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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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Across the Southern States to the Blue Pacific and Vancouver

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.375
Description
Side 1: Pencil drawing of car driving on a highway to the viewer’s right and into the distance. Other more roughly sketched vehicles are in oncoming lanes. A sign to the right of the road reads: ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES/ TO THE PACIFIC AND/ VANCOUVERIn the top left corner, the number 13 is circle…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Across the Southern States to the Blue Pacific and Vancouver
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Side 1: Pencil drawing of car driving on a highway to the viewer’s right and into the distance. Other more roughly sketched vehicles are in oncoming lanes. A sign to the right of the road reads: ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES/ TO THE PACIFIC AND/ VANCOUVERIn the top left corner, the number 13 is circled.Side 2: Pencil drawing of a car driving through a landscape of rolling hills. Mountains are barely visible in the background. This illustration is in a rectangular box. Below this box is a rectangle that is divided into four.
Subject
car
landscape
Peter Whyte
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.375
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Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper

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Artist
Lawren S. Harris (1885 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
HaL.03.01
Description
Inscription reads: Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper. Sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970). Presented to the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alta. in memory of Peter & Catharine Whyte by Anne & Lawren P. Harris, June, 1979. Also written by Lawren P. Harris is the Following: I certify this work to…
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Artist
Lawren S. Harris (1885 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 24.5 cm
Description
Inscription reads: Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper. Sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970). Presented to the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alta. in memory of Peter & Catharine Whyte by Anne & Lawren P. Harris, June, 1979. Also written by Lawren P. Harris is the Following: I certify this work to be an original sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris, (1885-1970. Lawren P. Harris, May 22, 1979. Ottawa, Ontario.
Subject
landscape
mountains
snowfield
Jasper National Park
Credit
Gift of Lawren P. Harris, Ottawa, 1979
Catalogue Number
HaL.03.01
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.260
Description
A sketch of 2 sheep standing and 2 sheep laying down in grass.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Four Sheep Resting
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.5 x 23 cm
Description
A sketch of 2 sheep standing and 2 sheep laying down in grass.
Subject
landscape
animal, sheep
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.260
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.258
Description
A rough sketch of 6-7 cows grazing in a field.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Grazing Cows
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12 x 19 cm
Description
A rough sketch of 6-7 cows grazing in a field.
Subject
landscape
animal, cows
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.258
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.266
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Horses near a Rock
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
8.5 x 9.5 cm
Subject
landscape
animal
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.266
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.283
Description
Pencil drawing of a mountain capped with snow. The silhouette of trees act as a screen in the foreground. A hand drawn frame in pencil encircles the drawing.MT. SIR DONALD [centre bottom] CANADIAN ROCKIES [brc]appears to have an erased signature in bottom right corner, with “Pete...” Peter White 1…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Mt. Sir Donald
Date
1921
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
29.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of a mountain capped with snow. The silhouette of trees act as a screen in the foreground. A hand drawn frame in pencil encircles the drawing.MT. SIR DONALD [centre bottom] CANADIAN ROCKIES [brc]appears to have an erased signature in bottom right corner, with “Pete...” Peter White 1921 [brc, above CANADIAN ROCKIES]
Subject
landscape
mountain
trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.283
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Nearing Calgary from Regina

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Date
1928
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.399
Description
Landscapes where the focal point is in betwwern the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing . Writing denotes details and colour scheme.Writing on back: “nearing Calgary from Regina - March 12th - 28”
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Title
Nearing Calgary from Regina
Date
1928
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Landscapes where the focal point is in betwwern the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing . Writing denotes details and colour scheme.Writing on back: “nearing Calgary from Regina - March 12th - 28”
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.399
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Olympias and Skyline

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1912
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.302
Description
A drawing of a coastline with large rocks in front and water on the left.Various writing on front describing colour scheme.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Olympias and Skyline
Date
c. 1912
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
A drawing of a coastline with large rocks in front and water on the left.Various writing on front describing colour scheme.
Subject
coast
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.302
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On the Columbia between Revelstoke and Arrow Lakes

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on oil paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.106
Description
Scene with a lake in the forground center moving back over sloping forests to the mountain in the background.“It is not surprising that this soft, moody sketch shows some wear as Collings seems to have been travelling by canoe. The artist would have been well into his seventies on this trip.” -- …
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
On the Columbia between Revelstoke and Arrow Lakes
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on oil paper
Dimensions
26 x 20 cm
Description
Scene with a lake in the forground center moving back over sloping forests to the mountain in the background.“It is not surprising that this soft, moody sketch shows some wear as Collings seems to have been travelling by canoe. The artist would have been well into his seventies on this trip.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
lake
stream
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1985
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.106
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.267
Description
One cow stands amidst grass and is facing away from viewer.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
One Cow
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
8.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
One cow stands amidst grass and is facing away from viewer.
Subject
landscape
animal, cow
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.267
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.112
Description
Scene of a river with swiftly moveing water and with trees to its rear bank.“Collings focused increasingly on the centre of his pictures in his late work, leaving the edges ‘open’ as in this example.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Pine Portage
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Scene of a river with swiftly moveing water and with trees to its rear bank.“Collings focused increasingly on the centre of his pictures in his late work, leaving the edges ‘open’ as in this example.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1985
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.112
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Prince Rupert Mid Day

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.044
Description
Scene of buildings situated on top of a hill, with some more below these upon appendage-like stilts. - there is one building in the immediate forground right.“A full range of tones evenly dapple this sketch moving the viewer’s eye easily about it. Collings sketched the town from the base of a hall …
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Prince Rupert Mid Day
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.5 x 26 cm
Description
Scene of buildings situated on top of a hill, with some more below these upon appendage-like stilts. - there is one building in the immediate forground right.“A full range of tones evenly dapple this sketch moving the viewer’s eye easily about it. Collings sketched the town from the base of a hall looking up; the result is fresh and spontaneous but clearly exhibits Collings’ superb control and concise line at this late stage of his career.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.044
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Range Approaching Castle Mountain from Banff

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Artist
Frederick Horsman Varley (1881 – 1969, Canadian)
Date
1924
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
VaF.03.01
Description
A stylistically loose line drawing of a mountain scene. The drawing is done on a paper that is brownish in tone. The top 1/3 of the piece is blank - a clear sky. A mountain range takes up the next 1/3 of the piece, and the tallest portion is centered on the page. In the foreground of the piece …
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Artist
Frederick Horsman Varley (1881 – 1969, Canadian)
Title
Range Approaching Castle Mountain from Banff
Date
1924
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
A stylistically loose line drawing of a mountain scene. The drawing is done on a paper that is brownish in tone. The top 1/3 of the piece is blank - a clear sky. A mountain range takes up the next 1/3 of the piece, and the tallest portion is centered on the page. In the foreground of the piece is a small valley with low lying hills on either side. The hills and mountains are cropped at either side of the piece. The valley created by the hills exits the drawing in the BLC.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Frederick Horsman Varley
Credit
Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
Catalogue Number
VaF.03.01
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