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Trees

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.091

Description: Scene of a small group of deciduous trees and some fern-like shapes in front to the right.“Patterning on the bark of these trees gives them a eucalyptus-like appearance; the sketch may be one Collings made in Australia.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

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

Title: Trees

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm

Description: Scene of a small group of deciduous trees and some fern-like shapes in front to the right.“Patterning on the bark of these trees gives them a eucalyptus-like appearance; the sketch may be one Collings made in Australia.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; trees

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.091

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Houses

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.245

Description: Line of houses in mid-foreground, one in centre of drawing has a fence infront of it, and a window, two chimneys. Four trees along left side, flat area in foreground at bottom.“One of Collings’ recurrent themes-- buildings viewed through a screen of branches.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” …

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

Title: Houses

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on board

Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.2 cm

Description: Line of houses in mid-foreground, one in centre of drawing has a fence infront of it, and a window, two chimneys. Four trees along left side, flat area in foreground at bottom.“One of Collings’ recurrent themes-- buildings viewed through a screen of branches.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heathblc.-Shorton (next word scribbled out). brc.-Farm (next three words scribbled out).

Subject: landscape; houses; trees; branches

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.245

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Lower Valleys Glacier Bed, Lake Louise

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.233

Description: Valley area centre with mountains on either side, rocks in foreground right, four trees on mountain side right, one large tree on same plane as other trees left, mountains from a V in distance, valley continues at the base of the V.“Sketching Lake Louise was de rigour for artists in Canada in the f…

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

Title: Lower Valleys Glacier Bed, Lake Louise

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19.8 x 25.7 cm

Description: Valley area centre with mountains on either side, rocks in foreground right, four trees on mountain side right, one large tree on same plane as other trees left, mountains from a V in distance, valley continues at the base of the V.“Sketching Lake Louise was de rigour for artists in Canada in the first decades of the twentieth century. Collings chose an unusual view looking down towards the lake through a narrow, sinuous valley. The resulting “starburst” composition is contained by uncompromisingly vertical trees on either side.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; Lake Louise; trees; valley

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.233

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River, Bridge, and House

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.523

Description: A small drawing of a river in the foreground that winds towards a bridge and hous in the background, on the right. A few trees line the horizon.

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

Title: River, Bridge, and House

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on board

Dimensions: 18.5 x 20.0 cm

Description: A small drawing of a river in the foreground that winds towards a bridge and hous in the background, on the right. A few trees line the horizon.

Subject: landscape; river; trees; bridge; house

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.523

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House Amongst Trees

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.522

Description: A drawing of a view of a building through screening trees in the foreground. It appears to be in a rural environment.

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

Title: House Amongst Trees

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on board

Dimensions: 27 x 30 cm

Description: A drawing of a view of a building through screening trees in the foreground. It appears to be in a rural environment.

Subject: landscape; building; trees

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.522

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Snow Trail to Colling’s House [?]

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.520

Description: A light pencil sketch of a winter scene of a path that leads to a structure in the distance. To the right of the path, trees have snow on them. Appears that page has been divided in half by a vertical fold

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

Title: Snow Trail to Colling’s House [?]

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 38.5 cm

Description: A light pencil sketch of a winter scene of a path that leads to a structure in the distance. To the right of the path, trees have snow on them. Appears that page has been divided in half by a vertical fold

Subject: house; path; structure; snow; winter; trees

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.520

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Peopled Road

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1967

Medium: graphite on curfew paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.02

Description: Impressionistic female face with clouds behind. Signature in the bottom rhc: SinclairPeopled Road is one of his early works to feature the road, in an evolutionary move to his Road Series.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Peopled Road

Date: 1967

Medium: graphite on curfew paper

Dimensions: 31.2 x 26.1 cm

Description: Impressionistic female face with clouds behind. Signature in the bottom rhc: SinclairPeopled Road is one of his early works to feature the road, in an evolutionary move to his Road Series.

Subject: landscape; cloud; road; person

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.02

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Kootenay Plains / Study #3

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GrL.03.09

Description: A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. Trees dominate the foreground, with a shaded mountain range in the background. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “45/I-7”.

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains / Study #3

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 12.5 x 17.6 cm

Description: A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. Trees dominate the foreground, with a shaded mountain range in the background. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “45/I-7”.

