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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1957
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.24
Description
General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Airdrie, Alberta
Date
1957
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 27.8 cm
Description
General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
Subject
architecture, rural
landscape, prairie
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.24
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Answering The Challenge

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Answering The Challenge
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 182.8 cm
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
elk
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
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Artist
Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1970
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
DgO.02.02
Description
tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
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Artist
Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian)
Title
Avalanche Slope
Date
1955 – 1970
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
120.0 x 120.00 cm
Description
tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
landscape
winter
Credit
Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
Catalogue Number
DgO.02.02
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Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1957
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.19
Description
General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia
Date
1957
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 27.8 cm
Description
General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.
Subject
seascape, Pacific
trees
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.19
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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991

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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
acrylic; charcoal on canvas
Catalogue Number
EnM.12.05
Description
Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
Date
1991
Medium
acrylic; charcoal on canvas
Dimensions
43.0 x 73.0 cm
Description
Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
Subject
mountains
animal, bears
Maureen Enns
Credit
Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
Catalogue Number
EnM.12.05
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Bow Valley Series
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
81.2 x 101.6 cm
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
Yamnuska
Dorothy Knowles
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.581
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Buffalo Stampede
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
9.6 x 21.7 cm
Subject
activity
stampede
animal
buffalo
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.581
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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.12
Description
A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
Date
1993
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
30.6 x 40.7 cm
Description
A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
beaver
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.12
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Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1957 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.20
Description
General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia
Date
1957 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 26.6 cm
Description
General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.
Subject
seascape, Pacific
skyline
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.20
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.566
Description
A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Camp at Dusk
Date
1950 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
27.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in the foreground, one in red, and one in blue and yellow and suggestions of others in the background. There is a low blue sky dusk descending overhead.
Subject
landscape
camp
teepee
figure
group
Peter Whyte
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.566
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.580
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Camp Scene
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
9.4 x 21.4 cm
Subject
landscape
camp
teepee
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.580
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.582
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Camp Scene
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9.7 x 21.4 cm
Subject
camp
teepee
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.582
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1954 – 1955
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.570
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Chiefs on Horseback
Date
1954 – 1955
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
20.2 x 50.3 cm
Subject
landscape
animal
horse
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.570
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.571
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Circle of Tents
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
6.5 x 19.0 cm
Subject
camp
teepee
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.571
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.13
Description
A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the …
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Coming Together
Date
1990
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
20.4 x 25.4 cm
Description
A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the image and appears to be walking toward the others in the woods.
Subject
animal
Bison
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.13
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.452
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Corral, Bow Lake
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
camp
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.452
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Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1954
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.424
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake
Date
1954
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.1 x 30.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.424
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Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.514
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.4 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.514
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Down Before the Storm

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Artist
Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1970
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
DgO.02.03
Description
The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
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Artist
Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian)
Title
Down Before the Storm
Date
1955 – 1970
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
120.0 x 120.0 cm
Description
The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
Subject
landscape
skiing
Credit
Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
Catalogue Number
DgO.02.03
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Artist
Dan Hudson (1959 – , Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
HdD.02.01
Description
In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also…
Artist
Dan Hudson (1959 – , Canadian)
Title
Emergence
Date
1990
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
160.0 x 160.0 cm
Description
In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also in the same area there is a wolf leaning down to get a drink of water and directly beneath that wolf is his reflection that looks like another wolf. Both wolves are purple with white highlights. At the top left corner there is a ring of fire, orange and red in colour. The background behind the above mentioned is black and the paint has been applied very thick (almost impasto in some places). The frame for the canvas is made out of natural wood poles and the ends stick out at each corner and cross over each other.
Subject
figure
male
animal
wolf
mythological
Credit
Gift of Dan Hudson, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
HdD.02.01
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