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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1880
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.45
Description
Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Marble Halls
Date
1880
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
13.5 x 14 cm
Description
Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.45
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Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1880
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.04
Description
winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata
Date
1880
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.4 x 36.5 cm
Description
winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
Subject
landscape
figure ;group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.04
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Young Willow Branches - Moon Crescent

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Artist
Takada Kakushu
Date
1881
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KaD.03.01
Description
Willow branches fall into the page from the top edge, and one of these branches stretches all the way to the bottom center of the page. Through the leaves a crescent moon is visible.
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Artist
Takada Kakushu
Title
Young Willow Branches - Moon Crescent
Date
1881
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
32 x 35 cm
Description
Willow branches fall into the page from the top edge, and one of these branches stretches all the way to the bottom center of the page. Through the leaves a crescent moon is visible.
Subject
botanical
willow branches
landscape
moon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KaD.03.01
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Ike-No-Hata Fireworks

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1881
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.05
Description
two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
Date
1881
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.7 x 36.6 cm
Description
two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
Subject
landscape
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.05
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Tennoji Shimoi - River

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.01
Description
night scene, silhouette of two people in a house on a river, another person is approaching carrying a paper lantern, fireflies and reflection of the house lights in the water
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Tennoji Shimoi - River
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.2 x 36.1 cm
Description
night scene, silhouette of two people in a house on a river, another person is approaching carrying a paper lantern, fireflies and reflection of the house lights in the water
Subject
landscape
architecture
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.01
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King James Holy Bible

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
Date Range
1886
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 36
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 36
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1886
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 8.7 x 14 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
Notes
Inside cover is signed "G.E. Luxton W.L. College" [presumably referring to Georgina Luxton and Wesleyan Ladies' College, where she attended school ca. 1890-1895].
Name Access
Luxton, Georgina
Harmon, Aileen
Soole, Violet
Subject Access
Religions
Personal and Family Life
Education
Schools
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
England
London
Access Restrictions
Item is very fragile, consult with Archives/Library staff prior to handling
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Religions
Education
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Contains several loose inserts: Annotated business card for "Thwaites Sadler, Whip and Harness Maker, Bishopsgate Without, London" [1850-1870?] between pages 50 and 51; torn paper scrap with handwritten poem/excerpt between pages 552 and 553; annotated business card for "Your Restaurant" [possibly operated in Montreal, Quebec] between pages 606 and 607; 1922 newspaper clipping pertaining to political debate involving William Luxton in 1877; small newspaper clipping pertaining to a meeting with members of the Literary-Dramatic Club in Banff between pages 738 and 739; and a newspaper clipping from 1901 mentioning Norman Luxton and John Voss' global canoe trip aboard the Tilikum.
Processing Status
Processed
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Date
1886
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.02
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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Title
The Canadian Pacific Railway
Date
1886
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
40 x 28.2 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
CPR
Credit
Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.02
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Mt. Rundle, Vermilion Lakes, Banff, N.W.T.

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.06
Description
Mt. Rundle with Vermilion Lakes in foreground. A figure in a canoe is on the shore of the lake in the lower centre of image.
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Mt. Rundle, Vermilion Lakes, Banff, N.W.T.
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
33.5 x 48.6 cm
Description
Mt. Rundle with Vermilion Lakes in foreground. A figure in a canoe is on the shore of the lake in the lower centre of image.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Mount Rundle
Vermilion Lakes
activity
canoeing
Credit
Gift of Ted and Judy Mills, Mill Bay, 2005
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.06
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McIntosh family portrait

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the McIntosh family posed in a photograph studio with inscriptions on the back
Date Range
1888
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 425
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 425
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1888
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the McIntosh family posed in a photograph studio with inscriptions on the back
Subject Access
Children
Family and personal life
Portrait
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
D. Clark
Date
1888
Medium
watercolour on heavy paper
Catalogue Number
CiD.05.01
Description
The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????.…
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Artist
D. Clark
Title
Part of Old Banff
Date
1888
Medium
watercolour on heavy paper
Dimensions
21 x 35.5 cm
Description
The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????. A log structure to centre left, a small red building centre right, five trees in centre, numerous stumps. The grass and trees are green. Along the bottom of the picture is inscribed: Part of original Banff Siding 29? 1888 Cascade Mtn 8K - D Clark, Agent CPR.Siding 29 was established in 1883 at the base of Cascade Mtn. The CPR moved the station to its current Banff location in 1889 and by 1897 all the residents of the old town had moved to the new town of Banff. Eleanor Luxton, Banff Canada’s First National Park... pg. 68
Subject
landscape
Banff
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CiD.05.01
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Mount Sir Donald Station

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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Date
1889
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.01
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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Title
Mount Sir Donald Station
Date
1889
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
33.5 x 22.6 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
CPR
Credit
Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.01
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View of Pinedale From the Sanitarium

