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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1982
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.05.05
Description
3 cone-shaped mountains have heads and arms, they are holding up letters spelling moutain, mountain, motard. Other colourful figures are playing with letters, left centre background is a tall tree with yellow mountains, one of which has a teacup and saucer, another has only a saucer In right backgr…
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Mountain/Moutard
Date
1982
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
38.0 x 56.3 cm
Description
3 cone-shaped mountains have heads and arms, they are holding up letters spelling moutain, mountain, motard. Other colourful figures are playing with letters, left centre background is a tall tree with yellow mountains, one of which has a teacup and saucer, another has only a saucer In right background is a window through which grey mountains and blue sky can be seen
Subject
whimsey
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
Catalogue Number
ArP.05.05
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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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When the Ice Goes Out

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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
BwB.01.01
Description
General colour: green, grey. Rocky point of land comes down to the water from the lower left corner across the lower edge to right center. The green water has chunks of ice floating on it. The far shore of trees, one third up, rises quickly to two mountains. One is to the right the other in the dis…
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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Title
When the Ice Goes Out
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
23 x 28 cm
Description
General colour: green, grey. Rocky point of land comes down to the water from the lower left corner across the lower edge to right center. The green water has chunks of ice floating on it. The far shore of trees, one third up, rises quickly to two mountains. One is to the right the other in the distance at center. The grey sky fills the upper corner.
Subject
landscape
lake
mountains
Lake Minnewanka
Mount Inglismaldie
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1970
Catalogue Number
BwB.01.01
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1926
Medium
charcoal on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.535
Description
Charcoal sketch of a mountain landscape with what appears to a birch tree in the left foreground. A meadow is in the middle ground with a mountain peak in the background.Verso in ink: “The sketch overleaf was made by my father in 1926. It is of Seymour Arm B.C. and has always been in my possessio…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Tree in Mountains
Date
c. 1926
Medium
charcoal on board
Dimensions
35.5 x 27.1 cm
Description
Charcoal sketch of a mountain landscape with what appears to a birch tree in the left foreground. A meadow is in the middle ground with a mountain peak in the background.Verso in ink: “The sketch overleaf was made by my father in 1926. It is of Seymour Arm B.C. and has always been in my possession” Signed Guy Collings (in cursive)
Subject
Charles John Collings
mountains
trees
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.535
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Artist
Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)
Date
1927
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
DaL.05.01
Description
A mountain peak dominates the centre, right side in shadow, tinges of pink top left of mountain. Mountain range left background. Left foreground and right foreground indicate green hillsides. Sky is light blue with a few patches of white top right.
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Artist
Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
8.2 x 11.3 cm
Description
A mountain peak dominates the centre, right side in shadow, tinges of pink top left of mountain. Mountain range left background. Left foreground and right foreground indicate green hillsides. Sky is light blue with a few patches of white top right.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
DaL.05.01
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West to Kananaskis Country

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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1988
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.01
Description
Dark cityscape of Calgary in the foreground, time of day appears to be dusk. The highway snakes through the centre leading to Canmore on the far upper right. Buildings of Bragg Creek Shopping Centre, Nakiska, the ski hill, and the Kananaskis Inn to the left, farmhouses on either side of the road a…
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
West to Kananaskis Country
Date
1988
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
39.0 x 66.5 cm
Description
Dark cityscape of Calgary in the foreground, time of day appears to be dusk. The highway snakes through the centre leading to Canmore on the far upper right. Buildings of Bragg Creek Shopping Centre, Nakiska, the ski hill, and the Kananaskis Inn to the left, farmhouses on either side of the road and Nakoda Lodge to the right. It is snowing.
Subject
city
Calgary
architecture
urban
landscape
road
mountains
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.01
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The Spirit of Winter in Alberta

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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.03
Description
A compressed scene of venues built specifically for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988. Rolling hills to the mountains with trees, flags and signs. Left depicts Canada Olympic Park with two ski jump towers and the bobsled run. Bottom right shows the Saddledome and Calgary skyline. Ce…
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
The Spirit of Winter in Alberta
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
40.0 x 66.5 cm
Description
A compressed scene of venues built specifically for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988. Rolling hills to the mountains with trees, flags and signs. Left depicts Canada Olympic Park with two ski jump towers and the bobsled run. Bottom right shows the Saddledome and Calgary skyline. Centre left is Nakiska and to the top right is the Canmore Nordic Centre. Human figures are at each venue. Colours are predominantly shades of blue with flags and buildings of different colours.
Subject
landscape
mountains
activity
winter
sports
Olympics
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.03
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.05
Description
The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities…
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Banff, Canada
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
61.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities such as fishing and boating on the Bow River, bicycling etc.. The upper half is Rundle Mountain and the Banff Springs Hotel and the Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift.
Subject
landscape
town
Banff
road
mountains
buildings
transportation
train
bus
automobile
carriage
animal
horse
people
tourist
Mountie
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.05
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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.01
Description
Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
Subject
mountains
Banff
Bow River
Alberta
Banff Springs Hotel
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.01
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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.02
Description
Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Bow River NWT, 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
Subject
mountains
Banff
Bow River
Alberta
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.02
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Silver City and Castle Mountain, B.C., 1887

