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Andromeda

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.01

Description: A large mountain rises up at left, a glacier spills down its face into the centre of the painting. Thin conifer trees are in the foreground. The sky is dark blue.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Andromeda

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: A large mountain rises up at left, a glacier spills down its face into the centre of the painting. Thin conifer trees are in the foreground. The sky is dark blue.

Subject: mountains; glaciers; Mount Andromeda, Banff

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.01

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Glacier Majesty (diptych)

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.02

Description: A mountain scene showing large mountains separated by two large glaciers that reach into the foreground. Colours are browns and purples for the mountains and white, blue, and grey for the glaciers.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Glacier Majesty (diptych)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 81.0 cm

Description: A mountain scene showing large mountains separated by two large glaciers that reach into the foreground. Colours are browns and purples for the mountains and white, blue, and grey for the glaciers.

Subject: mountains; glaciers; Columbia Icefields

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.02

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Evening Forms - Slopes and Mt. Athabasca

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.03

Description: A mountain scene in which a grassy, lightly forested slope leads to a green and brown slope. In the background is a large, snow covered mountain. The sky is visible at top left and is mainly blue with streaks of pink.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Evening Forms - Slopes and Mt. Athabasca

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: A mountain scene in which a grassy, lightly forested slope leads to a green and brown slope. In the background is a large, snow covered mountain. The sky is visible at top left and is mainly blue with streaks of pink.

Subject: mountains; Mt. Athabasca

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.03

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Rain Shrouds the Nigels

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: Oil on board

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.04

Description: A rainbow stretches from the centre of the painting to the upper right corner. Below the rainbow is a grassy slope with red and purple accents. a rocky outcrop emerges from a cloud at left. the sky is swirls of purple.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Rain Shrouds the Nigels

Date: 1993

Medium: Oil on board

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: A rainbow stretches from the centre of the painting to the upper right corner. Below the rainbow is a grassy slope with red and purple accents. a rocky outcrop emerges from a cloud at left. the sky is swirls of purple.

Subject: rainbow; mountains

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.04

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Mountain forms - Sentinel

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ on paper

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.01

Description: Loosely sketched slopes with what appears to be a lake in the centre. Small shrubs and trees dot the landscape.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain forms - Sentinel

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ on paper

Dimensions: 45.0 x 81.0 cm

Description: Loosely sketched slopes with what appears to be a lake in the centre. Small shrubs and trees dot the landscape.

Subject: mountains

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.01

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Top of Panther Falls

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ and watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.02

Description: A loose black and white sketch showing a pool surrounded by rocks and emerging in a waterfall in the foreground. The pool has been painted with light blue watercolour. There is a pile of dead logs at the edge of the pool where it begins to become a waterfall.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Top of Panther Falls

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ and watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 50.5 x 50.5 cm

Description: A loose black and white sketch showing a pool surrounded by rocks and emerging in a waterfall in the foreground. The pool has been painted with light blue watercolour. There is a pile of dead logs at the edge of the pool where it begins to become a waterfall.

Subject: waterfall

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.02

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John Brewster

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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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Untitled

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1880

Medium: drawing on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.15

Description: on a rather square piece of thin rice paper is a small shape approx. 5cm x 5cm. It sits to the centre right of the page and centre bottom. The shape in unidentifiable, and is made of of 2 types of brush strokes. The ‘body’ of the shape has thick brush strokes that move inward. the top of the sh…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1880

Medium: drawing on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: on a rather square piece of thin rice paper is a small shape approx. 5cm x 5cm. It sits to the centre right of the page and centre bottom. The shape in unidentifiable, and is made of of 2 types of brush strokes. The ‘body’ of the shape has thick brush strokes that move inward. the top of the shape is a thin solid line that sits on top of the shape. On top of this line is a small triangle. On the bottom left of the shape a small strait line juts out, and curves a little at the bottom

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.15

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Napoleon Premier

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1800

Medium: engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.04

Description: A reproducing drawing of Napoleon. In a brown frame with a gold crown at the top and “N” at the bottom.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Napoleon Premier

Date: 1800

Medium: engraving on paper

Dimensions: 46.7 x 38.0 cm

Description: A reproducing drawing of Napoleon. In a brown frame with a gold crown at the top and “N” at the bottom.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.04

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Untitled [Poster of Geisha]

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1878 – 1878

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.07 a-c

Description: This triptych features 7 women in a room with a brightly coloured floral rug (red,white and green) a large window spreads through all three panels, through which can be seen land with buildings and water. It is snowing out side. Most of the women have musical instruments. Next to each woman is a…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled [Poster of Geisha]

Date: 1878 – 1878

Medium: print on paper

Description: This triptych features 7 women in a room with a brightly coloured floral rug (red,white and green) a large window spreads through all three panels, through which can be seen land with buildings and water. It is snowing out side. Most of the women have musical instruments. Next to each woman is a descriptor of their role in Japanese. In the first panel are two women standing facing to their own right. The centre panel features three women sitting; two facing left, one right. 2 of these women have musical instruments. The third panel features two women sitting facing left. A green panel is behind them with a scroll on the far wall.