Forthcoming
Gilded: Van der Velden’s The Dutch Funeral
11 October –
16 October 2025
Petrus van der Velden Burial in the Winter on the Island of Marken [The Dutch Funeral] (detail) 1872. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, gift of Henry Charles Drury van Asch, 1932
For a short time only, see one of Ōtautahi Christchurch’s most cherished paintings, Petrus van der Velden’s Burial in the Winter on the Island of Marken.
Also known as The Dutch Funeral, this treasured work has had its ornate frame regilded. Made in the nineteenth century and nearly three-metres long, the frame is once again resplendent in gold leaf.
Made possible through the fundraising efforts of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Foundation.
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