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Close Study of Stone, Land's End

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.219

Description: Study of a large rock.

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

Title: Close Study of Stone, Land's End

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 19 x 25.5 cm

Description: Study of a large rock.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.219

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Four Shovels

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.479

Description: A charcoal sketch of a haphazard arrangement of four different shovels.

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

Title: Four Shovels

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 19.5 x 12.5 cm

Description: A charcoal sketch of a haphazard arrangement of four different shovels.

Subject: shovels

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.479

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Nearing Calgary (on board Transcontinental)

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.521

Description: A small drawing in upper left corner is accompanied by extensive descriptive cursive writing. The number 3 [circled] appears in the tlc.

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

Title: Nearing Calgary (on board Transcontinental)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: A small drawing in upper left corner is accompanied by extensive descriptive cursive writing. The number 3 [circled] appears in the tlc.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.521

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Park by River

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.532

Description: A charcoal sketch of trees on left side of the foreground, on the bank of the river. A pathway on the right side leads over the river towards buildings in the background.

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

Title: Park by River

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 36.5 x 51.5 cm

Description: A charcoal sketch of trees on left side of the foreground, on the bank of the river. A pathway on the right side leads over the river towards buildings in the background.

Subject: landscape; buildings; path

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.532

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Stone Bridge England

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.533

Description: A river runs under a stone bridge with three arches in the foreground. In the background are some buildings and hills.

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

Title: Stone Bridge England

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 26.3 x 35.5 cm

Description: A river runs under a stone bridge with three arches in the foreground. In the background are some buildings and hills.

Subject: bridge; Charles John Collings; trees; England

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.533

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Streetscape in England

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.534

Description: A drawing in charcoal of a street in the foreground leads back and to the left through a narrow opening flanked by some village buildings.The word “Polperro” is located in handwriting in the tlc and blc.Polperro is a village and fishing harbour on the south-west coast in Cornwall.

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

Title: Streetscape in England

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 22.1 x 17.3 cm

Description: A drawing in charcoal of a street in the foreground leads back and to the left through a narrow opening flanked by some village buildings.The word “Polperro” is located in handwriting in the tlc and blc.Polperro is a village and fishing harbour on the south-west coast in Cornwall.

Subject: Charles John Collings; street; village; England

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.534

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Tree in Mountains

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

Date: c. 1926

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.535

Description: Charcoal sketch of a mountain landscape with what appears to a birch tree in the left foreground. A meadow is in the middle ground with a mountain peak in the background.Verso in ink: “The sketch overleaf was made by my father in 1926. It is of Seymour Arm B.C. and has always been in my possessio…

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

Title: Tree in Mountains

Date: c. 1926

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 35.5 x 27.1 cm

Description: Charcoal sketch of a mountain landscape with what appears to a birch tree in the left foreground. A meadow is in the middle ground with a mountain peak in the background.Verso in ink: “The sketch overleaf was made by my father in 1926. It is of Seymour Arm B.C. and has always been in my possession” Signed Guy Collings (in cursive)

Subject: Charles John Collings; mountains; trees

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.535

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Village Buildings England

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.536

Description: A charcoal sketch of buildings amid shrubbery and a rough lane with vague drawings of clouds in the sky.Verso: writing denotes details and colour scheme.Also includes location and possible title: “Courtways in Stoke Gabriel”Stoke Gabriel is a town in Devon, England.blc has Collings’ stamp/logo

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

Title: Village Buildings England

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.2 cm

Description: A charcoal sketch of buildings amid shrubbery and a rough lane with vague drawings of clouds in the sky.Verso: writing denotes details and colour scheme.Also includes location and possible title: “Courtways in Stoke Gabriel”Stoke Gabriel is a town in Devon, England.blc has Collings’ stamp/logo

Subject: Charles John Collings; street; buildings; England

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.536

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Village Streets in England

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.537

Description: A charcoal sketch of a street lined with buildings adorned with lights and signs. The street forks in the middle-ground.

