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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.308
Description
A shoreline with two, possibly three islands mid ground, in the water. Front has a few colours written along bottom
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Island in River
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 39 cm
Description
A shoreline with two, possibly three islands mid ground, in the water. Front has a few colours written along bottom
Subject
coast
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.308
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.310
Description
Many large rocks fill the background and foreground, with the sea between them.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Ocean and Rocks
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
30.0 x 47.0 cm
Description
Many large rocks fill the background and foreground, with the sea between them.
Subject
coast
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.310
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.479
Description
A charcoal sketch of a haphazard arrangement of four different shovels.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Four Shovels
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
19.5 x 12.5 cm
Description
A charcoal sketch of a haphazard arrangement of four different shovels.
Subject
shovels
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.479
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Nearing Calgary (on board Transcontinental)

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.521
Description
A small drawing in upper left corner is accompanied by extensive descriptive cursive writing. The number 3 [circled] appears in the tlc.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Nearing Calgary (on board Transcontinental)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
A small drawing in upper left corner is accompanied by extensive descriptive cursive writing. The number 3 [circled] appears in the tlc.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.521
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1912
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.53
Description
The background of the image is dominated by a mountain range. In the centre a forest is lightly rendered. The foreground is composed of a pool of water that extends from the right of the image, and a triangle of land on the left. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
On the Shuswap Lake
Date
1912
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 36.5 cm
Description
The background of the image is dominated by a mountain range. In the centre a forest is lightly rendered. The foreground is composed of a pool of water that extends from the right of the image, and a triangle of land on the left. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.
Subject
landscape
water
mountains
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.53
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A Pastoral Between B.C. Mountains

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.54
Description
This image is composed of grey, orange, and blue tones. The background of the image is composed of mountains on the left, and a dark grey sky. The centre of image is dominated by blue vertical shapes. Two brown sections sit in the centre and right foreground.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
A Pastoral Between B.C. Mountains
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14 x 19 cm
Description
This image is composed of grey, orange, and blue tones. The background of the image is composed of mountains on the left, and a dark grey sky. The centre of image is dominated by blue vertical shapes. Two brown sections sit in the centre and right foreground.
Subject
landscape
water
bush
mountains
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.54
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In the Valley of the Thompson

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.58
Description
A grey and white mountain sits in the upper left side, beside a dark brown shape that rises from the right. Trees sit in the centre of the image, rendered in several shades of green. In the left foreground sits a brown stump.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
In the Valley of the Thompson
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
19 x 13.5 cm
Description
A grey and white mountain sits in the upper left side, beside a dark brown shape that rises from the right. Trees sit in the centre of the image, rendered in several shades of green. In the left foreground sits a brown stump.
Subject
landscape
stump
trees
mountain
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.58
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Artist
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)
Date
1911
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
Fel.05.02
Description
A grey, white and black chickadee sitting on a snow-capped spruce bough.
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Artist
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)
Title
Untitled
Date
1911
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
A grey, white and black chickadee sitting on a snow-capped spruce bough.
Subject
winter
bird, chickadee
Credit
Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981
Catalogue Number
Fel.05.02
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
charcoal; pastel; on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.062
Description
Person sitting with head bent over raised knees.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Anne
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
charcoal; pastel; on paper
Dimensions
26.4 x 33.3 cm
Description
Person sitting with head bent over raised knees.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.062
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.063
Description
Drawing of cowboy standing with left leg raised, left elbow resting on knee, and chin on hand.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
Drawing of cowboy standing with left leg raised, left elbow resting on knee, and chin on hand.
Subject
cowboy;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.063
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
charcoal on board; paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.223 (a,b)
Description
a) Drawing of a seated male in a toga that is wrapped around his waist and comes up over his left shoulder. His right arm rests on a ledge. He looks to the viewer’s right. The drawing is within a circle that has been drawn on the board.b) Drawing of a seated male in a toga that is wrapped arou…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
charcoal on board; paper
Dimensions
53.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
a) Drawing of a seated male in a toga that is wrapped around his waist and comes up over his left shoulder. His right arm rests on a ledge. He looks to the viewer’s right. The drawing is within a circle that has been drawn on the board.b) Drawing of a seated male in a toga that is wrapped around his waist and comes up over his left shoulder. His right arm rests on a ledge. He looks to the viewer’s right. The drawing is within a circle that has been drawn on the paper.
Subject
figure;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.223 (a,b)
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
ca. 1920 – 1927
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.245
Description
A sketch of a faceless woman sitting, wearing a hat, with crossed legs and hands resting on her lap. There is a frame drawn around image, and it looks like it’s been erased at the bottom and brought higher. It also appears that the title and signature have been erased and placed in a new location…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Memory
Date
ca. 1920 – 1927
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
A sketch of a faceless woman sitting, wearing a hat, with crossed legs and hands resting on her lap. There is a frame drawn around image, and it looks like it’s been erased at the bottom and brought higher. It also appears that the title and signature have been erased and placed in a new location.Watermark: “CERTIFICATE BOND” then symbol of a large “C” with “McE” within it “MADE IN USA”
Subject
woman
sitting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.245
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.532
Description
A charcoal sketch of trees on left side of the foreground, on the bank of the river. A pathway on the right side leads over the river towards buildings in the background.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Park by River
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Dimensions
36.5 x 51.5 cm
Description
A charcoal sketch of trees on left side of the foreground, on the bank of the river. A pathway on the right side leads over the river towards buildings in the background.
Subject
landscape
buildings
path
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.532
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Stone Bridge England

