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Charles John (CJC) Collings AUCTION RECORDS
1848 Chudleigh, Devonshire, England - 1931 Seymour Arm, British Columbia. Known for: Atmospheric watercolor landscape, mountain scenes and coastal views.
Charles John Collings (1848 - 1931). "A painter in water-colours, he is reputed to be in some respects the finest colorist who ever worked in Canada." (1). A prominent English and Canadian painter... Read full biography
Charles John Collings (1848 - 1931). "A painter in water-colours, he is reputed to be in some respects the finest colorist who ever worked in Canada." (1). A prominent English and Canadian painter and draftsman, Charles John Collings was born in Chudleigh, Devonshire, England and died in Seymour... Read full biography
Charles John Collings (1848 - 1931). "A painter in water-colours, he is reputed to be in some respects the finest colorist who ever worked in Canada." (1). A prominent English and Canadian painter and draftsman, Charles John Collings was born in Chudleigh, Devonshire, England and died in Seymour Arm (on Shuswap Lake), British Columbia, where he had lived since coming to Canada in 1910. A wealthy recluse, he lived in what is even now (2015) considered a rather remote part of Canada and he chose... Read full biography
Charles John Collings (1848 - 1931). "A painter in water-colours, he is reputed to be in some respects the finest colorist who ever worked in Canada." (1). A prominent English and Canadian painter and draftsman, Charles John Collings was born in Chudleigh, Devonshire, England and died in Seymour Arm (on Shuswap Lake), British Columbia, where he had lived since coming to Canada in 1910. A wealthy recluse, he lived in what is even now (2015) considered a rather remote part of Canada and he chose not to associate with the Canadian art community, or for that matter with the British art community, apart from one visit to England in 1920. Instead, most of his works were sold through an intrepid British dealer who visited Collings in Canada. At... Read full biography
Charles John Collings (1848 - 1931). "A painter in water-colours, he is reputed to be in some respects the finest colorist who ever worked in Canada." (1). A prominent English and Canadian painter and draftsman, Charles John Collings was born in Chudleigh, Devonshire, England and died in Seymour Arm (on Shuswap Lake), British Columbia, where he had lived since coming to Canada in 1910. A wealthy recluse, he lived in what is even now (2015) considered a rather remote part of Canada and he chose not to associate with the Canadian art community, or for that matter with the British art community, apart from one visit to England in 1920. Instead, most of his works were sold through an intrepid British dealer who visited Collings in Canada. At that time, in England, his works were favorably compared with that of British painting icon J.M.W. Turner; currently Collings' works are fav... Read full biography
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