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1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1911

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.322

Description: Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: 1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

Date: c. 1911

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10,000feet, 33 BELOW zero, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FEB 23”

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.322

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Bow Glacier

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1900 – 1965

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.03

Description: General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Bow Glacier

Date: 1900 – 1965

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 24.0 x 30.4 cm

Description: General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.03

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Churchyard, Sandwich Kent

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1909

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.083

Description: Scene with a stone wall to the left and some trees to the right and a church in the middle background.“This sketch probably dates from 1909 when the Collings family lived in Sandwich in the year prior to their emigration to Canada.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda …

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Churchyard, Sandwich Kent

Date: c. 1909

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 28.5 x 38 cm

Description: Scene with a stone wall to the left and some trees to the right and a church in the middle background.“This sketch probably dates from 1909 when the Collings family lived in Sandwich in the year prior to their emigration to Canada.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda HeathOn the back is a sketch of the port side of a ship with a life boat of pulleys.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.083

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Cow ?

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.268

Description: A vague outline or image of an animal.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Cow ?

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 4.5 x 9.5 cm

Description: A vague outline or image of an animal.

Subject: landscape; animal

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.268

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Cow Sketches

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.255

Description: A rough sketch of a group of 5-6 cows with their backs to the viewer.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Cow Sketches

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm

Description: A rough sketch of a group of 5-6 cows with their backs to the viewer.

Subject: landscape; animal, cows

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.255

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Cows on Hillside

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.264

Description: Sketch is of seven cows standing and laying down amongst grass.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Cows on Hillside

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10 x 15 cm

Description: Sketch is of seven cows standing and laying down amongst grass.

Subject: landscape; animal, cows

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.264

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Dogs in Garden

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.256

Description: A sketch of 2 dogs laying down near a garden.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Dogs in Garden

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm

Description: A sketch of 2 dogs laying down near a garden.

Subject: landscape; animal, dogs

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.256

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Fat Pig

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.265

Description: A pig faces the viewer.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Fat Pig

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.5 cm

Description: A pig faces the viewer.

Subject: landscape; animal, pig

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.265

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Four Sheep Resting

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.260

Description: A sketch of 2 sheep standing and 2 sheep laying down in grass.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Four Sheep Resting

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10.5 x 23 cm

Description: A sketch of 2 sheep standing and 2 sheep laying down in grass.

Subject: landscape; animal, sheep

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.260

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Ghosts of Cathedral

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.55

Description: The top section of the image is a lightly rendered mountain peak, painted in white and light blue tones. The lower half of the image is primarily green, with tree shapes and indications of grass.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Ghosts of Cathedral

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 27.5 cm

Description: The top section of the image is a lightly rendered mountain peak, painted in white and light blue tones. The lower half of the image is primarily green, with tree shapes and indications of grass.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.55

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Grass Fire near Cochrane

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.56

Description: The majority of this image is dominated by an empty green field with the suggestion of wind blown grass. The sky is rendered in a dark blue, with a long white cloud running through its centre.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Grass Fire near Cochrane

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 34 cm

Description: The majority of this image is dominated by an empty green field with the suggestion of wind blown grass. The sky is rendered in a dark blue, with a long white cloud running through its centre.

Subject: landscape; grass; cloud

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.56

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Grazing Cows

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.258

Description: A rough sketch of 6-7 cows grazing in a field.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Grazing Cows

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 12 x 19 cm

Description: A rough sketch of 6-7 cows grazing in a field.

Subject: landscape; animal, cows

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.258

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Guy with Beaver Pelt

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1911

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.51

Description: A white fence sits in the image foreground. A house and a chimney rises on the left side of the image. A figure moves toward the open fence gate. On the left side there is a large green mass.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Guy with Beaver Pelt

Date: c. 1911

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A white fence sits in the image foreground. A house and a chimney rises on the left side of the image. A figure moves toward the open fence gate. On the left side there is a large green mass.

Subject: landscape; house; fence; figure

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.51

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Horses near a Rock

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.266

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Horses near a Rock

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.5 cm

Subject: landscape; animal

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.266

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Olympias and Skyline

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1912

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.302

Description: A drawing of a coastline with large rocks in front and water on the left.Various writing on front describing colour scheme.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Olympias and Skyline

Date: c. 1912

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 11.5 cm

Description: A drawing of a coastline with large rocks in front and water on the left.Various writing on front describing colour scheme.

Subject: coast; landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.302

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One Cow

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.267

Description: One cow stands amidst grass and is facing away from viewer.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: One Cow

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.5 cm

Description: One cow stands amidst grass and is facing away from viewer.

Subject: landscape; animal, cow

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.267

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Reflections

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.52

Description: The lower half of the image is a rippling pool of water. The top half is dominated by two mountains, on the left and right, and several trees to the right of the centre. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Reflections

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 38.5 cm

Description: The lower half of the image is a rippling pool of water. The top half is dominated by two mountains, on the left and right, and several trees to the right of the centre. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.