, arm hanging down.

Two studies of a Swiss climber: 1. Lying across table. 2. Leaning across table

1867

Pencil sketch of a seated street vendor beside a canopied cart with a large wheel, with a parasol at right.

Street vendor's stall