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- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 8
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 3
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 2
- James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian) 2
- Banff Library/Senior's Centre 1
- Banff Seniors Society 1
- Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian) 1
- Boles, Glen 1
- Brewster, F.O. 1
- Brewster, Pat 1
- Diane Pugen (1943 – , Canadian) 1
- Gadd, Ben 1
- 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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Rapids on the Vermilion River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpud.03.01
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PuD.03.01
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Central image waterfalls coming from upper left corner where there are a group of trees growing.
- Title
- Rapids on the Vermilion River
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Central image waterfalls coming from upper left corner where there are a group of trees growing.
- Credit
- Purchased from Diane Pugen, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- PuD.03.01
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- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.11
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. The painting is of a road winding through a mountain landscape. The image is tall and narrow. In the background there are three mountain peaks. All the mountains have simple outlines that have been done in pencil. The largest of the peaks, on the viewer’s right, ha…
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- Title
- RD MTN TWST
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. The painting is of a road winding through a mountain landscape. The image is tall and narrow. In the background there are three mountain peaks. All the mountains have simple outlines that have been done in pencil. The largest of the peaks, on the viewer’s right, has a dark grey-blue wash near the top. The peak on the left in the background has a brown-grey wash. There is a brown-grey road that starts in the brhc and winds to the left, then disappears into the mountains about half way up the painting. Around the image there is a thin pencil line border. Under the image, at centre, is the title written in pencil, “RD MTN TWST”. In the brhc of the paper is the artist signature written in pencil and the year, “Sinclair 78”. Au verso, written in red ink in the top rhc is, “R.S. 666”.
- Credit
- Gift of David McClintock Denovan, Calgary, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.11
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Small lake in Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.13
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.13
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Small lake in Mountains
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5; 26.7 x 26.7; 32.1 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.13
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- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.12
- Description
- Two watercolours framed in a diptych. Dominant colours are shades of brown, black.
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- Title
- Strange Space
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 14 x 19 cm
- Description
- Two watercolours framed in a diptych. Dominant colours are shades of brown, black.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.12
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- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.06
- Description
- Prairie highway through fields; bottom half of picture is white; rolling hills with fields to centre of picture; some sections painted various shades of green and brown; a road is off left centre disappearing on the horizon; top half is sky, shades of blue with a bank of white clouds across pi…
- Title
- To Winnipeg
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Prairie highway through fields; bottom half of picture is white; rolling hills with fields to centre of picture; some sections painted various shades of green and brown; a road is off left centre disappearing on the horizon; top half is sky, shades of blue with a bank of white clouds across picture and on the horizon; a green number 8 is centre bottom.
- Credit
- Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.06
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.26
- Description
- Two thirds of the painting is dominated by a herd of bison grazing in the foothills. There is one large bull on the left. The mountains are in the background under a cloudy sky.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.7 cm
- Description
- Two thirds of the painting is dominated by a herd of bison grazing in the foothills. There is one large bull on the left. The mountains are in the background under a cloudy sky.
- Credit
- Purchased from James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.26
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Untitled [Rocks and Trees]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgyh.05.06
- Date
- c. 1980
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.05.06
- Description
- Rocks in shades of grey and yellow form a pile in the foreground. On top of the rock pile are a stand of trees which may be larches. The trees are painted quite softly and loosely. Mountain peaks in dark blue are visible behind the trees. The sky is a cloudy grey colour.
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- Title
- Untitled [Rocks and Trees]
- Date
- c. 1980
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- Rocks in shades of grey and yellow form a pile in the foreground. On top of the rock pile are a stand of trees which may be larches. The trees are painted quite softly and loosely. Mountain peaks in dark blue are visible behind the trees. The sky is a cloudy grey colour.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- trees
- larches
- rocks
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.05.06
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Unto Every Tree
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcar.03.01
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaR.03.01
- Description
- A detailed drawing of a tree stands at centre left, roots extend out, two lines run across page near centre, a small island with barren trees at centre right in the distance, various size circles (5) scattered over drawing
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- Title
- Unto Every Tree
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 44.4 x 59.7 cm
- Description
- A detailed drawing of a tree stands at centre left, roots extend out, two lines run across page near centre, a small island with barren trees at centre right in the distance, various size circles (5) scattered over drawing
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Ralp Carmichael, Edmonton, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- CaR.03.01
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- Artist
- Penny Honey Church
- Date
- c. 1977
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChP.05.01
- Description
- A brown tree trunk is all along the left edge of picture, top left has long green leaves pointing downward to centre of picture; long thin tendrils curve gracefully over all from which hang yellow/brown orchids; the orchids form an overall pattern; bottom of picture behind the tree are green hills …
- Artist
- Penny Honey Church
- Title
- Wild Orchids
- Date
- c. 1977
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.2 x 28.1 cm
- Description
- A brown tree trunk is all along the left edge of picture, top left has long green leaves pointing downward to centre of picture; long thin tendrils curve gracefully over all from which hang yellow/brown orchids; the orchids form an overall pattern; bottom of picture behind the tree are green hills and a glimpse of blue water in right bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChP.05.01
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