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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.11
Description
Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Approach of Night
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper board
Dimensions
11 x 21.5 cm
Description
Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.11
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Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.47
Description
blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.4 x 19.9 cm
Description
blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.47
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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.01
Description
Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
Subject
mountains
Banff
Bow River
Alberta
Banff Springs Hotel
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.01
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Before the White Man Came

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Before the White Man Came
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.3 x 16.3 cm
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
Subject
animal, buffalo
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
foothills
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1978
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
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Beginning of Winter, Old Fort Wrigley, MacKenzie River

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.50
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Beginning of Winter, Old Fort Wrigley, MacKenzie River
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.1 x 17.9 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
winter
buildings, fort
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.50
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Boats in Harbour, 1963

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.03
Description
Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Boats in Harbour, 1963
Date
1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
41.6 x 45.0 cm
Description
Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
Subject
ocean
boats
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.03
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Bogside Scotland
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14.25 x 18.75 cm
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
Subject
landscape
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.59
Description
Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake, 1962
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.59
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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.06
Description
The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains an…
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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 56.0 cm
Description
The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains and glacier; viewer’s right the scree slope and upward sweep of a mountain, moving to the left is the next mountain with its white and blue glacier top and blue sweep down the middle of the mountain. Lower mid-centre is the glacier snow field and to the left is a brown and white mountain. The gloomy sky is grey and white swirling clouds with hints of yellow through the grey and blue sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Bow Glacier
Bow Lake
Janet Holly Middleton
Credit
Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.06
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Bow River near Exshaw, Alta

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Artist
Mary Augusta Catharine Heister Reid (1854 – 1921, American, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HrM.05.01
Description
A mountain and river landscape scene on light brown paper.
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Artist
Mary Augusta Catharine Heister Reid (1854 – 1921, American, Canadian)
Title
Bow River near Exshaw, Alta
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
19.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
A mountain and river landscape scene on light brown paper.
Subject
Exshaw
Bow River
mountain
Hamlet of Exshaw
Credit
Gift of Rod Green, Calgary, 2017
Catalogue Number
HrM.05.01
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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.02
Description
Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Bow River NWT, 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
Subject
mountains
Banff
Bow River
Alberta
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.02
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Canadian Rockies, 1965

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.67
Description
A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope ris…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Rockies, 1965
Date
1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope rises up on the right and is cut off.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.67
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Cattle Roundup near Village

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1897
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.57
Description
A figure on a horse moves from the left side of the image. A town sits in the centre background. The foreground is a grassy field and the upper half of the image is a cloudy sky.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Cattle Roundup near Village
Date
c. 1897
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 27 cm
Description
A figure on a horse moves from the left side of the image. A town sits in the centre background. The foreground is a grassy field and the upper half of the image is a cloudy sky.
Subject
landscape
horse
figure
grass
cloud
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.57
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Celebration in Remembrance

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1927
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.22
Description
Scene of a boat blue/rusting in colour with waves exploding up around its sides reaching twice the height of the boat in the air - the sky is a pale grey colour.“Collings used cold colours in this starkly observed drama. The air is filled with pale puffs of explosives while white jets of water burs…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Celebration in Remembrance
Date
1927
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22 x 15.5 cm
Description
Scene of a boat blue/rusting in colour with waves exploding up around its sides reaching twice the height of the boat in the air - the sky is a pale grey colour.“Collings used cold colours in this starkly observed drama. The air is filled with pale puffs of explosives while white jets of water burst from what appears to be a fire boat.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
boat
explosives
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.22
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Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.30
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 37.7 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
rivers Liard, Toad
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.30
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 11.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
Subject
figure
man
animal
dog
activity
cooking
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.59
Description
Two figures walk closely together on a path which leads to the ocean in the upper right side of the image. On both sides the couple is centred by grass and hill landscape.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Couple By Seashore
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Two figures walk closely together on a path which leads to the ocean in the upper right side of the image. On both sides the couple is centred by grass and hill landscape.
Subject
landscape
couple
figure
ocean
grass
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.59
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Finlay River, Fire Desolation

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.26
Description
lto mid:” Finlay River, Fire Desolation”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Finlay River, Fire Desolation
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 45.4 cm
Description
lto mid:” Finlay River, Fire Desolation”
Subject
landscape
burned forest
river, Finlay
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.26
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Foothills of the Rockies

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1925
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.01
Description
Landscape, colourful rolling foothills in the forground. - in the immediate forground at the bl. is a spot of green brown grasses. - past that is a varying green plateau. - then a spot of trees onward to the purple/blue mountains in the distance. - the sky fades into a yellow to green shade.“Collin…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Foothills of the Rockies
Date
1925
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.3 x 37 cm
Description
Landscape, colourful rolling foothills in the forground. - in the immediate forground at the bl. is a spot of green brown grasses. - past that is a varying green plateau. - then a spot of trees onward to the purple/blue mountains in the distance. - the sky fades into a yellow to green shade.“Collings typically restricted his darkest tones in this late watercolour to minimal accents -- a streak of rich sienna merging with deep blue which works as a ‘base line’ and his the key to colour relationships in the rest of his picture. The overall pastel tones and broad, open river valley view combine to produce an effect of silent and awesome beauty.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
water
grass
plateau
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.01
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Fort Simpson, MacKenzie River

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.49
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Fort Simpson, MacKenzie River
Date
1927
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
8.2 x 13.1 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
river, McKenzie
winter
fort, Simpson
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.49
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