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Artist
C. H. Wood
Date
1901
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WoC.02.01
Description
Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
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Artist
C. H. Wood
Title
Pair of Lions
Date
1901
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.2 x 72.6 cm
Description
Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
Subject
Bill Peyto
animal
lion
Credit
Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
Catalogue Number
WoC.02.01
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Artist
H. A. Jukes
Date
1907
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
JuH.02.01
Description
A landscape oil painting featuring one bison (Sir Donald) in the centre of the image. HE stands on a grassy field, head down appearing to graze. Mountain slopes stretch up behind him at left. A brass plaque on the frame reads “SIR DONALD FIRST BULL BUFFALO AT BANFF NATIONAL PARK”. Attached to the b…
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Artist
H. A. Jukes
Title
Sir Donald
Date
1907
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
44.0 x 59.8 cm
Description
A landscape oil painting featuring one bison (Sir Donald) in the centre of the image. HE stands on a grassy field, head down appearing to graze. Mountain slopes stretch up behind him at left. A brass plaque on the frame reads “SIR DONALD FIRST BULL BUFFALO AT BANFF NATIONAL PARK”. Attached to the bottom of a frame is a smaller frame (17.0 cm x 12.0 cm) containing a piece of paper that outlines the history of the piece.
Subject
Sir Donald
Bison
Buffalo
Banff
Credit
Gift of Elsie McKenna, 2023
Catalogue Number
JuH.02.01
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Cascade Mountain 1908

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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.01
Description
General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Cascade Mountain 1908
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.3 x 43.2 cm
Description
General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.01
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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
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1909
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.10
Description
General colour: green. In the lower left corner there is a road and a cabin with a woman in the doorway and smoke coming out of the chimney. The road goes over a bridge over a stream. To the right is a lake with two men on the shore and a sailboat in the center. The hills rise up beyond and mountai…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1909
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.2 x 81.4 cm
Description
General colour: green. In the lower left corner there is a road and a cabin with a woman in the doorway and smoke coming out of the chimney. The road goes over a bridge over a stream. To the right is a lake with two men on the shore and a sailboat in the center. The hills rise up beyond and mountains behind them. Small clouds drift across the sky.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.10
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Lake Agnes, Canadian Rockies

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Artist
Louis Akhi
Date
1910
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Catalogue Number
AkL.02.01
Description
A mountain top view of Lake Agnes in the Canadian Rockies. In the foreground on the right are trees and land sloping to the left of the image. Behind the lake in the background are mountains with snow and a medium to light toned sky above.
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Artist
Louis Akhi
Title
Lake Agnes, Canadian Rockies
Date
1910
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Dimensions
40.3 x 30.4 cm
Description
A mountain top view of Lake Agnes in the Canadian Rockies. In the foreground on the right are trees and land sloping to the left of the image. Behind the lake in the background are mountains with snow and a medium to light toned sky above.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Lake Agnes
Credit
Gift of George K.K. (Tommy) Link, Tucson, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
AkL.02.01
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The Dog and the Hare

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Artist
Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)
Date
1912
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RaA.03.01
Description
Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.
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Artist
Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)
Title
The Dog and the Hare
Date
1912
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
20.8 x 25.2 cm
Description
Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.
Subject
animal
dog
hare
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
RaA.03.01
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The Cock and the Jewel

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Artist
Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)
Date
1912
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RaA.03.02
Description
One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121
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Artist
Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)
Title
The Cock and the Jewel
Date
1912
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.6 x 18.3 cm
Description
One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121
Subject
animal
chicken
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
RaA.03.02
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Mountains near Jasper, 1914

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Artist
John William Beatty (1869 – 1941, Canadian)
Date
1914
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
BeJ.02.01
Description
Oil painting depicting a mountain scene near Jasper. A dark green mountain in the foreground slopes up to the left of the image. In the bottom right corner, small brushstrokes of deep indigo blue are visible. Beyond the slope of this mountain, other mountains are visible in the distance. They a…
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Artist
John William Beatty (1869 – 1941, Canadian)
Title
Mountains near Jasper, 1914
Date
1914
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
35 x 39 cm
Description
Oil painting depicting a mountain scene near Jasper. A dark green mountain in the foreground slopes up to the left of the image. In the bottom right corner, small brushstrokes of deep indigo blue are visible. Beyond the slope of this mountain, other mountains are visible in the distance. They are painted in shades of mauve and blue. The mountain at the centre of the painting is capped by snow. The sky is a grey mauve colour.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Jasper National Park
Credit
Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2003
Catalogue Number
BeJ.02.01
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Date
1914
Medium
oil on paperboard
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.01
Description
In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Title
Clearwater Lake
Date
1914
Medium
oil on paperboard
Dimensions
119.5 x 80.1 cm
Description
In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
figure
man
forest
canoe
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.01
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Athabasca Valley and River, B.C.

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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Date
1914
Medium
oil on paperboard
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.03
Description
Mountain range dominates top half of the picture, small glacier on one mountain. Foreground is a dark blue river with white currents. Forest at centre right and centre left. Yellow tinged river valley.
Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Title
Athabasca Valley and River, B.C.
Date
1914
Medium
oil on paperboard
Dimensions
90.6 x 103.5 cm
Description
Mountain range dominates top half of the picture, small glacier on one mountain. Foreground is a dark blue river with white currents. Forest at centre right and centre left. Yellow tinged river valley.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
river
valley
Athabasca
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.03
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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1914
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
JaA.03.04
Description
Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Resplendent
Date
1914
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.6 x 27.8 cm
Description
Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
Catalogue Number
JaA.03.04
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Later Known as Mount Edith Cavell

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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1914
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
JaA.03.10
Description
Pencil sketch of a mountain. The mountain is centered with ridges at angles. Mountain appears to be snow covered. Foreground is a plain ridge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, fragile condition.
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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Later Known as Mount Edith Cavell
Date
1914
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.2 x 27.8 cm
Description
Pencil sketch of a mountain. The mountain is centered with ridges at angles. Mountain appears to be snow covered. Foreground is a plain ridge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, fragile condition.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
Catalogue Number
JaA.03.10
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Date
1917
Medium
oil on paper board
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.05
Description
A river covers most of the foreground with reflections of trees and mountains, rapids appear at centre. Evergreen trees and shrubs line the river on both sides. Low mountains in background. The sky is cloudy with tinges of yellow and pink.
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917
Medium
oil on paper board
Dimensions
24.5 x 34.8 cm
Description
A river covers most of the foreground with reflections of trees and mountains, rapids appear at centre. Evergreen trees and shrubs line the river on both sides. Low mountains in background. The sky is cloudy with tinges of yellow and pink.
Subject
landscape
river
mountains
forest
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.05
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Date
1917
Medium
oil on paper board
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.04
Description
A solitary snow covered mountain is in top half of picture, cloudy sky top third. A lake with reflections of the mountain and trees cover bottom half of picture. A green forested peninsula juts out from right centre. The surface has an odd overall texture. It appears that the surface was roll…
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Title
Mount Rainier
Date
1917
Medium
oil on paper board
Dimensions
30.6 x 47.0 cm
Description
A solitary snow covered mountain is in top half of picture, cloudy sky top third. A lake with reflections of the mountain and trees cover bottom half of picture. A green forested peninsula juts out from right centre. The surface has an odd overall texture. It appears that the surface was rolled with a paint roller before painting the picture.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.04
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1900 – 1965
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.03
Description
General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Glacier
Date
1900 – 1965
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 30.4 cm
Description
General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.03
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River in the Foothills

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Artist
Leonard Richmond (1874 – 1965, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
RiL.02.02
Description
The top half of the picture is a light coloured blue sky, a very few white clouds at top; immediate foreground is a river with some white water; the banks are rocky and coloured with yellow grasses; the centre has trees and mountains. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhi…
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Artist
Leonard Richmond (1874 – 1965, British)
Title
River in the Foothills
Date
c. 1920
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
38.0 x 50.5 cm
Description
The top half of the picture is a light coloured blue sky, a very few white clouds at top; immediate foreground is a river with some white water; the banks are rocky and coloured with yellow grasses; the centre has trees and mountains. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0331 A; 20684.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
RiL.02.02
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.001
Description
A portrait of a late middle aged man in three quarter profile. He wears a dark suit, white shirt, pink tie, has dark brown hair
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
52.5 x 43.0 cm
Description
A portrait of a late middle aged man in three quarter profile. He wears a dark suit, white shirt, pink tie, has dark brown hair
Subject
portrait
man
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.001
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.002
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile. She has short brown hair, blue eyes, and white collared robe. She is in front of a light tan background. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.5 x 43 cm
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile. She has short brown hair, blue eyes, and white collared robe. She is in front of a light tan background. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.002
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.003
Description
Portrait of middle-aged man in front profile. He is balding and wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and black tie. The background is dark red. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.5 x 43.5 cm
Description
Portrait of middle-aged man in front profile. He is balding and wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and black tie. The background is dark red. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
Subject
portrait
man
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.003
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