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Artist
Hinas
Date
1889
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HiN.05.01
Description
landscape watercolour scene depicting Tunnel Mountain, Mt. Peechee, Mt. Rundle and the Bow River. A small brown-roofed house is slightly off-center left, below Mt. Peechee and above the Bow River. There are touches of blue and pink in the lightly clouded sky
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Artist
Hinas
Title
View of Pinedale From the Sanitarium
Date
1889
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 22.5 cm
Description
landscape watercolour scene depicting Tunnel Mountain, Mt. Peechee, Mt. Rundle and the Bow River. A small brown-roofed house is slightly off-center left, below Mt. Peechee and above the Bow River. There are touches of blue and pink in the lightly clouded sky
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
Credit
Gift of Rod Green, Calgary, 2016
Catalogue Number
HiN.05.01
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Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
BeS.02.01
Description
Colour: blue, green. The lower half is a lake with two people in a canoe right of center. A piece of land with evergreens comes out at the right side. The upper half is a mountain range. At the left side in the distance is another range. Above is clear blue sky.This painting was lent to the Winnipe…
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
34.0 x 57.0 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. The lower half is a lake with two people in a canoe right of center. A piece of land with evergreens comes out at the right side. The upper half is a mountain range. At the left side in the distance is another range. Above is clear blue sky.This painting was lent to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1975 to be included in the exhibition The Railway: A Patron of the Arts in Canada. The exhibition was circulated accross the country for two years.
Subject
landscape
lake, mountain
Lake Minnewanka
Mount Inglismaldie
figure, male
Credit
Purchased from Red River Books, 1968
Catalogue Number
BeS.02.01
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Trestles at the Loop

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1890
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.04
Description
Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Trestles at the Loop
Date
1890
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 47.7 cm
Description
Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Kicking Horse Pass, transportation
train
CPR
Credit
Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2004
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.04
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Maria begegneteinem Hertenknaben

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Artist
Y. Scheurenberg
Date
1892
Medium
lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
ScY.04.01
Description
Black and white reproduction of a sketch showing a woman in a long robe holding a naked baby [likely Mary and Jesus] out towards a young shepherd boy who is handing a dandelion to the baby. There are sheep behind the boy and a background of meadows and trees.
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Artist
Y. Scheurenberg
Title
Maria begegneteinem Hertenknaben
Date
1892
Medium
lithograph on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 11.5 cm
Description
Black and white reproduction of a sketch showing a woman in a long robe holding a naked baby [likely Mary and Jesus] out towards a young shepherd boy who is handing a dandelion to the baby. There are sheep behind the boy and a background of meadows and trees.
Subject
landscape
figure
group
religious
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ScY.04.01
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1893
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CoJ.02.03
Description
Scene in a forest with a stream. Overall green value of the painting, - there is a herring standing in the steam just below center at the narrowest part where the stream seems to drop to a lower level. - dark green shadows across the top of the trees where they appear to canopy the scene. - dark br…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
His Haunt
Date
1893
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.5 x 30.5 cm
Description
Scene in a forest with a stream. Overall green value of the painting, - there is a herring standing in the steam just below center at the narrowest part where the stream seems to drop to a lower level. - dark green shadows across the top of the trees where they appear to canopy the scene. - dark brown bank to the left of the steam, and a dark green/yellow to the right of the stream.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
heron
stream
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.02.03
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Castle Mountain Siding

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Artist
C. Zollern
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour; photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
ZoC.13.01
Description
Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in i…
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Artist
C. Zollern
Title
Castle Mountain Siding
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour; photograph on paper
Dimensions
34.8 x 47.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in it on the right. On both sides of the river are trees and in the distance are mountains. Sky fills the top. The lower two pictures are photographs. The left is of the first Banff Springs Hotel and Rundle Mountain. The right is looking down the main street of Banff in 1895.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
architecture
rura;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
ZoC.13.01
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Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two wome…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 72 cm
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two women stand with their bodies facing eachother. The smaller woman is pointing at Mt. Fuji. In the second panel a woman stands in the rc, her body facing right and her head turned back to the left. She has her back to the mountain which is mostly featured in the second panel. In the third panel a woman sits on a bench facing left with her hand by her chest. A lamp is to the left of her bench. The ground the woman are on is mostly paper tone with a light wash.
Subject
figures
woman
landscape
mountain
Mt. Fuji
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
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The Lady of the Lake

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
Date Range
1898
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 13
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 13
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1898
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 12 x 16.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
Material Details
Book is bound in beige cloth with red, orange green and pink floral design.
Name Access
McDougall, May
Subject Access
Publication
Poetry
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Morley
Access Restrictions
Handle with caution as contents may be fragile
Language
English
Conservation
Item stored in separate file folder from other archival materials
Category
Family and personal life
Arts
Title Source
Title used is original from item in file
Content Details
[Annotation on first page:] "Miss May McDougall Morley, Alberta May, 10/98."
Processing Status
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Rockies in Moonlight

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Artist
George Horne Russell, RCA (1861 – 1933, Canadian)
Date
1898
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RuG.02.01
Description
Moonlit scene of the Canadian Rockies. The snowy peaks of a mountain are lit up by a crescent shaped moon in the top right corner. A wall of blue and grey mountain makes up most of the painting. The impression of trees is visible at the base of the mountain. The sky is a dark blue.
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Artist
George Horne Russell, RCA (1861 – 1933, Canadian)
Title
Rockies in Moonlight
Date
1898
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
Moonlit scene of the Canadian Rockies. The snowy peaks of a mountain are lit up by a crescent shaped moon in the top right corner. A wall of blue and grey mountain makes up most of the painting. The impression of trees is visible at the base of the mountain. The sky is a dark blue.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
night
moonlight
Credit
Purchased from The Collector’s Gallery, Calgary, 2004
Catalogue Number
RuG.02.01
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