View in Victoria Harbour

Based on stylistic characteristics, Doris Shadbolt (1975) attributes these watercolours to about 1895. The scenes are mainly from the Victoria area, and the Fraser Valley. They predate Emily Carr's trips to coastal Indian villages, but the prevalence of Indian canoes and British Columbia's forests, attest to her early interest in these themes, which she developed fully in her later work.

Canadian art; late 19th century watercolours.

Small, rectangular shaped, watercolour study of one Northwest Coast style canoe near centre with rocky, bush covered shore on right and dark green trees in background, on right. Light purple mountains above light yellow hills in distance, on left. Very light blue wash sky above and various shades of blue water below. Image mounted on a light brown backing card. Written in pencil on the back is ‘View in Victoria Harbour’.