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Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1890

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: BeS.02.01

Description: Colour: blue, green. The lower half is a lake with two people in a canoe right of center. A piece of land with evergreens comes out at the right side. The upper half is a mountain range. At the left side in the distance is another range. Above is clear blue sky.This painting was lent to the Winnipe…

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie

Date: 1890

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 34.0 x 57.0 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green. The lower half is a lake with two people in a canoe right of center. A piece of land with evergreens comes out at the right side. The upper half is a mountain range. At the left side in the distance is another range. Above is clear blue sky.This painting was lent to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1975 to be included in the exhibition The Railway: A Patron of the Arts in Canada. The exhibition was circulated accross the country for two years.

Subject: landscape; lake, mountain; Lake Minnewanka; Mount Inglismaldie; figure, male

Credit: Purchased from Red River Books, 1968

Catalogue Number: BeS.02.01

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Trestles at the Loop

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.04

Description: Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Trestles at the Loop

Date: 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 31.0 x 47.7 cm

Description: Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Kicking Horse Pass, transportation; train; CPR

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2004

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.04

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Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1895

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.08 a-c

Description: This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two wome…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind

Date: 1895

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 72 cm

Description: This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two women stand with their bodies facing eachother. The smaller woman is pointing at Mt. Fuji. In the second panel a woman stands in the rc, her body facing right and her head turned back to the left. She has her back to the mountain which is mostly featured in the second panel. In the third panel a woman sits on a bench facing left with her hand by her chest. A lamp is to the left of her bench. The ground the woman are on is mostly paper tone with a light wash.

Subject: figures; woman; landscape; mountain; Mt. Fuji

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.08 a-c

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His Haunt

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

Date: 1893

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: CoJ.02.03

Description: Scene in a forest with a stream. Overall green value of the painting, - there is a herring standing in the steam just below center at the narrowest part where the stream seems to drop to a lower level. - dark green shadows across the top of the trees where they appear to canopy the scene. - dark br…

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

Title: His Haunt

Date: 1893

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 45.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: Scene in a forest with a stream. Overall green value of the painting, - there is a herring standing in the steam just below center at the narrowest part where the stream seems to drop to a lower level. - dark green shadows across the top of the trees where they appear to canopy the scene. - dark brown bank to the left of the steam, and a dark green/yellow to the right of the stream.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; heron; stream

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.02.03

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A Little Ditty Bird

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.023

Description: Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on …

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

Title: A Little Ditty Bird

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19 x 12.5 cm

Description: Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on the embossed goblet. Barely visible, a tiny, whimsical “Ditty” bird peaks over the lip of the cup.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.023

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Decorative Pillars, Savoy Hotel, London

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.269

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

Title: Decorative Pillars, Savoy Hotel, London

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape; architecture

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.269

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Chandelier and Pillar, Savoy Hotel

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.270

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

Title: Chandelier and Pillar, Savoy Hotel

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape; architecture

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.270

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Sketches from Savoy Hotel

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.271

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

Title: Sketches from Savoy Hotel

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape; architecture

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.271

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Phillips Church Architecture

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.272

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

Title: Phillips Church Architecture

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape; architecture

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.272

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Bow of Sailing Ship

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.274

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

Title: Bow of Sailing Ship

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.274

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Silver? Cove with notations

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.275

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

Title: Silver? Cove with notations

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.275

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Two Beached Boats

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.276

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

Title: Two Beached Boats

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.276

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Nine Sailboats

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.277

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

Title: Nine Sailboats

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.277

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Six Sailboats With Notations

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.278

Description: “The ‘oriental’ mood of this ketch derives from the placement of the six sailboats. -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

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

Title: Six Sailboats With Notations

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm

Description: “The ‘oriental’ mood of this ketch derives from the placement of the six sailboats. -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath