Search Results - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Boats in Harbour

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.289

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

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.289

1 image

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

Title: Boats in Harbour

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8 x 19 cm

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.289

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Building and Tree

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.516

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.516

Description: Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.

1 image

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

Title: Building and Tree

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on board

Dimensions: 28.0 x 38.0 cm

Description: Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.

Subject: building; trees; foliage

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.516

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Cider Pound

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.292

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.292

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Cider Pound

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.292

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Hazy Morn

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.61

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.61

Description: A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.

1 image

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

Title: Hazy Morn

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A road runs up through the right side of the work. A small section of trees sit in the centre, and a house sits on the upper left. The image is dominated by green tones.

Subject: landscape; building

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.61

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Inside Cider Factory

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.296

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.296

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Inside Cider Factory

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.296

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Magnolia

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkeo.03.01

Artist: Okamoto Keiki

Date: 1884 – 1884

Medium: drawing on paper

Catalogue Number: KeO.03.01

Description: A branch of a magnolia tree enters the page at the blc and stretches up towards the trc. The branch is painted with a black ink. On the branch, magnolia flowers (2) and magnolia buds (3) reach towards the top of the page. There is light green ink on the flowers and buds, a red center is visible …

1 image

Artist: Okamoto Keiki

Title: Magnolia

Date: 1884 – 1884

Medium: drawing on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: A branch of a magnolia tree enters the page at the blc and stretches up towards the trc. The branch is painted with a black ink. On the branch, magnolia flowers (2) and magnolia buds (3) reach towards the top of the page. There is light green ink on the flowers and buds, a red center is visible on the flower closest to the left. The buds are painted with a mid-tone of brown.

Subject: botanical; magnolia

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

Catalogue Number: KeO.03.01

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Man and Vats

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.294

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.294

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Man and Vats

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.294

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Man Carrying Barrel

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.293

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.293

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Man Carrying Barrel

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.293

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Man Turing Press

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.300

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.300

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Man Turing Press

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 11.5 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.300

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Man With Oak Barrel

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.295

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.295

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Man With Oak Barrel

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.295

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Marble Halls

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.45

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

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

1 image

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

Title: Marble Halls

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 14 cm

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Melora

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.097

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.097

Description: Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensit…

1 image

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

Title: Melora

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 18 cm

Description: Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensitively while flowers in the background underscore her femininity.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: portrait; Mellora Collings

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.097

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Overhead View of Men Turning Press

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.301

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.301

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Overhead View of Men Turning Press

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 11.5 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.301

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Police Barracks in Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmcw.05.01

Artist: William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)

Date: 1880 – 1929

Medium: watercolour, pen and ink on paper

Catalogue Number: McW.05.01

Description: Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the …

1 image

Artist: William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)

Title: Police Barracks in Banff

Date: 1880 – 1929

Medium: watercolour, pen and ink on paper

Dimensions: 19.05 x 30.48 cm

Description: Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the center line and stretch into the sky. There are four birds, off centered, flying in the back ground. The forested area stretches over the mountain ranges, coming up just behind the building which is placed in the distance to the viewer. The left side of the image is surrounded by bushes and three large trees. There are four figures in the painting, two closer to the viewer with red coats, blue pants. They are placed in the middle at an opening in the gate. Another figure is on the right edge, riding a dark brown horse. the fourth figure is standing next to the building, too far to paint details. There is a white structure to the right of the building, Unidentified.

Subject: Royal Canadian Mounted Police; R.C.M.P; landscape; barrack; banff

Credit: Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018

Catalogue Number: McW.05.01

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Press, Block and Screw

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.298

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.298

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Press, Block and Screw

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19.5 x 17 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.298

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Roof and Hoists

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.297

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.297

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

1 image

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

Title: Roof and Hoists

Date: c. 1890

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm

Description: A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.

Subject: men

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.297

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Rural English Scene

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.62

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

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.62

Description: A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.

1 image

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

Title: Rural English Scene

Date: c. 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.

Subject: landscape; trees; town; bridge; houses

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.62

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Rusty Disk

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.071

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

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.071

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who i…

1 image

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

Title: Rusty Disk

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 25 x 30 cm

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who interviewed the artist in 1924 had the impression that Collings envisaged farm equipment as means for creating an enormous painting-like but three-dimensional “landscape.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath