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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfic.05.01
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
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Bow River NWT, 1887
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfic.05.02
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Bow River NWT, 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.43
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…
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- Title
- Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 19 cm
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
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- Date
- 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.45
- Description
- Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
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- Title
- Marble Halls
- Date
- 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 14 cm
- Description
- Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.45
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- Date
- 1923
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.49
- Description
- Watercolour in blues, yellow, red and brown high horizon line sharp edges in blue, yellow sombre sky, large mass of red-brown blending into aqua-blue on lower half of painting, as if to suggest water.
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- Title
- Landscape
- Date
- 1923
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Watercolour in blues, yellow, red and brown high horizon line sharp edges in blue, yellow sombre sky, large mass of red-brown blending into aqua-blue on lower half of painting, as if to suggest water.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.49
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Foothills of the Rockies
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.01
- Description
- Landscape, colourful rolling foothills in the forground. - in the immediate forground at the bl. is a spot of green brown grasses. - past that is a varying green plateau. - then a spot of trees onward to the purple/blue mountains in the distance. - the sky fades into a yellow to green shade.“Collin…
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- Title
- Foothills of the Rockies
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.3 x 37 cm
- Description
- Landscape, colourful rolling foothills in the forground. - in the immediate forground at the bl. is a spot of green brown grasses. - past that is a varying green plateau. - then a spot of trees onward to the purple/blue mountains in the distance. - the sky fades into a yellow to green shade.“Collings typically restricted his darkest tones in this late watercolour to minimal accents -- a streak of rich sienna merging with deep blue which works as a ‘base line’ and his the key to colour relationships in the rest of his picture. The overall pastel tones and broad, open river valley view combine to produce an effect of silent and awesome beauty.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.01
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- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …
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- Title
- Old Town
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
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- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.08
- Description
- Scene of very washed out blacks and greys with pencil lines and shapes sketched in, the title has been printed in pencil and as well his logo.“What first appear to be white chickens in this late evening scene take on a more sinister cast when two crosses are recognized in the background.” -- “Char…
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- Title
- The Wanderers
- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper board
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of very washed out blacks and greys with pencil lines and shapes sketched in, the title has been printed in pencil and as well his logo.“What first appear to be white chickens in this late evening scene take on a more sinister cast when two crosses are recognized in the background.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.08
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- Date
- c. 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.19
- Description
- Scene of five sailboats at varying distance away sailing on a brisk sea of blue/green water, the sky has a shade of darkening blue/grey.“This view of sailboats, apparently racing, is related in mood and handing to Catalogue entry #187. [Celebration in Remembrance CoJ.05.22] Collings used cold tones…
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- Title
- Heavy Seas
- Date
- c. 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15 x 31 cm
- Description
- Scene of five sailboats at varying distance away sailing on a brisk sea of blue/green water, the sky has a shade of darkening blue/grey.“This view of sailboats, apparently racing, is related in mood and handing to Catalogue entry #187. [Celebration in Remembrance CoJ.05.22] Collings used cold tones in both and rushing water to create a sense of drama.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.19
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Celebration in Remembrance
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.22
- Description
- Scene of a boat blue/rusting in colour with waves exploding up around its sides reaching twice the height of the boat in the air - the sky is a pale grey colour.“Collings used cold colours in this starkly observed drama. The air is filled with pale puffs of explosives while white jets of water burs…
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- Title
- Celebration in Remembrance
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of a boat blue/rusting in colour with waves exploding up around its sides reaching twice the height of the boat in the air - the sky is a pale grey colour.“Collings used cold colours in this starkly observed drama. The air is filled with pale puffs of explosives while white jets of water burst from what appears to be a fire boat.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- boat
- explosives
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.22
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Guy with Beaver Pelt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.51
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.51
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- 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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- 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.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.52
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Ghosts of Cathedral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.55
- 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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- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.56
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.56
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Rural English Scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.62
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.62
- Description
- A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.
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- Title
- Rural English Scene
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.62
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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.61
- Description
- A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.
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- Title
- Hazy Morn
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.61
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Winter Tunnel near Sicamous
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- Date
- 1927 – 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.63
- Description
- Winter scene with a train tunnel in foreground. Snow and icicles are hanging over the entrance. On back of paper of picture frame were 4 different labels.First is at top left and is light brown in colour: “6. Collins [sic], Charles - ‘Winter; Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’. Lent by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers,…
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- Title
- Winter Tunnel near Sicamous
- Date
- 1927 – 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on board
- Dimensions
- 38 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Winter scene with a train tunnel in foreground. Snow and icicles are hanging over the entrance. On back of paper of picture frame were 4 different labels.First is at top left and is light brown in colour: “6. Collins [sic], Charles - ‘Winter; Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’. Lent by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, Vancouver. 1920-30Second is top right and is green: “Vancouver Art Gallery - Name of Artist or Owner: Mrs. Jonathan Rogers - Address: 2050 Nelson St - Phone No.: [Indecipherable] - Title of Work: ‘Winter, Tunnel on C.P.R. Track between Sycamous & Winnipeg” - Price or insurable value (if not for sale): $350 - To be pasted on bottom right-hand corner of back of picture.”Third is white with red border: “Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, 2050 Nelson St. Vancouver. No 6, Do not remove wire”.Fourth label is white and from the Alex Fraser Galleries in Vancouver (5669 Granville Street Vancouver 13, B.C. - AM 6-6010, Alex Fraser Formerly of Bond Street, London, England) and is located at bottom: “ ’Winter Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’, Original Water Colour, by Charles John Collings.”
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.63
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Part of Old Banff
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- Artist
- D. Clark
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- watercolour on heavy paper
- Catalogue Number
- CiD.05.01
- Description
- The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????.…
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- Artist
- D. Clark
- Title
- Part of Old Banff
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- watercolour on heavy paper
- Dimensions
- 21 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????. A log structure to centre left, a small red building centre right, five trees in centre, numerous stumps. The grass and trees are green. Along the bottom of the picture is inscribed: Part of original Banff Siding 29? 1888 Cascade Mtn 8K - D Clark, Agent CPR.Siding 29 was established in 1883 at the base of Cascade Mtn. The CPR moved the station to its current Banff location in 1889 and by 1897 all the residents of the old town had moved to the new town of Banff. Eleanor Luxton, Banff Canada’s First National Park... pg. 68
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- CiD.05.01
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Victoria Harbour
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- Date
- prior to 1940
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaE.05.01
- Description
- General colour: grey, brown. A wooden post dock comes out into the water in the lower right corner. At the left side is more dock with a few small boats tied up to posts out in the water. Four sail boats are in the center. Two points of land narrow the water two thirds up. The left bank has buildin…
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- Title
- Victoria Harbour
- Date
- prior to 1940
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 16.2 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, brown. A wooden post dock comes out into the water in the lower right corner. At the left side is more dock with a few small boats tied up to posts out in the water. Four sail boats are in the center. Two points of land narrow the water two thirds up. The left bank has buildings and trees on it. Beyond are distant mountains and grey sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- seascape
- Pacific Ocean
- Emily Carr
- Credit
- Gift of C. M. Smith, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- CaE.05.01
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Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal
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- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.47
- Description
- blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
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- Title
- Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 19.9 cm
- Description
- blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- water
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.47
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