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Tree study

Petrus Van der Veldencirca 1893-98

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Te Papa
Wellington, New Zealand

Petrus van der Velden’s influence on other artists extended well into the 1900s. His symbolic use of light and dark, as in Tree study, was later picked up by celebrated modernist artist Colin McCahon.

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  • Title: Tree study
  • Creator: Petrus van der Velden (artist)
  • Date Created: circa 1893-98
  • Location: Christchurch
  • Physical Dimensions: Image: 558mm (width), 870mm (height), Frame: 660mm (width), 964mm (height), 30mm (depth)
  • Provenance: Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936
  • Subject Keywords: Trees | Landscapes (Representations) | Clouds | Otira (New Zealand) | Romantic | Realist
  • Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions
  • External Link: Te Papa Collections Online
  • Medium: oil on canvas
  • Art Genre: landscape
  • Support: canvas
  • Depicted Location: Otira
  • Registration ID: 1936-0012-120
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