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

Title: Village Streets in England

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 38.5 cm

Description: A charcoal sketch of a street lined with buildings adorned with lights and signs. The street forks in the middle-ground.

Subject: Charles John Collings; street; buildings; England

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.537

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Cottages at Shuswap (c. 1912)

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.190

Description: Centrally located tree stump covered by heap of snow, to right in the distance is a town of several houses. Hill is distance, with rays of sun beaming out into the sky. One tree on left side.

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

Title: Cottages at Shuswap (c. 1912)

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 28.3 x 39 cm

Description: Centrally located tree stump covered by heap of snow, to right in the distance is a town of several houses. Hill is distance, with rays of sun beaming out into the sky. One tree on left side.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.190

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Village by Cove

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.192

Description: Shore line in foreground archs to the right till it disappears off the right top, along distany horizon line is a row of nine houses, four of which have smoke coming out of their chimneys.

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

Title: Village by Cove

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 27.3 x 37.3 cm

Description: Shore line in foreground archs to the right till it disappears off the right top, along distany horizon line is a row of nine houses, four of which have smoke coming out of their chimneys.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.192

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Snow with Cabins in Distance

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.195

Description: Snow covered stumps and branches brc. Above which stand three trees, row of trees in background sweep left towards a few houses in the distance, lines suggest hill on the horizon.

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

Title: Snow with Cabins in Distance

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 36 cm

Description: Snow covered stumps and branches brc. Above which stand three trees, row of trees in background sweep left towards a few houses in the distance, lines suggest hill on the horizon.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.195

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Old Time Village, Stoke Gabriel on Dart

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.211

Description: Wall lined road is foreground extending into background, behind wall to right is a house with two chimneys, in background are two more houses each with a chimney, the house at the end of the road in centre has a small window in upper right corner.Various writing on back.

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

Title: Old Time Village, Stoke Gabriel on Dart

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 28 x 38 cm

Description: Wall lined road is foreground extending into background, behind wall to right is a house with two chimneys, in background are two more houses each with a chimney, the house at the end of the road in centre has a small window in upper right corner.Various writing on back.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1987

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.211

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Rocks at Lands End

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.206 a-b

Description: a) Very dark rocky cliff area, large rock cliff mid-foreground left, below which is a cove surrounded by more large rock masses. Horizontal lines in sky indicate a cloudy dayb) (on back) - another vertical drawing of a group of trees in foreground, behind which is a building with a tower-possible c…

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

Title: Rocks at Lands End

Date: n.d.

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 25.5 x 31.5 cm

Description: a) Very dark rocky cliff area, large rock cliff mid-foreground left, below which is a cove surrounded by more large rock masses. Horizontal lines in sky indicate a cloudy dayb) (on back) - another vertical drawing of a group of trees in foreground, behind which is a building with a tower-possible church, buildings extend off to the right. Very dark and wildly smeared charcoal drawing - unsigned - untitled.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1987

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.206 a-b

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Entrance to Mill

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.517

Description: A path leads into background where a mill stands. Old buildings and brush line the path.verso has cursive writing that describes colour scheme and details.

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

Title: Entrance to Mill

Date: c. 1920

Medium: charcoal on board

Dimensions: 28.0 x 38.0 cm

Description: A path leads into background where a mill stands. Old buildings and brush line the path.verso has cursive writing that describes colour scheme and details.

Subject: landscape; mill; path; buildings; rubble

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.517

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Mullion Cove

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

Date: c. 1900

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.304

Description: Two large rocks stand on left and right of image. The sea comes between them to a beach, with rocks and more large rocks out in the water near the horizon.There appears to be artist logo in the top left corner.There is writing on the back denoting a colour scheme.

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

Title: Mullion Cove

Date: c. 1900

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 20.5 x 30 cm

Description: Two large rocks stand on left and right of image. The sea comes between them to a beach, with rocks and more large rocks out in the water near the horizon.There appears to be artist logo in the top left corner.There is writing on the back denoting a colour scheme.