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NameTree study
ProductionPetrus van der Velden; artist; circa 1893-98; Christchurch
Classificationpaintings
Materialsoil paint, canvas, hardboard
Materials Summaryoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 558mm (width), 870mm (height)
Registration Number1936-0012-120
Credit lineGift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936
Overview
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.