Dr Rebecca Rice, Curator Historical New Zealand Art at Te Papa will give a curator's talk on Petrus van der Velden: Art of two halves which opens on the 25th November 2016.
The exhibition showcases works from the artists’ Dutch and New Zealand years, exploring his different approach to subject and theme. In the Netherlands, Van der Velden’s sketches and paintings focused on studies of everyday people, but in New Zealand he turned to this country’s majestic scenery for inspiration.
Rebecca Rice
Rebecca is an art historian who specialises in New Zealand's colonial art. She is interested in New Zealand's representation at international exhibitions, particularly through the displays of fine art, photography and ethnographic artefacts, as well as how artists used these exhibitions to promote their own practice.
Image: Petrus van der Velden, Tree study, 1893-98, oil on canvas.
Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936.
Te Papa (1936-0012-120)
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