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Petrus van der Velden

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Dark silhouette of a leaning tree with bare branches against a grey dusk sky above dark hills.

Tree study

1893

Oil portrait of a man with a red mustache and blue eyes in a dark jacket, holding a cigar, against a brown background.

Dr Gray Hassell

1906

Oil sketch of a sailing ship with furled sails and rigging, its dark hull moored in green harbour water.

Sketch of a sailing ship no. 1

1867

Small oil sketch of a sailing ship with green sails, red mast and dark hull against a pale sky and water.

Sketch of a sailing ship no. 2

1867

Oil sketch of two men seen from behind, wearing wide-brimmed hats and carrying long poles over a grassy ground.

Two Marken bargemen

1873

Loose brushwork painting of a rocky cliff with a dark cave opening, grassy ridge, grazing sheep and overcast sky.

Rock study, Sumner

1890

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit beside a draped table with an open book, against a grey curtained interior.

Portrait of a Man, Sitting at a Table

1880

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress with blue ribbon and lace cuffs, holding needlework before a dim interior.

Portrait of Mrs Vermaas

1880

Dark oil study of two bearded men in hats, one holding a palette, in a dim interior.

Study of the artist at work

1904

Oil painting of a dark rocky gorge with a stream, green shrubs, and a distant mountain under stormy grey clouds.

Otira Gorge

1893

Portret A.C. Loffelt

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

1867

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

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

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

The shepherd

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

Charcoal sketch of a steep valley with a fallen tree trunk over rocks and snowy peaks in the distance.

Preparatory drawing for Otira painting. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long dress leaning on a table, head resting on her arms in grief.

Study of a woman in fashionable dress, in grief, leaning against a table

1867

Pencil sketch of a winding road over rough hillside with scrubby shrubs and bare branches, from a sketchbook page.

Sketch of road from an Otira sketchbook

1893

Pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man in a cap and robe, looking upward with hands clasped near his chest.

Untitled. [Study of an elderly man at prayer]

1867

Pencil sketch of a standing cavalier in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat, with a gloved hand gripping a sword at lower right.

Two studies of a cavalier: 1. Seated, leaning against a table. 2. Standing with sword drawn

1867

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long robe and cloak, head turned left, one arm extended.

Two studies of a priest: 1. Seated with book. 2. Standing, delivering a sermon

1867

Pencil sketch of house roofs and chimneys above a steep grassy hillside, on a sketchbook page.

Pencil sketch of house roofs from A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Pencil sketch of a church with a spire and gothic windows beside rooftops, on a cream sketchbook page.

Pencil sketch of church from A Wellington sketchbook

1907

Loose pencil sketch of two figures beside a wheelbarrow with tall trees and sketched sky behind them.

Landscape with two figures. From: A Marken sketchbook

1874

Pencil sketch of a seated nude male figure on a stool, turned toward the viewer, with loose shading.

Untitled [Study of a male nude]

1869

Charcoal sketch of a grove of trees with dark foliage and a pale hatched sky, from an 1891 sketchbook.

Sketch of trees. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide hat with pipes resting across his knee, signed by Petrus van der Velden.

Two studies of a Swiss climber: 1. Resting with pipes across knee. 2. Blowing pipes

1867

Pencil sketch of house rooflines and chimneys on a diagonal hillside, with loose hatched strokes below, on cream paper.

Pencil sketch of house rooflines from A wellington sketchbook, c1908-12

1908

Graphite sketchbook page with a rough landscape study of hills, trees and shaded rocks above a horizon line.

Landscape sketches. From An 1891 sketchbook

1891