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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
1942
Medium
ink on rice paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.08
Description
a multi layered scene of rolling hills. In the foreground at the bottom of the image are 5 Canada geese standing in a field. Behind them are 3 cows and 3 horses among rows of crops. The mid ground has simple wooden buildings and a church at right. Larger buildings are in the row behind. A large blo…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Alta Scene
Date
1942
Medium
ink on rice paper
Dimensions
58.0 x 46.0 cm
Description
a multi layered scene of rolling hills. In the foreground at the bottom of the image are 5 Canada geese standing in a field. Behind them are 3 cows and 3 horses among rows of crops. The mid ground has simple wooden buildings and a church at right. Larger buildings are in the row behind. A large blocky industrial building is at back right and a small group of tipis are at left. Pointed mountains make up the background under a sky with flowing lines.
Subject
Alberta, Bow Valley, Morley, Mini thni, geese, cows, horses
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.08
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Boats, Wharf at Banff

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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.05.01
Description
Close up view of a small dock with 6 small row boats moored in the water next too it. Two additional boats (row or canoes) are upside down on the dock. In the foreground are grasses and a plank at left leading from bank to dock. The background has a grassy bank. Faint “C.R” in lower right corner.
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Boats, Wharf at Banff
Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Close up view of a small dock with 6 small row boats moored in the water next too it. Two additional boats (row or canoes) are upside down on the dock. In the foreground are grasses and a plank at left leading from bank to dock. The background has a grassy bank. Faint “C.R” in lower right corner.
Subject
boats
Banff
canoes
rowboats
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.05.01
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.01
Description
a close up sketch of the side of a building. The building has shaker siding on the top 2/3 and horizontal siding at the bottom. There are two windows and the rightmost side of the building is on stilts. Beside the building are leafy plants, the edge of another smaller building, and telephone poles.…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Exshaw
Date
1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
a close up sketch of the side of a building. The building has shaker siding on the top 2/3 and horizontal siding at the bottom. There are two windows and the rightmost side of the building is on stilts. Beside the building are leafy plants, the edge of another smaller building, and telephone poles. Mountains are in the background.
Subject
Exshaw, Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.01
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
c. 1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.02
Description
Pencil sketch of a white house with metal looking roof. Small wooden outbuilding attached to right side of house. In the background is a mountain with sparse tree cover.
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Exshaw Area
Date
c. 1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
Pencil sketch of a white house with metal looking roof. Small wooden outbuilding attached to right side of house. In the background is a mountain with sparse tree cover.
Subject
Exshaw Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.02
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
c. 1939
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.01
Description
A wooden church with singular tall tower topped with a cross. One person is on horseback in front of the church, another stands in shadow by the door, and two lean against the side of the building. Mountains are in the background. Church has been coloured with orange and blue paint, mountains with …
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Morley Church
Date
c. 1939
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.5 x 16.5 cm
Description
A wooden church with singular tall tower topped with a cross. One person is on horseback in front of the church, another stands in shadow by the door, and two lean against the side of the building. Mountains are in the background. Church has been coloured with orange and blue paint, mountains with blue, and trees and low hills in green.
Subject
Morley
McDougall United Church
Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.01
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
1942
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.05.02
Description
Two rows of simple wooden houses in brown, white, and red on a snowy slope. Two people in colourful clothing walk towards the houses in bottom right.
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1942
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28.5 x 35.5 cm
Description
Two rows of simple wooden houses in brown, white, and red on a snowy slope. Two people in colourful clothing walk towards the houses in bottom right.
Subject
houses
Mini Thini?
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.05.02
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
ca. 1941 – 1942
Medium
watercolour; ink; pencil on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.09.01
Description
A black coil bound sketchbook. Inside the front cover “Cliff Robinson 1009-13 Ave West, Calgary. Morley, Alta” has been written in ink. The sketchbook contains ink, watercolour, and pencil works that illustrate rural scenes [Morley/Mini Thni], studies of plants and animals, buildings, tipis, a sund…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
untitled
Date
ca. 1941 – 1942
Medium
watercolour; ink; pencil on paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A black coil bound sketchbook. Inside the front cover “Cliff Robinson 1009-13 Ave West, Calgary. Morley, Alta” has been written in ink. The sketchbook contains ink, watercolour, and pencil works that illustrate rural scenes [Morley/Mini Thni], studies of plants and animals, buildings, tipis, a sundance lodge, RCMP Barracks, Haida symbols, Loose linocuts of villages, a church have been placed between pages. Near the back is a letter to members of the Society of Canadian Painter-etchers and Engravers and a list of paintings exhibited by the Art Gallery of Toronto April 11 - May 3 1942
Subject
Stoney
Indigenous
Haida
birds
animals
Alberta
Mini Thni
RCMP
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.09.01
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Watercolour Painting

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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
c. 1942
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.05.03
Description
A winter rural scene with three buildings in the foreground, 5 horses are standing outside the buildings and one person is walking between the buildings. A small black car is parked at right. On a hill above the main street is another building. Telephone poles stretch off into the middle distance.…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Watercolour Painting
Date
c. 1942
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
A winter rural scene with three buildings in the foreground, 5 horses are standing outside the buildings and one person is walking between the buildings. A small black car is parked at right. On a hill above the main street is another building. Telephone poles stretch off into the middle distance. Large clouds are in the sky overhead.
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.05.03
Images
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