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Limited Edition Watercolour Lithographic Print: sn500, ap15, pp10
(unframed)
11.74x17.75 (inches) sn $100, ap$120, pp$130
From a watercolour painting by
Brian Croft
Among the many treasures from Langley’s past I stumbled on a tiny post card with a photographed view looking north along Glover Road towards the growing village of Milner. After careful scrutiny with a magnifying glass, this photo revealed the Milner Community Center, without a roof, and under construction. Since we know from other sources when that event took place, it was possible to date this painting in 1912.
I visited the site on which the photographer stood and sketched in the mountains to facilitate the clear sunny summer day that I wanted. The viewpoint was shifted slightly to the left to make the Milner BC Electric Railway Station more prominent and finally I added the arriving B.C. Electric Interurban tramcar enroute from Chilliwack to New Westminster.
Milner, 1912 is a little bit of yesterday, a watercolour glimpse at the quiet tranquility of our pioneering past.
Brian Croft