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2 Groups of Mountain Sheep

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.05

Description: Two groups of animals, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep; the top group has 5 animals in various poses on a grassy hillside; the lower group has 4 animals all facing to the left standing on a gentle grassy slope.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: 2 Groups of Mountain Sheep

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5; 35.4 x 23.5; 26.7 cm

Description: Two groups of animals, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep; the top group has 5 animals in various poses on a grassy hillside; the lower group has 4 animals all facing to the left standing on a gentle grassy slope.

Subject: animal, group, mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.05

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5 Mountain Goats, 2 Moose

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.04

Description: Two groups of animals: top group has 5 Mountain Goats, 3 in full form the other two head and shoulders; lower group has 2 moose, the one on the left is walking to the right, the other is a back view with his head turned to the right, the second moose has no horns.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: 5 Mountain Goats, 2 Moose

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.5; 35.4 x 22.5; 26.8 cm

Description: Two groups of animals: top group has 5 Mountain Goats, 3 in full form the other two head and shoulders; lower group has 2 moose, the one on the left is walking to the right, the other is a back view with his head turned to the right, the second moose has no horns.

Subject: animal, moose, mountain goat

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.04

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1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

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

Date: c. 1911

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.322

Description: Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10…

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

Title: 1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

Date: c. 1911

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10,000feet, 33 BELOW zero, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FEB 23”

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.322

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Antelope Buck

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Artist: Peggy Dixon

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DiP.03.04

Description: An antelope faces to the right in fully body profile. Grass lines the bottom of the image. At the lower right corner of the matt “IP 33.” On the back of the image is an erased sketch of a person riding a horse on the right, and a person holding a rope on the left.

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Artist: Peggy Dixon

Title: Antelope Buck

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 12.5 x 20.3 cm

Description: An antelope faces to the right in fully body profile. Grass lines the bottom of the image. At the lower right corner of the matt “IP 33.” On the back of the image is an erased sketch of a person riding a horse on the right, and a person holding a rope on the left.

Subject: antelope; grass

Credit: Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012

Catalogue Number: DiP.03.04

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Bighorn Ram

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.03

Description: A Bighorn Ram is standing on a slope which has tall grasses; he is facing to the left.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: Bighorn Ram

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 15.0; 27.0 x 12.0; 35.3 cm

Description: A Bighorn Ram is standing on a slope which has tall grasses; he is facing to the left.

Subject: animal, sheep; Bighorn Sheep

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.03

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Bow River Valley

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Artist: Duncan Crockford (1920 – 1992)

Date: 1981

Medium: painting on canvas

Catalogue Number: CrD.02.02

Description: A landscape oil painting. In the background is a blue sky with big fluffy white clouds and a mountain range with rolling hills in front. After the hills is a line of forest and in the foreground are two small ponds separated by a thin strip of land with tall grass and the ponds are surrounded by a …

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Artist: Duncan Crockford (1920 – 1992)

Title: Bow River Valley

Date: 1981

Medium: painting on canvas

Dimensions: 46.0 x 61.0 cm

Description: A landscape oil painting. In the background is a blue sky with big fluffy white clouds and a mountain range with rolling hills in front. After the hills is a line of forest and in the foreground are two small ponds separated by a thin strip of land with tall grass and the ponds are surrounded by a lone, green pine tree on the left and three golden-leaved poplar trees on the right. The artist signature is painted in the bottom rhc in red, “DUNCAN /81”. Au verso, on the top edge of the canvas in black pen is written, “EARLY AUTUMN, MORLEY, ALBERTA”. On the top left corner of the canvas is written, “2500.00”. In the centre at the bottom of the frame is a white label with blue ink, “Gainsborough Galleries (1974) Ltd. FINE ART DEALERS & FRAME MAKERS 805 611-8th AVENUE S.W. CALGARY - ALBERTA T2P 1H1 “EARLY AUTUMN, MORLEY, ALBERTA” An Original Oil Painting By DUNCAN CROCKFORD XD/167”.

Subject: landscape; lake; Duncan Crockford

Credit: Gift of William Randall (Estate), Halifax, 2011

Catalogue Number: CrD.02.02

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Cascade Mountain 1908

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: CuJ.02.01

Description: General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Title: Cascade Mountain 1908

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.3 x 43.2 cm

Description: General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: CuJ.02.01

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Churchyard, Sandwich Kent

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

Date: c. 1909

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.083

Description: Scene with a stone wall to the left and some trees to the right and a church in the middle background.“This sketch probably dates from 1909 when the Collings family lived in Sandwich in the year prior to their emigration to Canada.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda …

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

Title: Churchyard, Sandwich Kent

Date: c. 1909

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 28.5 x 38 cm

Description: Scene with a stone wall to the left and some trees to the right and a church in the middle background.“This sketch probably dates from 1909 when the Collings family lived in Sandwich in the year prior to their emigration to Canada.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda HeathOn the back is a sketch of the port side of a ship with a life boat of pulleys.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.083

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Cow ?

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

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.268

Description: A vague outline or image of an animal.

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

Title: Cow ?

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 4.5 x 9.5 cm

Description: A vague outline or image of an animal.

Subject: landscape; animal

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.268

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Cow Sketches

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

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.255

Description: A rough sketch of a group of 5-6 cows with their backs to the viewer.

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

Title: Cow Sketches

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm

Description: A rough sketch of a group of 5-6 cows with their backs to the viewer.

Subject: landscape; animal, cows

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.255

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Cows on Hillside

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

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.264

Description: Sketch is of seven cows standing and laying down amongst grass.

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

Title: Cows on Hillside

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10 x 15 cm

Description: Sketch is of seven cows standing and laying down amongst grass.

Subject: landscape; animal, cows

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.264

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Dogs in Garden

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

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.256

Description: A sketch of 2 dogs laying down near a garden.

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

Title: Dogs in Garden

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm

Description: A sketch of 2 dogs laying down near a garden.

Subject: landscape; animal, dogs

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.256

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Fat Pig

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

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.265

Description: A pig faces the viewer.

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

Title: Fat Pig

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.5 cm

Description: A pig faces the viewer.

Subject: landscape; animal, pig

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.265

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Finding The Truants

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: oil on panel

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.06

Description: The first half of the painting starting from the bottom includes a stream with rocks off to the right with trees and shrubs all around full in fall orange and yellow colours. Standing to the right of the stream in the orange grass area are three horses, two are dark brown and the other is a lighter…

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Finding The Truants

Date: 1982

Medium: oil on panel

Dimensions: 25.4 x 35.5 cm

Description: The first half of the painting starting from the bottom includes a stream with rocks off to the right with trees and shrubs all around full in fall orange and yellow colours. Standing to the right of the stream in the orange grass area are three horses, two are dark brown and the other is a lighter brown. Just behind the orange trees are many green trees off in the distance and behind them are mountains covered in snow and blue in colour. The sky is a cool even blue.