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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Battle of Cressy

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Dimensions: 18.0 x 28.5 cm

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”

Subject: activity; war; figure; group; animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

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Ejiri, View of Miho, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

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Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)

Date: 1834

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: HiU.04.01

Description: Harbour scene, houses in foreground, boats and sailboats in harbour, some out at sea, mountains to the left center. The sky at the horizon is pink, a orange stripe runs along top of picture.

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Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)

Title: Ejiri, View of Miho, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Date: 1834

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 25.9 x 36.4 cm

Description: Harbour scene, houses in foreground, boats and sailboats in harbour, some out at sea, mountains to the left center. The sky at the horizon is pink, a orange stripe runs along top of picture.

Subject: landscape; lake; mountains; view of Miho; boats

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: HiU.04.01

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Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.07

Description: Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corne…

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 32.8 x 48.0 cm

Description: Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corner. “F.M. Bell-Smith 1887” at bottom right.

Subject: mountains; lake; CPR

Credit: Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.07

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Kicking Horse Lake Looking East, Hector on the Canadian Pacific Railway

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Artist: William Notman (1826 – 1891)

Date: 1887

Medium: photographic print on paper

Catalogue Number: NoW.18.01

Description: Mountain landscape with large lake dominating the centre. A small white building and storage tank [possibly a refueling station] can be seen on the far side of the lake. Train tracks run the width of foreground and seated figure [known to be Fredrick M. Bell-Smith] at easel in bottom right corner. …

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Artist: William Notman (1826 – 1891)

Title: Kicking Horse Lake Looking East, Hector on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Date: 1887

Medium: photographic print on paper

Dimensions: 22.6 x 27.8 cm

Description: Mountain landscape with large lake dominating the centre. A small white building and storage tank [possibly a refueling station] can be seen on the far side of the lake. Train tracks run the width of foreground and seated figure [known to be Fredrick M. Bell-Smith] at easel in bottom right corner. Title typed in bottom left corner. Manufacturer’s mark “WM. NOTMAN & SON, MONTREAL” typed in bottom right.

Subject: mountains; lake; CPR; Fredrick Bell-Smith

Credit: Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021

Catalogue Number: NoW.18.01

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Crows in Flight

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Artist: Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)

Date: 1887

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ShE.04.01

Description: Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…

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Artist: Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)

Title: Crows in Flight

Date: 1887

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36.3 x 30.3 cm

Description: Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.

Subject: animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ShE.04.01

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Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1896

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.04 a-c

Description: (a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both …

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

Date: 1896

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 25 cm

Description: (a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both are dressed in black kimonos and wearing tall conical black hats (c) 37.7 x 25.7/35.9 x 24.5 three ladies dressed in black kimonos with tall black hats are all holding long swords, and one has a paper lantern. Horses were brought to Japan from North China and Mongolia.

Subject: figure; group; female; animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.04 a-c

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Mount Baker from B.C. Coast, Olympic Range, Siwash Indian Boat

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Artist: Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)

Date: 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: MrT.05.01

Description: Foreground has yellow grasses, rocks and a bare ground leading towards light blue water to the right of the picture. On the edge of the water on the bare embankment is a canoe with two people. Green trees to left centre of foreground and across the river, low blue/purple mountains are in front of s…

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Artist: Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)

Title: Mount Baker from B.C. Coast, Olympic Range, Siwash Indian Boat

Date: 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 46.5 x 66.0 cm

Description: Foreground has yellow grasses, rocks and a bare ground leading towards light blue water to the right of the picture. On the edge of the water on the bare embankment is a canoe with two people. Green trees to left centre of foreground and across the river, low blue/purple mountains are in front of snow-capped mountains to centre left. Cloudy sky with a few patches of blue.

Subject: landscape; mountain; lake; figure, male

Credit: Purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet (Canada) Ltd, Toronto, 1984

Catalogue Number: MrT.05.01

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Buffalo

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.37

Description: A wooden scultpure of a bison.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Buffalo

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: A wooden scultpure of a bison.

Subject: animal; buffalo

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.37

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Mountain Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.38

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Mountain Sheep

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 22.0 x 25.5 cm

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.38

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Big Horn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Big Horn Sheep

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 24.5 x 29.0 cm

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

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Fireweed

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Artist: Mary Black

Date: 1911

Medium: dried flowers; grass; butterfly on paper

Catalogue Number: BlM.13.01

Description: Two fire weed plants run the length and tilt to the right at the top. A butterfly hangs upside down in the upperleft corner. General colour-brown on soft grey white.

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Artist: Mary Black

Title: Fireweed

Date: 1911

Medium: dried flowers; grass; butterfly on paper

Dimensions: 49.5 x 21.5 cm

Description: Two fire weed plants run the length and tilt to the right at the top. A butterfly hangs upside down in the upperleft corner. General colour-brown on soft grey white.

Subject: botanical; fireweed; animal; butterfly

Credit: Gift of Fern Brewster Dooley, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: BlM.13.01

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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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Clearwater Lake

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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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Path, Emerald Lake

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.04

Description: A vertical painting with blue lake in the foreground and bushes and path on the right. Mountains and sky in upper two-thirds.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Path, Emerald Lake

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.9 x 8.3 cm

Description: A vertical painting with blue lake in the foreground and bushes and path on the right. Mountains and sky in upper two-thirds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; Emerald Lake

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.04

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Nakatsu River

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Date: 1916

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.13

Description: Colour: blue grey, sand, purple brown. In the upper part of the picture and down the left side are rocks. The water comes out of them from the upper left down into the lower area and half way up the right side.

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Title: Nakatsu River

Date: 1916

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 24.8 x 37.1 cm

Description: Colour: blue grey, sand, purple brown. In the upper part of the picture and down the left side are rocks. The water comes out of them from the upper left down into the lower area and half way up the right side.

Subject: landscape; lake

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.13

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Mount Rainier

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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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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.763

Description: Detailed sketch of a cabin on the edge of lake that has smoke coming out of the chimney, there is a dead tree to its left and a canoe sitting on the shore by the water. Out on the water there is two people in canoes paddling (all canoes are rockered canoes) about the water. In the background there …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14.8 x 21.6 cm

Description: Detailed sketch of a cabin on the edge of lake that has smoke coming out of the chimney, there is a dead tree to its left and a canoe sitting on the shore by the water. Out on the water there is two people in canoes paddling (all canoes are rockered canoes) about the water. In the background there is detailed tree line and mountain range.