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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2000 – 2000
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
Grl.01.07
Description
An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Abraham Lake #3
Date
2000 – 2000
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint.
Subject
landscape
lake
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
Grl.01.07
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.17
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Abraham Lake/East
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the trhc, “45/W”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.17
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Across the North Saskatchewan River/Shadows

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2003 – 2003
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.28
Description
An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artis…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Across the North Saskatchewan River/Shadows
Date
2003 – 2003
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 40.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artist’s signature is in the blhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “47/R”.
Subject
landscape
river
shadow
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.28
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Approaching Rain - West Kootenay Plains #1

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.39
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are grey, brown, and blue. From the left side of the image raises a dark grey mountain lined in blue. The lower part of this mountain extends to the right side of the canvas. The sky is grey with modeling that suggests the presence of cloud…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Approaching Rain - West Kootenay Plains #1
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are grey, brown, and blue. From the left side of the image raises a dark grey mountain lined in blue. The lower part of this mountain extends to the right side of the canvas. The sky is grey with modeling that suggests the presence of clouds, or a storm. The bottom of the piece has a small strip of blue, above which there are a series of vertical forms in green, blue and grey which could represent trees. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in orange paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “49/W”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.39
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Approaching Rain - West Kootenay Plains #2

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.40
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are grey, purple and beige. The sky is composed of swirls of grey , and the mountain on the left rises high into the sky and runs low across the centre of the work towards the right. The lower third of thework is blue, with lines of mo…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Approaching Rain - West Kootenay Plains #2
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are grey, purple and beige. The sky is composed of swirls of grey , and the mountain on the left rises high into the sky and runs low across the centre of the work towards the right. The lower third of thework is blue, with lines of mottled green and beige. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “49/X”.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.40
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Approaching Rain - West Kootenay Plains #3

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.41
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are grey, purple, green and beige. From the left side of the image raises a grey mountain in light and dark grey sections. The lower part of this mountain extends to the right side of the canvas. The sky is grey with modeling that sugg…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Approaching Rain - West Kootenay Plains #3
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are grey, purple, green and beige. From the left side of the image raises a grey mountain in light and dark grey sections. The lower part of this mountain extends to the right side of the canvas. The sky is grey with modeling that suggests the presence of clouds, or a storm. The bottom of the piece has a small strip of grey-blue, above which there is a line of green. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “49/Y”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.41
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Beyond Exceptional Pass

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
c. 1978
Medium
string; ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.13.01
Description
A angular mountain sits on the left of the image. The mountain is in shades of pink, purple and plain paper. The bottom of the work is dominated by a horizontal cloud, with the printed words “Beyond Exceptional Pass.” Extending from the tip of the mountain on the left, to a cloud on the right, is a…
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Beyond Exceptional Pass
Date
c. 1978
Medium
string; ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
52 x 62.5 cm
Description
A angular mountain sits on the left of the image. The mountain is in shades of pink, purple and plain paper. The bottom of the work is dominated by a horizontal cloud, with the printed words “Beyond Exceptional Pass.” Extending from the tip of the mountain on the left, to a cloud on the right, is a fine black netting.
Subject
collage
net
cloud
mountain
Credit
Gift of Anne (and John) Ewen, Banff, 2013
Catalogue Number
ArP.13.01
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.20
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, blue, yellow and purple. The top section of the image represents the mountains, rendered with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. The bottom third of the image represents the water, which is also intersected with ver…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake Study #1
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, blue, yellow and purple. The top section of the image represents the mountains, rendered with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. The bottom third of the image represents the water, which is also intersected with vertical lines on the right of the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in red paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/P”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.20
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.19
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, green, purple, orange and brown. The piece is dominated by one mountain, painted in a variety of colours. The bottom third of the image is blue. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint. Au verso, written in black ink …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake Study #4
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, green, purple, orange and brown. The piece is dominated by one mountain, painted in a variety of colours. The bottom third of the image is blue. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/S”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.19
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.18
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake Study #5
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/T”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
forest
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.18
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But of all the creatures...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.11
Description
The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
But of all the creatures...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.11
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The creatures in Southern waters...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.04
Description
The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
The creatures in Southern waters...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.04
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Creatures must be careful...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.07
Description
The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Creatures must be careful...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.07
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Creatures [Title Page]

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.01
Description
Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Creatures [Title Page]
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
17.4 x 17.6 cm
Description
Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.01
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.12
Description
This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed towar…
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
A Day at the Races
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed toward the right.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.12
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A few of them I know...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.09
Description
The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
A few of them I know...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.09
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2006 – 2006
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.46
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, purple and beige. The sky is a solid wash of blue, and the remainder of the work is a mixture of shades, prominently green on the left, beige closer to the sky, and purple mixed with green on the right. One of the moun…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Glacier Study #1
Date
2006 – 2006
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, purple and beige. The sky is a solid wash of blue, and the remainder of the work is a mixture of shades, prominently green on the left, beige closer to the sky, and purple mixed with green on the right. One of the mountains on the left is highlighted with a stroke of orange. The glacier is in the centre right of the image. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in blue paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “50/A-3”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
glacier
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.46
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Kananaskis Mountain Study #6

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2004 – 2004
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.34
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, yellow, purple and pink. The foreground is composed of trips of white and beige which are punctuated by five vertical green and yellow lines. The majority of the background is the mountain depicted in green, pink and yellow …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kananaskis Mountain Study #6
Date
2004 – 2004
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, yellow, purple and pink. The foreground is composed of trips of white and beige which are punctuated by five vertical green and yellow lines. The majority of the background is the mountain depicted in green, pink and yellow tones. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “48/U”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.34
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Kananaskis Mountain Study #7 2004

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2004
Medium
painting on masonite
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.01
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used in the painting are green, blue, brown and red. The image is impressionistic with thick, visible brush strokes. The viewer’s top left corner is blue and extends across the top of the of the painting, narrowing until disappearing in th…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kananaskis Mountain Study #7 2004
Date
2004
Medium
painting on masonite
Dimensions
41.0 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used in the painting are green, blue, brown and red. The image is impressionistic with thick, visible brush strokes. The viewer’s top left corner is blue and extends across the top of the of the painting, narrowing until disappearing in the right top corner. The rest of the painting is dominated by a largely green landscape. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in beige paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the top left-hand corner, “48/V”.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.01
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Kananaskis Mountain Study #9

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2004 – 2004
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.35
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, beige, green and pink. The centre of the image presents a beige mountain with pink highlights and a purple base. The sky is primarily dark blue, with grey clouds directly above the mass of the mountain. The lower third of the…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kananaskis Mountain Study #9
Date
2004 – 2004
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, beige, green and pink. The centre of the image presents a beige mountain with pink highlights and a purple base. The sky is primarily dark blue, with grey clouds directly above the mass of the mountain. The lower third of the work is green. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint. Au verso, written in black ink at the tlhc, “48/X”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.35
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