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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.03
Description
Collection of low log buildings in an open field with A large mountain [Castle Mountain] rising up in the distance. Mountain appears hazy, almost unfinished.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Silver City and Castle Mountain, B.C., 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Collection of low log buildings in an open field with A large mountain [Castle Mountain] rising up in the distance. Mountain appears hazy, almost unfinished.
Subject
mountains
castle mountain
log cabins
town
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.03
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Artist
Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald (1890 – 1956, Canadian)
Date
1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
FiL.03.01
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Line drawing of nuts. Some lines in the lower half are jagged to indicate trees. In the lower right are larger marks to indicate trees. In the upper left corner, the underside of clouds are outlined.
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Artist
Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald (1890 – 1956, Canadian)
Title
Rocky Mountains
Date
1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.2 x 25.1 cm
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Line drawing of nuts. Some lines in the lower half are jagged to indicate trees. In the lower right are larger marks to indicate trees. In the upper left corner, the underside of clouds are outlined.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
FiL.03.01
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Artist
Thomas W. Fripp (1864 – 1934)
Date
1925
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FrT.05.01
Description
Mountain scene with rocky cliff interspersed with stands of conifers at left foreground. Large mountain [Mt. Stephen] with snow filled central gully and snow-capped peak in background. Signed “Thos W. Fripp 1925” at bottom left.
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Artist
Thomas W. Fripp (1864 – 1934)
Title
Mt. Stephan, B.C.
Date
1925
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
51.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
Mountain scene with rocky cliff interspersed with stands of conifers at left foreground. Large mountain [Mt. Stephen] with snow filled central gully and snow-capped peak in background. Signed “Thos W. Fripp 1925” at bottom left.
Subject
mountains
Mt. Stephen
British Columbia
Credit
Gift of Rod Green, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FrT.05.01
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Landscape (Rocky Mountains)

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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Date
1886
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.01
Description
Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Title
Landscape (Rocky Mountains)
Date
1886
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.5 x 33.7 cm
Description
Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
Subject
mountains
Mount Baker?
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.01
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Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper

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Artist
Lawren S. Harris (1885 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
HaL.03.01
Description
Inscription reads: Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper. Sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970). Presented to the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alta. in memory of Peter & Catharine Whyte by Anne & Lawren P. Harris, June, 1979. Also written by Lawren P. Harris is the Following: I certify this work to…
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Artist
Lawren S. Harris (1885 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper
Date
c. 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 24.5 cm
Description
Inscription reads: Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper. Sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970). Presented to the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alta. in memory of Peter & Catharine Whyte by Anne & Lawren P. Harris, June, 1979. Also written by Lawren P. Harris is the Following: I certify this work to be an original sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris, (1885-1970. Lawren P. Harris, May 22, 1979. Ottawa, Ontario.
Subject
landscape
mountains
snowfield
Jasper National Park
Credit
Gift of Lawren P. Harris, Ottawa, 1979
Catalogue Number
HaL.03.01
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View of Pinedale From the Sanitarium

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Artist
Hinas
Date
1889
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HiN.05.01
Description
landscape watercolour scene depicting Tunnel Mountain, Mt. Peechee, Mt. Rundle and the Bow River. A small brown-roofed house is slightly off-center left, below Mt. Peechee and above the Bow River. There are touches of blue and pink in the lightly clouded sky
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Artist
Hinas
Title
View of Pinedale From the Sanitarium
Date
1889
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 22.5 cm
Description
landscape watercolour scene depicting Tunnel Mountain, Mt. Peechee, Mt. Rundle and the Bow River. A small brown-roofed house is slightly off-center left, below Mt. Peechee and above the Bow River. There are touches of blue and pink in the lightly clouded sky
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
Credit
Gift of Rod Green, Calgary, 2016
Catalogue Number
HiN.05.01
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Light on the Mountains

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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
KnD.12.02
Description
lightly painted acrylic landscape painting of mountains, a river and a evergreen tree in the middle.
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Light on the Mountains
Date
1987
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
182.8 x 274.3 cm
Description
lightly painted acrylic landscape painting of mountains, a river and a evergreen tree in the middle.
Subject
mountains
evergreen
river
acrylic
Knowles
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 2016
Catalogue Number
KnD.12.02
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
LaC.02.04
Description
Mountain scene with large prominent peak [Mt. Edith] at right centre. brown rocky slopes with sparse trees on either side, forming a large canyon. a river is in the foreground at the bottom of the canyon. blue sky with pink showing underneath sparsely applied paint. signed “A.C. Leighton bottom” ri…
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Mount Edith
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.0 x 76.0 cm
Description
Mountain scene with large prominent peak [Mt. Edith] at right centre. brown rocky slopes with sparse trees on either side, forming a large canyon. a river is in the foreground at the bottom of the canyon. blue sky with pink showing underneath sparsely applied paint. signed “A.C. Leighton bottom” right corner. plaque on back of frame reads “Mount Edith, 1928 by A. C. Leighton” and a paper label adds “Banff” to the above.
Subject
mount edith
mountains
banff
landscape
Credit
Gift of Robert Fulton, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
LaC.02.04
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.02
Description
General colour: blue. A foreground rock cliff goes up right side from the lower corner. Center mountain face has a jagged ridge. Clouds come down to the peak at the upper right of center, edge. In the lower left corner is a distant mountain. Blue sky with one cloud fills the upper left area. There …
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
55.0 x 43.5 cm
Description
General colour: blue. A foreground rock cliff goes up right side from the lower corner. Center mountain face has a jagged ridge. Clouds come down to the peak at the upper right of center, edge. In the lower left corner is a distant mountain. Blue sky with one cloud fills the upper left area. There is also a patch of blue in the upper right corner.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.02
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Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.47
Description
blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.4 x 19.9 cm
Description
blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.47
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