Petrus van der Velden
Netherlands / Aotearoa New Zealand / Australia, b.1837, d.1913
Head Of A Girl - “Bubbles”
- Oil on wood panel
- Lottie Mathews bequest, 1964
- 595 x 435mm
- 69/150
Tags: bowls (vessels), girls, people (agents), portraits, red (color), shadows, spoons, youth
For the exhibition I See Red (5 December 2007 - 23 November 2008) this work was displayed with the following label: Another one from the heart: red is blood and red is life. Beneath the surface of our skin, tiny veins and capillaries send the red stuff racing around inside us, constantly replenishing and healing, feeding us with life. Pinch your cheeks and find proof – see if you match the bright rosy cheeks of Petrus van der Velden’s Bubbles child.