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An Awkward Juxtaposition

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
An Awkward Juxtaposition
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 20.2 cm
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
Subject
figure, male
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.01
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of Bill Hargrave (see de Grandmaison file for information on Mr. Hargrave). He is wearing a tam, green-yellow-red with a pom-pon, a shirt and tie, and a shawl-necked sweater
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Bill Hargrave
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Dimensions
61.0 x 50.5 cm
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of Bill Hargrave (see de Grandmaison file for information on Mr. Hargrave). He is wearing a tam, green-yellow-red with a pom-pon, a shirt and tie, and a shawl-necked sweater
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1985
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.01
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1950 – 1970
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.10
Description
A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Eagle Feeding Young
Date
1950 – 1970
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
45.7 x 65.5 cm
Description
A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.10
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Father Jean Louis Levern

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1945
Medium
painting on board
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.04
Description
An oil painting portrait of a man. An elderly man dominates the painting. The man has grey hair and is wearing a black high-necked coat with a large gold cross hanging on a black string around his neck. The background is a yellow-brown. The primary colours used are black, brown, yellow and red. The…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Father Jean Louis Levern
Date
1945
Medium
painting on board
Dimensions
59.0 x 41.7 cm
Description
An oil painting portrait of a man. An elderly man dominates the painting. The man has grey hair and is wearing a black high-necked coat with a large gold cross hanging on a black string around his neck. The background is a yellow-brown. The primary colours used are black, brown, yellow and red. The bottom of the canvas is unfinished/ left blank except for the artist signature in pencil in the blhc and in the brhc, “F. J. Levern, A.M.I - 1945 Cardston, Alberta”. Au verso, in black ink in the top lhc, “# 47”. And left of centre near the bottom is a piece of white paper with black text taped onto the board, see Narrative.
Subject
portrait
man
priest
Nicolas de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.04
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Great Diamond Island

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.08
Description
Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Great Diamond Island
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.2 x 30.5 cm
Description
Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
Subject
landscape, forest
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.08
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.04
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Guy Thomas
Date
1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
43 x 30 cm
Subject
portrait
male
Guy Thomas
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1980
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.04
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Jim Brewster of Banff

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1935 – 1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.06
Description
A realistic rendering of a head and shoulder portrait of Jim Brewster; a three-quarter view; he has on a light brown hat, blue jacket, white shirt, red tie; streaks of colour in background.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Jim Brewster of Banff
Date
1935 – 1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
76.0 x 56.0 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of a head and shoulder portrait of Jim Brewster; a three-quarter view; he has on a light brown hat, blue jacket, white shirt, red tie; streaks of colour in background.
Subject
portrait
male
portrait: Jim Brewster
Credit
Gift of Lubov de Grandmaison, 1990
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.06
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Jimmy Simpson, Banff Old Timer

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.03
Description
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson posed in a seated position with his p.r. arm resting on knee. There is a pipe in his right hand with a red kerchief around his neck and a wide brimmed hat on his head. His p.l. hand is in his pant pocket. Jimmy Simpson himself is an older man with white hair and a mustach…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Jimmy Simpson, Banff Old Timer
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
59cm x 71cm cm
Description
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson posed in a seated position with his p.r. arm resting on knee. There is a pipe in his right hand with a red kerchief around his neck and a wide brimmed hat on his head. His p.l. hand is in his pant pocket. Jimmy Simpson himself is an older man with white hair and a mustache. The background is a blue and Green mix.
Subject
Jimmy Simpson
Credit
Gift of Tamara de Grandmaison, Sechelt, , 2008
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.03
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.03
Description
General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
John Brewster
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
56.8 x 43.9 cm
Description
General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.03
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.05
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster as an elderly man. The head is drawn in good detail, full faced, shirt and tie evident, shoulders sketched in lightly. The face is round, hair over ears, otherwise bald, brown eyes, mustache, and amicable look.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
John Brewster
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
35; 50.4 x 34.2; 38 cm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster as an elderly man. The head is drawn in good detail, full faced, shirt and tie evident, shoulders sketched in lightly. The face is round, hair over ears, otherwise bald, brown eyes, mustache, and amicable look.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1983
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.05
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1870 – 1875
Medium
charcoal; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.01
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
John Brewster
Date
1870 – 1875
Medium
charcoal; graphite on paper
Dimensions
47.0 x 39.0 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.01
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with stic…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Neolithic Age
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 18.4 cm
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with sticks run up from behind a tree; to the left, in the background are two bears.
Subject
animal, buffalo
hunting
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
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Nicolas de Grandmaison Jr.

