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Untitled

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Artist: Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)

Date: prior to 1925

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: DaL.05.02

Description: A mountain peak dominates, to left of top centre. Clouds indicated around mountain, slight pink tinge on left side of mountain top. blc and brc form valley in foreground with varied coloured foliage - yellow, red, green, purple fading into the mountain.

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Artist: Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1925

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 10.5 x 16.0 cm

Description: A mountain peak dominates, to left of top centre. Clouds indicated around mountain, slight pink tinge on left side of mountain top. blc and brc form valley in foreground with varied coloured foliage - yellow, red, green, purple fading into the mountain.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: DaL.05.02

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Untitled [Mountain Scene]

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Artist: Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)

Date: prior to 1923

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: DaL.05.05

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Artist: Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)

Title: Untitled [Mountain Scene]

Date: prior to 1923

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 9.2 x 12.5 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: DaL.05.05

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Untitled

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Artist: Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)

Date: prior to 1924

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: DaL.05.06

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Artist: Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1924

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 10.5 x 16.0 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: DaL.05.06

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Tom Wilson’s Cabin - Kootenay Plains

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 1996

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: EmA.05.01

Description: A medium size log cabin is surrounded by green grass and trees. The roof of the cabin has grass growing on it and the sky above is gray with many clouds. Most of the trees around this cabin are located at the back and the green grass is in the foreground.

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: Tom Wilson’s Cabin - Kootenay Plains

Date: 1996

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.9 x 35.0 cm

Description: A medium size log cabin is surrounded by green grass and trees. The roof of the cabin has grass growing on it and the sky above is gray with many clouds. Most of the trees around this cabin are located at the back and the green grass is in the foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; architecture; log cabin

Credit: Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1997

Catalogue Number: EmA.05.01

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King of the Rockies

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil; acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: EnM.12.01

Description: The center of the painting is a bear turned so it is looking to the left and out of the image frame. Behind the bear is a mountain range with some snow and ice throughout. In the bottom left corner there is a skull from a bighorn sheep. The lower right hand corner has bear foot prints in black with…

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Title: King of the Rockies

Date: 1993

Medium: oil; acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 213.3 x 152.4 cm

Description: The center of the painting is a bear turned so it is looking to the left and out of the image frame. Behind the bear is a mountain range with some snow and ice throughout. In the bottom left corner there is a skull from a bighorn sheep. The lower right hand corner has bear foot prints in black with red around them. The bear has a brown colour fur and the ground that it is standing on is blue green. The sky is also a green colour while the mountains have green shadows and white highlights. Located directly behind the bear are two black lines that crisscross as they get higher to the top of the painting.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; bear

Credit: Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 1996

Catalogue Number: EnM.12.01

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Flint’s Park

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: acrylic; charcoal; paper; glue on canvas

Catalogue Number: EnM.12.03

Description: Predominant colours are black, dark blue, grey and white. There is an outline of one large grizzly bear on the top two-thirds (viewer’s left) of the painting, side view, painted black, and the back part is flat background painted dark blue; this extends to the bottom left. The right side is backgro…

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Title: Flint’s Park

Date: 1993

Medium: acrylic; charcoal; paper; glue on canvas

Dimensions: 104.0 x 104.0 cm

Description: Predominant colours are black, dark blue, grey and white. There is an outline of one large grizzly bear on the top two-thirds (viewer’s left) of the painting, side view, painted black, and the back part is flat background painted dark blue; this extends to the bottom left. The right side is background and is painted white from top to the paw (viewer’s right) to the bottom of the painting. Overlapping this a large cutout of a bear, grey, white, and black charcoal, dominates the painting. Across the top of his body is a stencilled sign: “FLINTS PARK CABIN”, below this the outline of a Bighorn sheep’s head, and below this “WARDEN SERVICE” “BANFF NATIONAL PARK” is stencilled across his legs. Under this bear, to the viewer’s right, is the cutout of a grizzly bear’s head, painted black, and his left paw which is clutching a wire. The painting is signed in the brc “Enns ‘93”. On the unpainted part of the paper llhc: “Flint’s Park - B.N.P.” and lrhc: “Maureen Enns 1993”.

Subject: wildlife, grizzly bears; Banff National Park; Maureen Enns; warden

Credit: Gift of Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2010

Catalogue Number: EnM.12.03

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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Date: 1991

Medium: acrylic; charcoal on canvas

Catalogue Number: EnM.12.05

Description: Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Title: Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991

Date: 1991

Medium: acrylic; charcoal on canvas

Dimensions: 43.0 x 73.0 cm

Description: Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.

