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- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 14
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 7
- R. L. Hunter 4
- John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian) 3
- Unknown 3
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 2
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 2
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992) 1
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 1
- Cyril Harris ( – 1966, Canadian) 1
- Edward Goodall (1909 – 1982, Canadian) 1
- J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American) 1
Moose Kneeling
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.03.06
- Date
- 1958 – 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.06
- Description
- From a side view we can see this moose kneeling down on the ground eating grass. Behind this moose in the foreground, two other moose are walking and eating in the background. Around the feet on the closest moose there is some grass drawn at the ground level.
- Title
- Moose Kneeling
- Date
- 1958 – 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- From a side view we can see this moose kneeling down on the ground eating grass. Behind this moose in the foreground, two other moose are walking and eating in the background. Around the feet on the closest moose there is some grass drawn at the ground level.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.06
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- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle fo…
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- Title
- Mount Rundle
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 70.5 cm
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle foreground is made up of grey pebbles and small rocks with coniferous trees behind, the sun is shining on the mid- foreground and the viewer’s right highlighting the ground and trees. To the viewer’s right there is a pile of grey, brown, and beige rocks with two coniferous trees above and some yellow and brown bushes to the right of that; to the very far right the Bow River is visible and also above the bushes it is snaking its way through the valley toward Canmore. A purple-hued with some blue Tunnel (Buffalo) Mountain is in front of Mount Rundle. Mount Rundle is purple, grey, blue, pink and white with green patches to the right. The ranges on the viewer’s left are purple, grey and white and to the right of Mount Rundle they are blue, grey and white. The sky above which comprises one-third of the painting has more clouds than blue sky. The clouds are white, grey, brown growing into purple, grey and yellowish hues to the viewer’s right.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
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- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …
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- Title
- Old Town
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
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Prairie Highway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttow.03.01
- Date
- 1951 – 1972
- Medium
- oil pastel on paper (sketchbook)
- Catalogue Number
- ToW.03.01
- Description
- Blacktop highway covers bottom of picture going to center right, a yellow line runs in middle; yellow beside road, brown hills on either side, red on horizon, blue over the red, very sketchy.
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- Title
- Prairie Highway
- Date
- 1951 – 1972
- Medium
- oil pastel on paper (sketchbook)
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Blacktop highway covers bottom of picture going to center right, a yellow line runs in middle; yellow beside road, brown hills on either side, red on horizon, blue over the red, very sketchy.
- Subject
- landscape, prairie
- Credit
- Purchased from Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- ToW.03.01
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River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.30
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.30
- Description
- A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless …
- Title
- River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless trees. Along the close side of the river bank is a walkway with moorings or black pylons. Hazy trees are visible in the upper portion of the painting.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.30
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Rock Pools, York River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcaa.05.01
- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches …
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- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Title
- Rock Pools, York River
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches of green grass amongst the rocks. Faint pencil marks of letters can be seen scattered on rocks and pencil marks of outline sketch. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, “A.J.CASSON”. Au verso there are two stickers. The one in the top left corner is brown with black print, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED Dealers in Fine Paintings and Frames since 1842 641 YONGE ST. - - - TORONTO. Title: ROCK POOLS - YORK RIVER - 1957 Artist: A.J. CASSON Price: $175.00 Stock No: 3858b Height: 10 7/8 Width: 13 5/8”. The other sticker is white with green ink and blue pen and is in the top rhc, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED 641 YONGE STREET TORONTO M4Y 1Z9 MUSEUM MAT (has blue pen check mark beside) MUSEUM BACK (check mark beside) WC mounted INSPECTED BY: (illegible signature) BY ARTIST”.
- Subject
- rock pool
- A.J. Casson
- Credit
- Gift of David McClintock Denovan, Calgary, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
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Rocky Mountain Goat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactthm.03.05
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.05
- Description
- A left profile drawing of a Rocky Mountain Goat.
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- Title
- Rocky Mountain Goat
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A left profile drawing of a Rocky Mountain Goat.
