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Norman Luxton

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Date: 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DgN.02.02

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Title: Norman Luxton

Date: 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75 x 55 cm

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1980

Catalogue Number: DgN.02.02

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Old Town

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

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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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

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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The Olivers

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.462

Description: A pencil drawing of two figures facing away from the viewer towards a door. They have suitcases and below the figures is a welcome mat.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Olivers

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.5 cm

Description: A pencil drawing of two figures facing away from the viewer towards a door. They have suitcases and below the figures is a welcome mat.

Subject: Olivers; welcome

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.462

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On Earth Peace

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Artist: Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971, American)

Date: 1958

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: KeR.04.01

Description: Night scene of flying damsel scattering flower blossoms. Black ink on ivory card stock (Christmas card sent to Whytes by artist) Signed in picture blc RK and titled On Earth Peace.

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Artist: Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971, American)

Title: On Earth Peace

Date: 1958

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 12.9 x 10.4 cm

Description: Night scene of flying damsel scattering flower blossoms. Black ink on ivory card stock (Christmas card sent to Whytes by artist) Signed in picture blc RK and titled On Earth Peace.

Subject: Christmas; figure, female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: KeR.04.01

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On the Way to Indian Days

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1952 – 1957

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.020

Description: Colour: blue, green, yellow, black. The lower two thirds is long yellow and green grass. Where the blue sky meets the grass there is a caravan of horses and wagons. Seven horses and riders on the left side moving right and one wagon center and one wagon right pulled by two horses each and piled hig…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: On the Way to Indian Days

Date: 1952 – 1957

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 51.1 x 150.8 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green, yellow, black. The lower two thirds is long yellow and green grass. Where the blue sky meets the grass there is a caravan of horses and wagons. Seven horses and riders on the left side moving right and one wagon center and one wagon right pulled by two horses each and piled high with baggage and people. At the very front on the right side runs a little black dog.

Subject: landscape; figure; group; transportation; animal; horse; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.020

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Owl

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Artist: Lukta Qiatsuq (1928 – 2004, CDN)

Date: 1959

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: LuK.04.01

Description: a stylized owl with wings spread. Thick black lines define the image . Stylized feathers on wings tips, breast and tail.

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Artist: Lukta Qiatsuq (1928 – 2004, CDN)

Title: Owl

Date: 1959

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 30.6 x 45.9 cm

Description: a stylized owl with wings spread. Thick black lines define the image . Stylized feathers on wings tips, breast and tail.

Subject: owl; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: LuK.04.01

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Peninsula, Alaska

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.200

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Peninsula, Alaska

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.3 x 30.3 cm

Subject: seascape; Pacific; mountains; boat; Alaska

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.200

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Peyto Lake

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.484

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Peyto Lake

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.3 x 35.0 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.484

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Pilot Mountain

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.378

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Pilot Mountain

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.7 x 27.8 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.378

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Polar Bear

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Artist: Juda Taqtu (1937 – , Inuit, Canadian)

Date: 1952

Catalogue Number: TaU.06.01

Description: Sculpture of polar bear standing. Eyes are carved white circles with a solid white dot in centre of circles.

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Artist: Juda Taqtu (1937 – , Inuit, Canadian)

Title: Polar Bear

Date: 1952

Dimensions: 5.0 x 3.0 x 10.5 cm

Description: Sculpture of polar bear standing. Eyes are carved white circles with a solid white dot in centre of circles.

Subject: polar bear

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: TaU.06.01

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Prairie Highway

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Artist: William Townsend (1909 – 1973, British)

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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Artist: William Townsend (1909 – 1973, British)

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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Railroad Workers

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Artist: Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)

Date: 1955 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DoW.02.02

Description: Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engin…

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Artist: Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)

Title: Railroad Workers

Date: 1955 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 64 x 360 cm

Description: Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engine coming towards the men. In the background are rolling hills and mountains. (Castle Mountain?)Artist signature is in lower right corner “Wadym D. 55”cascade hotel mural

Subject: railroad; builders; train; engine; cascade hotel mural

Credit: Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990

Catalogue Number: DoW.02.02

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Red Wing

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Artist: Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)

Date: 1955 – 1965

Medium: bronze

Catalogue Number: BeC.06.07

Description: A fully rigged western horse with his head down eating grass; on his right shoulder a brand: JM; the horse is standing on all 4 feet and with his nose to the ground these all make contact with the base - solid bronze. The horse Red Wing was Mrs. Gourlay's own pet and favourite mount for many years.…

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Artist: Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)

Title: Red Wing

Date: 1955 – 1965

Medium: bronze

Dimensions: 24.0 x 11.0 x 28.3 cm

Description: A fully rigged western horse with his head down eating grass; on his right shoulder a brand: JM; the horse is standing on all 4 feet and with his nose to the ground these all make contact with the base - solid bronze. The horse Red Wing was Mrs. Gourlay's own pet and favourite mount for many years. See Beil file for more information.

Subject: animal, horse

Credit: Gift of Melvin Gourley, Calgary, 1986

Catalogue Number: BeC.06.07

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Rider Leading Packhorse

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Artist: John Lefthand Jr.

Date: 1950 – 1970

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: LeJ.02.05

Description: Man wearing a black hat with a feather, white jacket, brown pants with a red stripe, is riding a brown horse, white face, leading a white pack horse. They are in centre of picture heading to the left. Two large clouds in a blue sky, the grass is light green lower left and darker green rest of botto…

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Artist: John Lefthand Jr.

Title: Rider Leading Packhorse

Date: 1950 – 1970

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 23.0 x 30.0 cm

Description: Man wearing a black hat with a feather, white jacket, brown pants with a red stripe, is riding a brown horse, white face, leading a white pack horse. They are in centre of picture heading to the left. Two large clouds in a blue sky, the grass is light green lower left and darker green rest of bottom of picture. A horned skull is in bottom right of picture.

Subject: landscape, foothills; animal, horse; figure, male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: LeJ.02.05

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River Bank

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Artist: William (Bill) Perehudoff (1919 – , Canadian)

Date: 1955

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: PeW.12.01

Description: The land in this painting is rolling hills of green and brown yellow colours. The horizon line is about two thirds of the way up the painting from the bottom. In the folds of rolling hills are trees of dark and medium colour green. In the center of the painting are two buildings. One may be a house…

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Artist: William (Bill) Perehudoff (1919 – , Canadian)

Title: River Bank

Date: 1955

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 57.0 x 66.0 cm

Description: The land in this painting is rolling hills of green and brown yellow colours. The horizon line is about two thirds of the way up the painting from the bottom. In the folds of rolling hills are trees of dark and medium colour green. In the center of the painting are two buildings. One may be a house and the other a small barn. On the left side there is another building that looks like barn. The sky is a blue/grey colour.

Subject: landscape; Canadian; architecture; house; barns

Credit: Gift of William (Bill) Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996

Catalogue Number: PeW.12.01

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Rock Pools, York River

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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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Rockslide, Moraine Lake

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: PeG.02.02

Description: Colour: blue, green, black. Lower half is rough rocks rising up a bit on each side. Upper half at the left has trees and a smooth ridge going up to the upper left corner. Behind and central are blue mts. The sky across the top has a storm cloud in the upper right corner.

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Title: Rockslide, Moraine Lake

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 31.5 x 39 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green, black. Lower half is rough rocks rising up a bit on each side. Upper half at the left has trees and a smooth ridge going up to the upper left corner. Behind and central are blue mts. The sky across the top has a storm cloud in the upper right corner.