Subject: mountains; animal, bears; Maureen Enns

Credit: Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010

Catalogue Number: EnM.12.05

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Untitled

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Artist: S. E. Harrison

Date: c. 1910

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: HaS.02.01

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Artist: S. E. Harrison

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1910

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 29.5 x 21.5 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: HaS.02.01

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Emergence

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Artist: Dan Hudson (1959 – , Canadian)

Date: 1990

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: HdD.02.01

Description: In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also…

Artist: Dan Hudson (1959 – , Canadian)

Title: Emergence

Date: 1990

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 160.0 x 160.0 cm

Description: In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also in the same area there is a wolf leaning down to get a drink of water and directly beneath that wolf is his reflection that looks like another wolf. Both wolves are purple with white highlights. At the top left corner there is a ring of fire, orange and red in colour. The background behind the above mentioned is black and the paint has been applied very thick (almost impasto in some places). The frame for the canvas is made out of natural wood poles and the ends stick out at each corner and cross over each other.

Subject: figure; male; animal; wolf; mythological

Credit: Gift of Dan Hudson, Canmore, 1993

Catalogue Number: HdD.02.01

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Near Quartz Ridge

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Artist: Zelda F. Nelson-Henricks

Date: 1991

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HeZ.05.01

Description: A mountain landscape, the foreground is covered with rocks and varied green grasses, dark green evergreens in central area, centre left to right is a mountain range with some snow, the top third is blue sky with narrow white clouds.

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Artist: Zelda F. Nelson-Henricks

Title: Near Quartz Ridge

Date: 1991

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.3 x 35.4 cm

Description: A mountain landscape, the foreground is covered with rocks and varied green grasses, dark green evergreens in central area, centre left to right is a mountain range with some snow, the top third is blue sky with narrow white clouds.

Subject: landscape, mountain; landscape, summer; exhibition, Sunshine Art

Credit: Purchased from Sunshine Village, Banff, 1991

Catalogue Number: HeZ.05.01

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Mt. Sir Donald

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: c. 1914

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.01

Description: A vertical painting with the bottom three quarters heavily forested with a small blue river in foreground. A pointed mountain stands to left with a flatter snow covered mountain to the right. A lightly cloudy sky top quarter.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Mt. Sir Donald

Date: c. 1914

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.1 x 13.3 cm

Description: A vertical painting with the bottom three quarters heavily forested with a small blue river in foreground. A pointed mountain stands to left with a flatter snow covered mountain to the right. A lightly cloudy sky top quarter.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.01

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Bow Valley Series

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Artist: Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on linen

Catalogue Number: KnD.02.01

Description: In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…

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Artist: Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)

Title: Bow Valley Series

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on linen

Dimensions: 81.2 x 101.6 cm

Description: In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.

Subject: landscape; Canadian; Yamnuska; Dorothy Knowles

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996

Catalogue Number: KnD.02.01

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Thunder

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Artist: Barbara Milne (1956 – , Canadian)

Date: 1990

Medium: oil; acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: MiB.02.01

Description: A large red mass dominates the painting, from the foreground blue, green, yellow tube-shapes spiral upwards, top left corner is blue

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Artist: Barbara Milne (1956 – , Canadian)

Title: Thunder

Date: 1990

Medium: oil; acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 167.6 x 160.0 cm

Description: A large red mass dominates the painting, from the foreground blue, green, yellow tube-shapes spiral upwards, top left corner is blue

Subject: abstract; expressionist

Credit: Gift of Barbara Milne, Calgary, 1992

Catalogue Number: MiB.02.01

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Mimulus luteus (Yellow Monkey Flower)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour;ink on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.03

Description: A cluster of yellow flowers with brown buds, green leaves and roots.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Mimulus luteus (Yellow Monkey Flower)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour;ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.7 x 18.0 cm

Description: A cluster of yellow flowers with brown buds, green leaves and roots.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.03

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Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.04

Description: A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.04

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Epilobium halleanum (Hall's Willowherb)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.05

Description: Four pink flowers top long green stems coming from one stem. Leaves are light green, broad, and bracted.Re: au verso: tlc Epilobium coloratum according to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epiobium Halleanum common name Hall’s Willowherb.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Epilobium halleanum (Hall's Willowherb)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 18.0 cm

Description: Four pink flowers top long green stems coming from one stem. Leaves are light green, broad, and bracted.Re: au verso: tlc Epilobium coloratum according to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epiobium Halleanum common name Hall’s Willowherb.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.05

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Sambucus racemosa (Elderberry)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.08

Description: A bunch of small red berries top a straight green stem; green leaves extend out on stems from each side.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Sambucus racemosa (Elderberry)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A bunch of small red berries top a straight green stem; green leaves extend out on stems from each side.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.08

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Epilobium ciliatum glandulosum (Fringed Willowherb)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.10

Description: One thick brown stem at the centre bottom unfurls into numerous stems covered with green leaves and a few delicate light pink/purple flowers at the topRe: au verso: tlc E. Davuricum (not MS’s writing) a circled 3, Epilobium davuricumaccording to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epilobium ciliatu…

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Epilobium ciliatum glandulosum (Fringed Willowherb)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 18.0 cm

Description: One thick brown stem at the centre bottom unfurls into numerous stems covered with green leaves and a few delicate light pink/purple flowers at the topRe: au verso: tlc E. Davuricum (not MS’s writing) a circled 3, Epilobium davuricumaccording to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epilobium ciliatum glandulosum (Fringed Willowherb)