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Artist
G. H. W Ashley (1908 – , Canadian)
Date
1983
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
AsH.03.01
Description
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
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Artist
G. H. W Ashley (1908 – , Canadian)
Title
Jimmy Simpson
Date
1983
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
65.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
Subject
characters
Jimmy Simpson
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of G. H. W Ashley, Salmon Arm, 1992
Catalogue Number
AsH.03.01
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Walking Buffalo, Stony (sic)

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Artist
Harley W. Brown (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1960 – 1968
Medium
pastel on craft paper
Catalogue Number
BwH.03.01
Description
pastal drawing of Chief Walking Buffalo (George MacLean)
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Artist
Harley W. Brown (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Walking Buffalo, Stony (sic)
Date
1960 – 1968
Medium
pastel on craft paper
Dimensions
62.33 x 48.26 cm
Description
pastal drawing of Chief Walking Buffalo (George MacLean)
Subject
Walking Buffalo
buffalo
pastel
Tatanga
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Chris Hay, Maple Ridge, 2015
Catalogue Number
BwH.03.01
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Untitled [Native Man]

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.01
Description
A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Native Man]
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner. Behind his shoulder on the left, a tipi is visible. Smoke is coming out of the top of it. Brown, craggy mountains are visible across the horizon. The sky moves up from yellow to green to blue. Clouds at the top of the image are orange.
Subject
portrait
male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.01
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.02
Description
Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corne…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Chief John Hunter
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corner, trees are visible. Above them are loosely drawn mountains. The sky is green (light and dark) and mauve.
Subject
portrait
male
Chief John Hunter
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.02
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Untitled (First Nations child)

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.04
Description
A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (First Nations child)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 14.2 cm
Description
A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with brown pastel “Christoffersen”.
Subject
portrait
child
girl
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.04
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Untitled (First Nations child)

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.05
Description
A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple …
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (First Nations child)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple and red beads. Signed, between the end of the diamond-shaped necklace and mat, viewer’s right, printed with black pastel “Christoffersen”.
Subject
portrait
child
boy
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.05
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Last Rays of Sun, Moraine Lake

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Artist
Horace Champagne (1937 – , Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChH.03.01
Description
A view of Moraine Lake from the rock pile. The snow covered lower slopes of the Valley of the Ten Peaks can be seen on the far lake shore. The lake appears partially frozen but still turquoise coloured. In the foreground are conifer trees and rocks, with a soft golden glow.
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Artist
Horace Champagne (1937 – , Canadian)
Title
Last Rays of Sun, Moraine Lake
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
76.2 x 101.6 cm
Description
A view of Moraine Lake from the rock pile. The snow covered lower slopes of the Valley of the Ten Peaks can be seen on the far lake shore. The lake appears partially frozen but still turquoise coloured. In the foreground are conifer trees and rocks, with a soft golden glow.
Subject
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Robert Fulton, Calgary, 2022
Catalogue Number
ChH.03.01
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Cowboy at Brewster Ranch

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Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.01
Description
A pastel chalk drawing on brown paper. The drawing is a portrait of a young cowboy seated. The boy is wearing a blue shirt with a white scarf and tan chaps. He is sitting on a push foot stool that has a salmon-coloured throw over it. In the background behind the boy is a black and white cowhide han…
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
Cowboy at Brewster Ranch
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
38.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pastel chalk drawing on brown paper. The drawing is a portrait of a young cowboy seated. The boy is wearing a blue shirt with a white scarf and tan chaps. He is sitting on a push foot stool that has a salmon-coloured throw over it. In the background behind the boy is a black and white cowhide hanging on the wall. There is a black chalk line border, 33 x 23 cm, around the drawing. the artist signature and date are in the bottom left hand corner, “DORIS CORMIE 8/23/33”.
Subject
cowboy
ranch
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.01
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Power Dam near Calgary

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Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.02
Description
A pastel landscape drawing on brown paper. A large cement dam at left, reaching past the centre dominates the drawing. In the background the sky is a pale blue. The large, grey dam has white water rushing through on the viewer’s right. On the same side of the drawing, extending out of frame, is a …
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
Power Dam near Calgary
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 38.5 cm
Description
A pastel landscape drawing on brown paper. A large cement dam at left, reaching past the centre dominates the drawing. In the background the sky is a pale blue. The large, grey dam has white water rushing through on the viewer’s right. On the same side of the drawing, extending out of frame, is a large brown rock with yellow and orange highlites. In the foreground is blue water with white highlites. The artist signature is written in the bottom right corner in pencil. Au verso, written in very faint pencil in the top right corner is, “Doris Cormie 23 Aug 1933”.
Subject
dam
architecture
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.02
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Untitled [Edmee Moore]

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Artist
T. B. Collhurst
Date
1929
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
CoT.03.01
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Artist
T. B. Collhurst
Title
Untitled [Edmee Moore]
Date
1929
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
33.0 x 27.2 cm
Subject
portrait
child
Edmee Moore Reid
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
CoT.03.01
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Nicholas de Grandmaison

