Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, w…
Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, woven in curlicue pattern, note attached with red elastic band. "Edith bought this in Japan". (b) rectangular, blue satin with red, embroidered featherstitching around edge. Wide bank of blue leaflike pattern on pink background runs around cushion, with red and white narrow stripes each side bordered by black. Note attached with two straight pins, "My Grandmother Becket's bonnet strings, Polly" Note: .6 x .2 cm dark stain on one side.
A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
A profile view of Catharine Robb [Whyte]. Catharine is looking to the right of the image and she has her hair up in a bun. The clothing section of the drawing is only penciled in lightly.
A profile view of Catharine Robb [Whyte]. Catharine is looking to the right of the image and she has her hair up in a bun. The clothing section of the drawing is only penciled in lightly.
Scene of an avenue or street with potted plants and trees in the forground, also there is one lampost behind the three potted plants. - buildings in the background.
Scene of an avenue or street with potted plants and trees in the forground, also there is one lampost behind the three potted plants. - buildings in the background.
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 …
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
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.” -- …
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
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
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
Three trees set in foreground right, to left of is a valley with winding path/water. Hills in distance set in centre.“This is a fine example of Collings’ late work. Sweeping curvilinear lines imbue it with a poetic serenity, while the upright lines of a tree on the extreme right serve to stabilize …
Three trees set in foreground right, to left of is a valley with winding path/water. Hills in distance set in centre.“This is a fine example of Collings’ late work. Sweeping curvilinear lines imbue it with a poetic serenity, while the upright lines of a tree on the extreme right serve to stabilize the whole. The artist increasingly restricted his darkest tones in his mature work, opening up his pictures and enhancing the impression of vastness so characteristic of his Rocky Mountain scenes.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
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”
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”
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…
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.
This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many…
This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many loose rocks that are piled on top of one another and recede into the background. The line quality of the drawing in the foreground is much heavier and more detailed than the background. Shading in the piece is done mostly with cross-hatching.
Inscription: Dear Mr. Gibbon - When this native of the Trossachs was interviewed he said I hope some time to attend a Scotch Festival in Banff, Canada. Pal July - 1929 London. A Scottie Dog, sitting, looking straight forward, background purple and green. Blotting paper has large ink stain upper rig…
Inscription: Dear Mr. Gibbon - When this native of the Trossachs was interviewed he said I hope some time to attend a Scotch Festival in Banff, Canada. Pal July - 1929 London. A Scottie Dog, sitting, looking straight forward, background purple and green. Blotting paper has large ink stain upper right corner, and numerous blottings over surface.
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 …
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.