- Subject
- animal, mountain goat
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.05
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The Secumsa Trail nearing Moose Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.05.20
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.20
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- Title
- The Secumsa Trail nearing Moose Pass
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.4 x 30.3 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.20
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Stony Rapid, Athabasca River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.05.12
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.12
- Description
- General colour: green. Four men are rowing while one poles a long barge up from the bottom left through turbulent water. Another boat moves across to the left on the right side near the trees which cut the picture horizontally in half. Above the trees is sky.signed lr: “E.C.W.Lamarque 1955”
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- Title
- Stony Rapid, Athabasca River
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 42.2 x 52.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: green. Four men are rowing while one poles a long barge up from the bottom left through turbulent water. Another boat moves across to the left on the right side near the trees which cut the picture horizontally in half. Above the trees is sky.signed lr: “E.C.W.Lamarque 1955”
- Subject
- landscape
- river
- boating
- group, males
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.12
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
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- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.14
- Description
- This watercolour is painted on the left half of an envelope complete with a cancelled two cent stamp and addressee underneath. Small brush strokes of purple and blue paint denote undergrowth with some pine trees to the left skirting the bottom of an incline. There is a blue lake in the middle and b…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- This watercolour is painted on the left half of an envelope complete with a cancelled two cent stamp and addressee underneath. Small brush strokes of purple and blue paint denote undergrowth with some pine trees to the left skirting the bottom of an incline. There is a blue lake in the middle and blue and white mountains in the background. A yellow sky with blue overhanging clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.14
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- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.34
- Description
- Mountains dominate top two thirds of picture. Running along base of mountains are a line of trees, a lake is indicated in bottom third foreground.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Mountains dominate top two thirds of picture. Running along base of mountains are a line of trees, a lake is indicated in bottom third foreground.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.34
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- Artist
- Phyllis Jeffrey
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1960
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 18.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- JeP.03.01
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- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.41
- Description
- The bottom half of the picture has a small lake centered, slopes to off to all sides into mountains, blue tinge centre right; blue mountains in background;a pale blue sky with a full moon to centre left. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the co…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 19.2 cm
- Description
- The bottom half of the picture has a small lake centered, slopes to off to all sides into mountains, blue tinge centre right; blue mountains in background;a pale blue sky with a full moon to centre left. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff centre catalogue numbers: 81 0305 A; 20658
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.41
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- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.38
- Description
- Autumn colours dominate the valley bottom and hills to the sides; blue/green patches in foreground; blue mountain with a snow patch in background; light blue sky, lighter at top left; brc: initialed and dated; mat inscribed; Best of everthing for Xmas & New York from Simpsons. Banff. 1958-9. Credit…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- Autumn colours dominate the valley bottom and hills to the sides; blue/green patches in foreground; blue mountain with a snow patch in background; light blue sky, lighter at top left; brc: initialed and dated; mat inscribed; Best of everthing for Xmas & New York from Simpsons. Banff. 1958-9. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0397 !; 20660
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.38
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- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.42
- Description
- The foreground is in yellow/green/brown covering the bottom half of the picture; 2 snow patches centre front and centre right; behind this slope is a snow covered mountain range; the top third of the picture is sky, light blue and white. Greetings hand written on mat, bottom right corner: Best Yule…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.3 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The foreground is in yellow/green/brown covering the bottom half of the picture; 2 snow patches centre front and centre right; behind this slope is a snow covered mountain range; the top third of the picture is sky, light blue and white. Greetings hand written on mat, bottom right corner: Best Yuletide Greeetings from Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson Banff. 1952-3. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0306 A; 20659.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.42
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Untitled [Bow Lake]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.51
- Date
- 1954 – 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.51
- Description
- A small lake or stream is in the foreground at the centre right. Bushes surround it in both of the lower corners. A line of trees stretches across the centre of the image. They appear to form an arc. The trees appear to be closer on either side of the image and further away in the middle. A mo…
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- Title
- Untitled [Bow Lake]
- Date
- 1954 – 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A small lake or stream is in the foreground at the centre right. Bushes surround it in both of the lower corners. A line of trees stretches across the centre of the image. They appear to form an arc. The trees appear to be closer on either side of the image and further away in the middle. A mountain capped in snow is in the background. The sky is blue and has clouds in it.
- Subject
- Landscape
- Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Lake
- Bow Lake
- Credit
- Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.51
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Untitled [Canadian Rockies]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.55
- Date
- 1959 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.55
- Description
- The sky takes up the top half of the piece, and is painted with a light blue wash. There is some fluffy white cloud activity. The foreground is a close up view of a mountain or large foothill. Nothing is growing on this portion of the piece but a small coniferous tree on the right side. A patch…
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- Title
- Untitled [Canadian Rockies]
- Date
- 1959 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- The sky takes up the top half of the piece, and is painted with a light blue wash. There is some fluffy white cloud activity. The foreground is a close up view of a mountain or large foothill. Nothing is growing on this portion of the piece but a small coniferous tree on the right side. A patch of yellow grass grows around this tree. This mountain or foothill has a since of being of a high elevation, through which another mountain range can be seen in the close distance as the foreground dips in the center. These two portions take up the other half of the piece.
- Subject
- Landscape
- Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.55
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Untitled [Canadian Rockies]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.56
- Date
- 1959 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.56
- Description
- This is a fall mountain and river scene. In the foreground, the grass around the river has turned yellow. The river exits at the bottom of the piece in a portion that spans from the LLC to the LRC. There are small islands covered with yellow grass in the river. Trees surround the river and grass…
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- Title
- Untitled [Canadian Rockies]
- Date
- 1959 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 37.1 cm
- Description
- This is a fall mountain and river scene. In the foreground, the grass around the river has turned yellow. The river exits at the bottom of the piece in a portion that spans from the LLC to the LRC. There are small islands covered with yellow grass in the river. Trees surround the river and grassy area creating a line as they visually connect when the river bends to the left. In the background, above the trees, is a mountain which takes up half of the piece. The right side of the mountain is in shadow. The sky is painted with a light blue wash, and is occupied with light clouds. Where the sky meets the mat at the top of the piece, a small piece of sky pokes through the clouds and is cropped by the mat.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.56
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