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Untitled [Christmas Card]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.64
Description
A blue sky with yellow clouds above a snow-capped mountain which takes up the left centre of the painting. In front of the mountain is a yellowish-green grassy area with trees running horizontally across the centre of the painting. The trees create a border between the slope of the mountain and t…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Christmas Card]
Date
1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A blue sky with yellow clouds above a snow-capped mountain which takes up the left centre of the painting. In front of the mountain is a yellowish-green grassy area with trees running horizontally across the centre of the painting. The trees create a border between the slope of the mountain and the grassy area.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.64
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Untitled [Christmas Card], 1954

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.63
Description
Two hills, one on either side of the image form a valley. A river or road appears to run through the valley. Trees are visible in the bottom left corner of the image and further in the background along the slope of the right hand side of the valley. The right side of the valley is straw coloured…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Christmas Card], 1954
Date
1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Two hills, one on either side of the image form a valley. A river or road appears to run through the valley. Trees are visible in the bottom left corner of the image and further in the background along the slope of the right hand side of the valley. The right side of the valley is straw coloured. Far in the background, framed by either side of the valley is a snow-capped mountain. The sky is pale blue and white.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.63
Images
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untitled [Rocky Mountains]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.53
Description
A mountain and river scene. In the foreground a river that is surrounded by yellowing grass and pine trees exits the LLC. There are two rocks jutting out of the river at the bottom of the piece. On the left side of the river, going out of the frame of the painting, trees stand on a raised surfa…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
untitled [Rocky Mountains]
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A mountain and river scene. In the foreground a river that is surrounded by yellowing grass and pine trees exits the LLC. There are two rocks jutting out of the river at the bottom of the piece. On the left side of the river, going out of the frame of the painting, trees stand on a raised surface. In the background, mostly on the right hand side, is a range of mountains with four main snow capped peaks. In front of this range and behind the river is another mountain that is cropped by the TRC and right side of mat. This mountain has a slide that meets the trees at the bottom. The main colours in this piece are browns, yellow, greens and a faint blue.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.53
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View of Goat Mountain

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1888
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.01
Description
Colour: blue, green, yellow. Two people in a canoe paddle across the lake in the lower part of the picture. Two shore lines are seen on both sides. Beyond are yellow and green hills rising up to purple mountain One pear is prominent in the distance. Clear blue fills the top.This painting was lent t…
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
View of Goat Mountain
Date
1888
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
40.5 x 30.3 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green, yellow. Two people in a canoe paddle across the lake in the lower part of the picture. Two shore lines are seen on both sides. Beyond are yellow and green hills rising up to purple mountain One pear is prominent in the distance. Clear blue fills the top.This painting was lent to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1975 to be included in the exhibition The Railway: A patron of the Arts in Canada. The exhibition was circulated across the country for two years.
Subject
landscape, lake, mountain
Vermilion Lake ?
figure, male
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.01
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View of Pinedale From the Sanitarium

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Artist
Hinas
Date
1889
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HiN.05.01
Description
landscape watercolour scene depicting Tunnel Mountain, Mt. Peechee, Mt. Rundle and the Bow River. A small brown-roofed house is slightly off-center left, below Mt. Peechee and above the Bow River. There are touches of blue and pink in the lightly clouded sky
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Artist
Hinas
Title
View of Pinedale From the Sanitarium
Date
1889
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 22.5 cm
Description
landscape watercolour scene depicting Tunnel Mountain, Mt. Peechee, Mt. Rundle and the Bow River. A small brown-roofed house is slightly off-center left, below Mt. Peechee and above the Bow River. There are touches of blue and pink in the lightly clouded sky
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
Credit
Gift of Rod Green, Calgary, 2016
Catalogue Number
HiN.05.01
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W.H. McMahon Joins The Mounties 1885

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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Date
1885 – 1956
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
McW.05.02 a-g
Description
Wood frame with white matting. 6 windows in the matting, 5 watercolour paintings and 1 photograph. Four of the watercolour paintings are in the four corners, a larger watercolour is places just about centre and the photograph is shown below. under each window is an inscription refrencing the image …
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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Title
W.H. McMahon Joins The Mounties 1885
Date
1885 – 1956
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Wood frame with white matting. 6 windows in the matting, 5 watercolour paintings and 1 photograph. Four of the watercolour paintings are in the four corners, a larger watercolour is places just about centre and the photograph is shown below. under each window is an inscription refrencing the image it is associated with. At the top is a large inscription reading “WHMcMahon Joins The Mounties. 1885.” All the writing is done in an ornate calligraphy.A: Image (top left): “The Raw Recruit” Viewer looks on into a blue room, facing a doorway and hallway. At the end of the hall a faded figure in blue pants and a red coat stand at attention. In the foreground, a soldier in a red coat, blue pants and white helmet stands in full profile view with rifle at his side. He faces the right side of the image. On the Right side a gentlemen (in a fine suit and hat) stands in full profile facing the left side of the image. He carries a suit case and walking stick. B: Image (bottom left): “First Uniform ill fitting” A man in a red coat, blue pants, and orange hat faces the viewer directly. The coat and pants are bumpy with lots of folds. in the back ground there are plain buildings and a dirt ground.C: Image (center top): “Who told you to dismount, Sir?” Blue skies look over a large area of dirt ground where a man sits in a brown shirt and blue pants. His right arm reaches down to his butt. His hat lays beside him on the right edge of the picture. In the center of the image a dark brown horse is painted mid-buck with the reins flying over his head and his ears pinned back. There is no rider on the saddle. Another man, in a red coat, stands in the distance on the left edge with his hand outstretched. In the background there is a large white building with a large British flag flying above. A faded fourth figure stands in the background. F: Image (Center bottom): “N.W.M.P. Barracks, Banff) It is a photograph (Can be found in archives V265/NA-66-37) Nine figures in brown uniforms stand in front of a yellow building with a brown roof. The man furthest to the left holds the reins of a dapple gray horse. A white dog sits between two of the center figures who are laying on the ground. Based off information at the Archives of Alberta the man laying down to the right of the dog is the artist, William Hastings McMahon. Two more horses pull a cart on the right edge. with a tenth figure in the cart. E: Image (top right): “Drill” A man in a red coat faces a line of marching soldiers in brown coats. He is slightly leaning forward and holds a long stick in his hands. Another figure in a red coat stands in the background. The surrounding environment is a mixtures of browns. Three faded buildings. D: Image (bottom right): “McMahon, N.W.M.P” A proud man faces the viewer directly. He is in a red coat, blue pants and black boots. The background is faded. One building is visible in the background and a woman figure in the far left. G: Frame and Calligraphy script on mat board
Subject
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.C.M.P
landscape
barrack
banff
mounties
North West Mounted Police
N.W.M.P
watercolour
Credit
Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018
Catalogue Number
McW.05.02 a-g
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