60. Petrus Van Der Velden 1837 - 1913
Study of a Miner - also known as Portrait of a Man in Profile
est. $8,000 - 12,000
Study of a Miner - also known as Portrait of a Man in Profile
Oil on canvas
109.5 x 89 cm
109.5 x 89 cm
est. $8,000 - 12,000
Fetched $8,500
Relative size
Provenance:
Private Collection, Auckland - on the market for the first time
Exhibited:
Auckland City Art Gallery, November 1959 - 1960
Illustrated:
Catalogue number 3.2.2.5 Petrus van der Velden A Catalogue Raisonné, Chancery Chambers Publishers 1979
Reference: p. 23 P van der Velden, Paintings 1870- 1912, P A Tomoroy, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1959. Van der Velden is as an artist of purpose and considerable merit. Legend has made him so - it is a reassurance for serious art in New Zealand that facts prove the legend true. P A Tomory