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Artist
Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison (1938 – , Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgJ.03.01
Description
a framed pastel portrait on paper of man in brown hat sitting behind artist easel. Plaque in bottom middle of canvas mat - N.de Grandmaison by Nicolas N. de Grandmaison Jr.
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Artist
Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison (1938 – , Canadian)
Title
Nicholas de Grandmaison
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
60.0 x 46.0 cm
Description
a framed pastel portrait on paper of man in brown hat sitting behind artist easel. Plaque in bottom middle of canvas mat - N.de Grandmaison by Nicolas N. de Grandmaison Jr.
Subject
artist
easel
pastel
portrait
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2016
Catalogue Number
DgJ.03.01
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1959
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.07
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Fred Brewster; an almost full face portrait, ruddy complexion, black hair, moustache, blue eyes; wearing an open necked plaid shirt; highlights behind head and ear to right.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Fred Brewster
Date
1959
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
61.0 x 45.7 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Fred Brewster; an almost full face portrait, ruddy complexion, black hair, moustache, blue eyes; wearing an open necked plaid shirt; highlights behind head and ear to right.
Subject
portrait
portrait, Fred Brewster
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1987
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.07
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.09
Description
A portrait of a Earl Gammon with grey hair and slightly smiling. He is wearing a dark suit jacket which is only partially coloured in. He is also wearing a white shirt and red bow tie. He has a light green handkerchief in his pocket. The same light green colour surrounds his head. The man is visi…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Earl Gammon
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
60.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A portrait of a Earl Gammon with grey hair and slightly smiling. He is wearing a dark suit jacket which is only partially coloured in. He is also wearing a white shirt and red bow tie. He has a light green handkerchief in his pocket. The same light green colour surrounds his head. The man is visible from the chest up. The paper is yellowish.
Subject
portrait
male
Earl Gammon
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.09
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Untitled [Sacred Owl]

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.10
Description
Pastel portrait of a First Nations man who is facing toward the left of the piece. The man is resting his face on his hand and he is visible from only the neck up. On his head he is wearing a red kerchief. His hair is in two braids, the one on the left of his head is only slightly visible, the o…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Sacred Owl]
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Dimensions
37.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Pastel portrait of a First Nations man who is facing toward the left of the piece. The man is resting his face on his hand and he is visible from only the neck up. On his head he is wearing a red kerchief. His hair is in two braids, the one on the left of his head is only slightly visible, the one on the right is completely visible. He is wearing a blue scarf or tie around his neck. Identified by Rod Green at Masters Gallery as Sacred Owl.
Subject
portrait
male
Sacred Owl
Credit
Gift of Caroline Harris-Andrews, Kingston, 2002
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.10
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Sonia de Grandmaison

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
drawing on canvas
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.11
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is wri…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Sonia de Grandmaison
Date
n.d.
Medium
drawing on canvas
Dimensions
57.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is written in black in the bottom rhc.
Subject
portrait
woman
Nicolas de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.11
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1930
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.12
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, …
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Orest Dournovo
Date
c. 1930
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
47.0 x 36.5 cm
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, written in black, “N de Grandmaison”. Au verso, there is an illegible purple ink stamp in the centre near the bottom. The stamp is a rectangle with print inside.
Subject
portrait
man
Nicolas de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.12
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Untitled [Portrait of Sonia]

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1951
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.14
Description
Pastel drawing of young female age 5 years old wearing a blue/green shirt
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Portrait of Sonia]
Date
c. 1951
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
56.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
Pastel drawing of young female age 5 years old wearing a blue/green shirt
Subject
portrait
Sonia De Grandmaison
child
Credit
Gift of David Duffin, De Winton, 2019
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.14
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
GrL.03.01
Description
A pastel drawing of an abstracted landscape. The drawing takes up about a third of the paper and goes horizontally across just above the centre of the paper. It is an abstract landscape of primarily yellow, blue and green. The majority of the drawing is a yellow plane with green, blue and orange ac…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
57.5 x 83.2 cm
Description
A pastel drawing of an abstracted landscape. The drawing takes up about a third of the paper and goes horizontally across just above the centre of the paper. It is an abstract landscape of primarily yellow, blue and green. The majority of the drawing is a yellow plane with green, blue and orange accents on top. Along the top of the yellow is a strip of dark blue and black that reaches 3/4 of the way across the paper. The artist signature is in black pencil at centre along the right side.
Subject
landscape
abstract
Credit
Gift of Donald and Marlene Campbell, Calgary, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.03.01
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Artist
Bess Harris (1891 – 1969, Canadian)
Date
1954
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
HrB.03.01
Description
An abstract pastel drawing of what looks to be the skull of a cow or bison. The skull is surrounded by loosely concentric rings.
Artist
Bess Harris (1891 – 1969, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1954
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
An abstract pastel drawing of what looks to be the skull of a cow or bison. The skull is surrounded by loosely concentric rings.
Subject
abstract
animal
bovine
skull
Credit
Gift of George K.K. (Tommy) Link, Tucson, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
HrB.03.01
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Athabasca Glacier Station 2

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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Date
ca. 2019 – 2019
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.01
Description
Landscape pastel drawing with a colour palette made up of purples, blues, and soft peach. in the background there are glaciers or mountains. In the middle ground, just slightly off to the right, there is a weather station composed of black and blue pastel. in the foreground are vertical lines of pu…
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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Title
Athabasca Glacier Station 2
Date
ca. 2019 – 2019
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
50.0 x 65.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
Landscape pastel drawing with a colour palette made up of purples, blues, and soft peach. in the background there are glaciers or mountains. In the middle ground, just slightly off to the right, there is a weather station composed of black and blue pastel. in the foreground are vertical lines of purple, white, and blue, that represent patterns of the glaciers.
Subject
Glaciers
weather stations
climate change
pastel
mountains
Athabasca.
Credit
Gift of Gennadiy Ivanov, Norwich, Norfolk , UK, 2023
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.01
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