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Trusting

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.09

Description: A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row o…

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Title: Trusting

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 43.2 x 30.5 cm

Description: A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row of black trees lines a lake in the foreground, splashes of colour reflect in the lake. The sky has red, purple tones fading to white at the top.

Subject: landscape; mountains; mythological; figure

Credit: Gift of Patricia Askren, Lakonias, Greece, 1993

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.09

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Valley near Revelstoke

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Artist: S. Atkinson (1876 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1949 – 1968

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: AtS.05.01

Description: General colour: blue, green. Looking down into a river valley. The tops of a tree down left and two trees lower right appear in the foreground. The pale distant mountain slopes that fill in the majority of the picture, lead to a peak right of enter near the top. Clouded sky fills upper edge.

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Artist: S. Atkinson (1876 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: Valley near Revelstoke

Date: 1949 – 1968

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 20.6 cm

Description: General colour: blue, green. Looking down into a river valley. The tops of a tree down left and two trees lower right appear in the foreground. The pale distant mountain slopes that fill in the majority of the picture, lead to a peak right of enter near the top. Clouded sky fills upper edge.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Bud Styles, Ottawa, 1966

Catalogue Number: AtS.05.01

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Old Town

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

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

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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The Wanderers

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

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

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

Subject: landscape; chickens; crosses; grey

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.08

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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta

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

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

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

Subject: landscape; yellow

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.43

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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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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.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.52

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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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Old Barns Banff

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Artist: Harry S. Craig (1879 – 1976, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CrH.05.01

Description: General colour: green, grey, brown, blue. Log building, center, has two poles leaning up on it in front. Trees fill in the background. Another building visible on the left side. Purple mountains beyond and cloudy blue sky.

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Artist: Harry S. Craig (1879 – 1976, Canadian)

Title: Old Barns Banff

Date: 1947

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 43 cm

Description: General colour: green, grey, brown, blue. Log building, center, has two poles leaning up on it in front. Trees fill in the background. Another building visible on the left side. Purple mountains beyond and cloudy blue sky.

Subject: architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Harry S. Craig, Edmonton, 1969

Catalogue Number: CrH.05.01

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Mount Temple with Bird

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Artist: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)

Date: 1909

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FeL.05.01

Description: Colour: brown, blue, grey. A bird perched on a rock, surrounded by wild flowers, fills the lower two thirds foreground. Behind are distant mountains and blue sky. The bird is a Grey Crown Rosy Finch

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Artist: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)

Title: Mount Temple with Bird

Date: 1909

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.0 x 24.9 cm

Description: Colour: brown, blue, grey. A bird perched on a rock, surrounded by wild flowers, fills the lower two thirds foreground. Behind are distant mountains and blue sky. The bird is a Grey Crown Rosy Finch

Subject: bird; Grey Crown Rosy Finch

Credit: Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981

Catalogue Number: FeL.05.01

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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Title: Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.1 x 24.2 cm

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

Subject: Coast; Nova Scotia; fishing

Credit: Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

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The Okanagan Valley

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Artist: Cyril Harris ( – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1941

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HaC.05.03

Description: Countryside scene, green farm fields and orchards in foreground, trees and buildings in mid-distance, hills in background. One large tree in foreground at left, another on on the right.

Artist: Cyril Harris ( – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Okanagan Valley

Date: 1941

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: Countryside scene, green farm fields and orchards in foreground, trees and buildings in mid-distance, hills in background. One large tree in foreground at left, another on on the right.

Subject: landscape; British Columbia; Okanagan

Credit: Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000

Catalogue Number: HaC.05.03

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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.28

Description: In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. T…

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

Title: Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. The sky has many gray clouds with small areas of blue sky showing through.