Subject: landscape; mountains; trees

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.03.09

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Kootenay Plains / Study #2

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GrL.03.14

Description: A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. Three mountain shapes dominate the top section of this image, with a suggestion of trees in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “46/y-6”.

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Kootenay Plains / Study #2

Date: 2002 – 2002

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 12.5 x 17.6 cm

Description: A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. Three mountain shapes dominate the top section of this image, with a suggestion of trees in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “46/y-6”.

Subject: landscape; mountains; trees

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.03.14

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Fallen Tree Stump and Mountain

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.145

Description: Foliage or tree stump centre foreground. Tree along right side, more trees extend into background, dominated by mountain on the horizon. More bare trees to the left of the drawing.

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

Title: Fallen Tree Stump and Mountain

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20 x 15.5 cm

Description: Foliage or tree stump centre foreground. Tree along right side, more trees extend into background, dominated by mountain on the horizon. More bare trees to the left of the drawing.

Subject: landscape; mountains; trees

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1985

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.145

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Female Figures working in field

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

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.328

Description: A number of individual drawings of women in a field working.There is some writing in top right corner denoting colour scheme.

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

Title: Female Figures working in field

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: A number of individual drawings of women in a field working.There is some writing in top right corner denoting colour scheme.

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.328

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Street scene

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

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.329

Description: A rough sketch of a street scene. The other side of the road is full of people. The side closest to the viewer has one person. There are rough impressions of buildings in the distance.

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

Title: Street scene

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: A rough sketch of a street scene. The other side of the road is full of people. The side closest to the viewer has one person. There are rough impressions of buildings in the distance.

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.329

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Knee, foot and men

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

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.330

Description: There are two different drawings on this page.Top image is of some people sitting down.The bottom image is a p.o.v. of a leg and boot (that belong to the artist?) and a crowd of people not too far away.

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

Title: Knee, foot and men

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 15.0 cm

Description: There are two different drawings on this page.Top image is of some people sitting down.The bottom image is a p.o.v. of a leg and boot (that belong to the artist?) and a crowd of people not too far away.

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.330

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Man in uniform

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

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.331

Description: Front: image is of a man standing in uniform on the far right. Other sketches are all over the page.Back: a man stands in uniform with his head bent. There are three other disembodied heads above this.

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

Title: Man in uniform

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 15.0 x 23.0 cm

Description: Front: image is of a man standing in uniform on the far right. Other sketches are all over the page.Back: a man stands in uniform with his head bent. There are three other disembodied heads above this.

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.331

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Woman Watching Sailors from Window

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

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.332

Description: A woman stands in the window (doorway?) of a home. Meanwhile, three men in uniform are walking away from the viewer in the bottom left corner.

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

Title: Woman Watching Sailors from Window

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 16.0 x 18.0 cm

Description: A woman stands in the window (doorway?) of a home. Meanwhile, three men in uniform are walking away from the viewer in the bottom left corner.

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.332

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Portrait Study of Men, Deal

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

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.333

Description: Four heads of men are drawn from the left to the right. There is also a small rough sketch of a figure in the bottom right. A stamp in the top right corner reads “The Bungalow, Sandhills, Deal.” [Kent]

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

Title: Portrait Study of Men, Deal

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 15.0 cm

Description: Four heads of men are drawn from the left to the right. There is also a small rough sketch of a figure in the bottom right. A stamp in the top right corner reads “The Bungalow, Sandhills, Deal.” [Kent]

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.333

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Men and Turkeys, Deal

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

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.334

Description: A man stands to the left of a pen that holds multiple turkeys. There is a crowd of people in the distance.Back: a stamp of “The Bungalow, Sandhills, Deal” [Kent]

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

Title: Men and Turkeys, Deal

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.0 cm

Description: A man stands to the left of a pen that holds multiple turkeys. There is a crowd of people in the distance.Back: a stamp of “The Bungalow, Sandhills, Deal” [Kent]

Subject: figure; study; person

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.334

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Character Study

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

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.335

Description: At the top are two rough sketches of a man’s head with a hat. Two figures stand in the middle, one is facing away from the viewer, and the other a semi-side view. At the bottom is a man’s profile.

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

Title: Character Study

Date: c. 1900

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.0 cm

Description: At the top are two rough sketches of a man’s head with a hat. Two figures stand in the middle, one is facing away from the viewer, and the other a semi-side view. At the bottom is a man’s profile.