Petrus van der Velden Burial in the Winter on the Island of Marken [The Dutch Funeral] 1872. Oil on canvas. Gift of Henry Charles Drury van Asch, 1932
10th October 2025
5.30—7.30pm
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Foundation and Gallery director Blair Jackson invite you to a very special private unveiling of
Petrus van der Velden’s Burial in the Winter on the Island of Marken [The Dutch Funeral]
Join us to mark the completion of the exquisite restoration and gilding of the painting’s nineteenth-century frame—a taoka of our collection shining once
more through your generosity.
RSVP by 2 October to emma@christchurchartgallery.org.nz
Limited capacity.