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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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Storage Shed and Trees

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.518

Description: Drawing in top left part of board that depicts a brick and wood structure with one tree in front. Stairs lead into the structure; there is a large door to the right of the stairs.

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

Title: Storage Shed and Trees

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on board

Dimensions: 26.5 x 38.0 cm

Description: Drawing in top left part of board that depicts a brick and wood structure with one tree in front. Stairs lead into the structure; there is a large door to the right of the stairs.

Subject: structure; shed; barn; tree; stairs

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.518

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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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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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Tree studies

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.495

Description: Rough pencil sketch of tree trunks with faint marks fro grass in the foreground

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

Title: Tree studies

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.0 cm

Description: Rough pencil sketch of tree trunks with faint marks fro grass in the foreground

Subject: tree; landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.495

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Tree portrait

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.496

Description: Pencil drawing of a deciduous tree. A number 0 or letter o appears in blc with circle around it.

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

Title: Tree portrait

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of a deciduous tree. A number 0 or letter o appears in blc with circle around it.

Subject: tree

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.496

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Leaning trees

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.497

Description: Pencil drawing of a group o deciduousf trees in the right side of the foreground, which lean towards the left, over what appears to be a path or stream. There are rocks at the base of the trees.

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

Title: Leaning trees

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of a group o deciduousf trees in the right side of the foreground, which lean towards the left, over what appears to be a path or stream. There are rocks at the base of the trees.

Subject: tree; landscape; rocks

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.497

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Rocks and variety of trees

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.498

Description: A simple pencil drawing of rocks in the foreground, which lead towards trees, stumps and general foliage.

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

Title: Rocks and variety of trees

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.0 cm

Description: A simple pencil drawing of rocks in the foreground, which lead towards trees, stumps and general foliage.

Subject: tree; landscape; rocks

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.498

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Trees out of rock with lichen

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.499

Description: A pencil drawing of a rock with lichen, which sits in front of trees. Writing denotes details and colour scheme.

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

Title: Trees out of rock with lichen

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.0 cm

Description: A pencil drawing of a rock with lichen, which sits in front of trees. Writing denotes details and colour scheme.

Subject: tree; landscape; lichen; rock

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.499

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Tree

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.500

Description: Pencil drawing of a lone tree in the left side of the page. Writing denotes colour scheme and details.

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

Title: Tree

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of a lone tree in the left side of the page. Writing denotes colour scheme and details.

Subject: tree; landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.500

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Large Tree in Forest

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.501

Description: A pencil drawing of a large tree truck in left side of foreground. Other tree trunks appear behind it.

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

Title: Large Tree in Forest

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 17.7 cm

Description: A pencil drawing of a large tree truck in left side of foreground. Other tree trunks appear behind it.

Subject: tree; landscape; trunk

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.501

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Tree and Leaves

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.502

Description: A pencil drawing of a large tree branch taht descends from top left corner. It is covered with leaves. Lighter sketches appear in the bottom, including rooster and hens (blc) and a tree (brc). There is a very heavy pencil scribble in brc.

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

Title: Tree and Leaves

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 17.7 cm

Description: A pencil drawing of a large tree branch taht descends from top left corner. It is covered with leaves. Lighter sketches appear in the bottom, including rooster and hens (blc) and a tree (brc). There is a very heavy pencil scribble in brc.