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.533
Description
A river runs under a stone bridge with three arches in the foreground. In the background are some buildings and hills.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Stone Bridge England
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Dimensions
26.3 x 35.5 cm
Description
A river runs under a stone bridge with three arches in the foreground. In the background are some buildings and hills.
Subject
bridge
Charles John Collings
trees
England
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.533
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Streetscape in England

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.534
Description
A drawing in charcoal of a street in the foreground leads back and to the left through a narrow opening flanked by some village buildings.The word “Polperro” is located in handwriting in the tlc and blc.Polperro is a village and fishing harbour on the south-west coast in Cornwall.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Streetscape in England
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Dimensions
22.1 x 17.3 cm
Description
A drawing in charcoal of a street in the foreground leads back and to the left through a narrow opening flanked by some village buildings.The word “Polperro” is located in handwriting in the tlc and blc.Polperro is a village and fishing harbour on the south-west coast in Cornwall.
Subject
Charles John Collings
street
village
England
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.534
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Village Buildings England

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.536
Description
A charcoal sketch of buildings amid shrubbery and a rough lane with vague drawings of clouds in the sky.Verso: writing denotes details and colour scheme.Also includes location and possible title: “Courtways in Stoke Gabriel”Stoke Gabriel is a town in Devon, England.blc has Collings’ stamp/logo
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Village Buildings England
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.2 cm
Description
A charcoal sketch of buildings amid shrubbery and a rough lane with vague drawings of clouds in the sky.Verso: writing denotes details and colour scheme.Also includes location and possible title: “Courtways in Stoke Gabriel”Stoke Gabriel is a town in Devon, England.blc has Collings’ stamp/logo
Subject
Charles John Collings
street
buildings
England
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.536
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Village Streets in England

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.537
Description
A charcoal sketch of a street lined with buildings adorned with lights and signs. The street forks in the middle-ground.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Village Streets in England
Date
c. 1920
Medium
charcoal on board
Dimensions
35.6 x 38.5 cm
Description
A charcoal sketch of a street lined with buildings adorned with lights and signs. The street forks in the middle-ground.
Subject
Charles John Collings
street
buildings
England
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.537
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1940
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.597
Description
A rough charcoal drawing of a figure in a cowboy hat on a bucking horse. One of the figure’s hands is in the air. The reins flail energetically
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917 – 1940
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 27.5 cm
Description
A rough charcoal drawing of a figure in a cowboy hat on a bucking horse. One of the figure’s hands is in the air. The reins flail energetically
Subject
cowboy
horse
bronco
stampede
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.597
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.611
Description
A rough charcoal sketch of a cowboy on a bucking horse or bronco. The man’s hat has been thrown off. The beginnings of a fence post is to the left of the man and horse.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A rough charcoal sketch of a cowboy on a bucking horse or bronco. The man’s hat has been thrown off. The beginnings of a fence post is to the left of the man and horse.
Subject
horse
bronco
cowboy
hat
western
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.611
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.612
Description
Charcoal drawing of a man on a bucking horse with one hand held in the air. He wears a broad brimmed cowboy hat.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Charcoal drawing of a man on a bucking horse with one hand held in the air. He wears a broad brimmed cowboy hat.
Subject
cowboy
horse
bronco
western
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.612
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