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
painting on canvas
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.06
Description
An oil painting portrait of a young boy. Dominating the painting is a young boy sitting on a step or ledge, looking at the viewer. His left leg is crossed on top of his right and he is wearing navy blue shorts and a light blue shirt with red trim along the collar. The boy has dark blonde hair and b…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Nicolas de Grandmaison Jr.
Date
n.d.
Medium
painting on canvas
Dimensions
64.0 x 50.5 cm
Description
An oil painting portrait of a young boy. Dominating the painting is a young boy sitting on a step or ledge, looking at the viewer. His left leg is crossed on top of his right and he is wearing navy blue shorts and a light blue shirt with red trim along the collar. The boy has dark blonde hair and blue eyes. The background is primarily green, brown and blue. Both of the boy’s hands appear unfinished. The artist signature is on the left hand side, near the bottom in pale pink paint. Au verso, written in pencil along the top of the canvas, “Property of Nickolas de Grandmaison Jr.” Written in the top rhc on the wooden frame in black ink, “# 144”.
Subject
portrait
boy
Nicolas de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.06
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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 Banff Springs Hotel

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.11
Description
A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the …
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Old Banff Springs Hotel
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
37.3 x 115.2 cm
Description
A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the sky looks unfinished).
Subject
landscape
Banff Springs Hotel
Canadian Rockies
architecture
river
Credit
Purchased from Thomas N. Lackey, Halifax, 1983
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.11
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1946
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.08
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of P.J. Jennings as an older man, head tilted slightly to the right, full face; blue eyes, rosey complexion, blue suit jacket, red and navy tie, white highlights behind left shoulder and head.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
P. J. Jennings
Date
1946
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
42.0 x 33.0 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of P.J. Jennings as an older man, head tilted slightly to the right, full face; blue eyes, rosey complexion, blue suit jacket, red and navy tie, white highlights behind left shoulder and head.
Subject
portrait, male
portrait, P. J. Jennings
Credit
Gift of Kay Paris, Vancouver, 1991
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.08
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Profile of a Young Girl

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.02
Description
A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Profile of a Young Girl
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
6.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
Subject
portrait
child
girl
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.02
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Small lake in Mountains

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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.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.13
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Sonia de Grandmaison

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
painting on canvas
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.05
Description
An oil painting portrait of a woman. The painting is dominated by by a woman sitting near water, looking down. The woman is wearing blue shorts and a red shirt with a red scarf around her head. The background is primarily yellow, blue and green with visible thick, short brush strokes. The artist si…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Sonia de Grandmaison
Date
n.d.
Medium
painting on canvas
Dimensions
63.5 x 51.0 cm
Description
An oil painting portrait of a woman. The painting is dominated by by a woman sitting near water, looking down. The woman is wearing blue shorts and a red shirt with a red scarf around her head. The background is primarily yellow, blue and green with visible thick, short brush strokes. The artist signature is written in black ink in the brhc. Au verso, written in blue ink in the top rhc, “PROPERTY OF LOU DE GRANDMAISON”. In the top rhc on the wooden frame in black ink, “#113”. In the centre on the left side of the wooden frame is a purple ink stamp. The first two lines of text are illegible and under them is, “25”. The same stamp, however even less legible, is also on the right side of the frame in the centre.
Subject
woman
Sonia de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.02.05
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1841
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.03
Description
Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Two Profiles
Date
1841
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
11.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841
Subject
portrait
female
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.03
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