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Foothills of the Rockies

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

Date: 1925

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.01

Description: Landscape, colourful rolling foothills in the forground. - in the immediate forground at the bl. is a spot of green brown grasses. - past that is a varying green plateau. - then a spot of trees onward to the purple/blue mountains in the distance. - the sky fades into a yellow to green shade.“Collin…

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

Title: Foothills of the Rockies

Date: 1925

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.3 x 37 cm

Description: Landscape, colourful rolling foothills in the forground. - in the immediate forground at the bl. is a spot of green brown grasses. - past that is a varying green plateau. - then a spot of trees onward to the purple/blue mountains in the distance. - the sky fades into a yellow to green shade.“Collings typically restricted his darkest tones in this late watercolour to minimal accents -- a streak of rich sienna merging with deep blue which works as a ‘base line’ and his the key to colour relationships in the rest of his picture. The overall pastel tones and broad, open river valley view combine to produce an effect of silent and awesome beauty.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; water; grass; plateau

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.01

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Celebration in Remembrance

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

Date: 1927

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.22

Description: Scene of a boat blue/rusting in colour with waves exploding up around its sides reaching twice the height of the boat in the air - the sky is a pale grey colour.“Collings used cold colours in this starkly observed drama. The air is filled with pale puffs of explosives while white jets of water burs…

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

Title: Celebration in Remembrance

Date: 1927

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22 x 15.5 cm

Description: Scene of a boat blue/rusting in colour with waves exploding up around its sides reaching twice the height of the boat in the air - the sky is a pale grey colour.“Collings used cold colours in this starkly observed drama. The air is filled with pale puffs of explosives while white jets of water burst from what appears to be a fire boat.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; boat; explosives

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.22

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Winter Tunnel near Sicamous

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

Date: 1927 – 1927

Medium: watercolour on board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.63

Description: Winter scene with a train tunnel in foreground. Snow and icicles are hanging over the entrance. On back of paper of picture frame were 4 different labels.First is at top left and is light brown in colour: “6. Collins [sic], Charles - ‘Winter; Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’. Lent by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers,…

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

Title: Winter Tunnel near Sicamous

Date: 1927 – 1927

Medium: watercolour on board

Dimensions: 38 x 30.5 cm

Description: Winter scene with a train tunnel in foreground. Snow and icicles are hanging over the entrance. On back of paper of picture frame were 4 different labels.First is at top left and is light brown in colour: “6. Collins [sic], Charles - ‘Winter; Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’. Lent by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, Vancouver. 1920-30Second is top right and is green: “Vancouver Art Gallery - Name of Artist or Owner: Mrs. Jonathan Rogers - Address: 2050 Nelson St - Phone No.: [Indecipherable] - Title of Work: ‘Winter, Tunnel on C.P.R. Track between Sycamous & Winnipeg” - Price or insurable value (if not for sale): $350 - To be pasted on bottom right-hand corner of back of picture.”Third is white with red border: “Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, 2050 Nelson St. Vancouver. No 6, Do not remove wire”.Fourth label is white and from the Alex Fraser Galleries in Vancouver (5669 Granville Street Vancouver 13, B.C. - AM 6-6010, Alex Fraser Formerly of Bond Street, London, England) and is located at bottom: “ ’Winter Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’, Original Water Colour, by Charles John Collings.”

Subject: landscape; watercolour; train tunnel; winter; Charles John Collings

Credit: Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.63

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Untitled (Reminiscent of an old English Village)

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

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: CoJ.02.08

Description: A dirt road leading into a small village. Large house in center with smaller houses in the background to the left. Perspective of a viewer from the road as it leaves a wooded area and continues towards houses.

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

Title: Untitled (Reminiscent of an old English Village)

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63 x 75 cm

Description: A dirt road leading into a small village. Large house in center with smaller houses in the background to the left. Perspective of a viewer from the road as it leaves a wooded area and continues towards houses.

Subject: English Village; dirt road; wood; trees; houses; England

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.02.08

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House and Tree

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.022

Description: Scene with a tree in the forground left/center reaching up to the top of the frame, and houses in behind it.

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

Title: House and Tree

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14 x 8.7 cm

Description: Scene with a tree in the forground left/center reaching up to the top of the frame, and houses in behind it.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.022

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A Little Ditty Bird

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

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.023

Description: Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on …

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

Title: A Little Ditty Bird

Date: c. 1895

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19 x 12.5 cm

Description: Drawing of a designed goblet standing fully in the center of the page. The area surrounding the goblet has been completely shaded in. The drawing au verso is a nose, ear, and hand study.“The dark background with the still darker goblet allowed Collings to achieve bright metallic-like highlights on the embossed goblet. Barely visible, a tiny, whimsical “Ditty” bird peaks over the lip of the cup.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.023

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Sailboat Gathering

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.024

Description: Scene with six sailboats.

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

Title: Sailboat Gathering

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 6 x 15.5 cm

Description: Scene with six sailboats.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.024

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Mosaics of Strata and Cliffs in Mountain Farmland

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.025

Description: Landscape scene with a bare birch tree standing to the left. A pond or stream in the center forground, further behind is a farm and hills behind. In the bottom right corner is a sectioned square with a smaller scale of the scene.

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

Title: Mosaics of Strata and Cliffs in Mountain Farmland

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm

Description: Landscape scene with a bare birch tree standing to the left. A pond or stream in the center forground, further behind is a farm and hills behind. In the bottom right corner is a sectioned square with a smaller scale of the scene.