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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1875
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.43
Description
Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
Date
c. 1875
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
13.5 x 19 cm
Description
Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
Subject
landscape
yellow
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.43
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Artist
Barbara Todd (1952 – , Canadian)
Date
1998 – 1999
Medium
fibre on wool and cotton
Catalogue Number
ToB.08.01
Description
This perfectly square fibre piece features the image of an eight point star in a dark purple. This star touches the edges of the square at all eight of its points. The background of the piece is a solid Mauve purple colour. The entire piece has been quilted with an ornate pattern.
Artist
Barbara Todd (1952 – , Canadian)
Title
Mountain Star
Date
1998 – 1999
Medium
fibre on wool and cotton
Dimensions
110.0 x 110.0 x 110.0 cm
Description
This perfectly square fibre piece features the image of an eight point star in a dark purple. This star touches the edges of the square at all eight of its points. The background of the piece is a solid Mauve purple colour. The entire piece has been quilted with an ornate pattern.
Subject
Mythological
8 point star
Credit
Purchased from Barbara Todd, Montreal, 1999
Catalogue Number
ToB.08.01
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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.
Subject
gathering
figures
women;Geisha
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.07 a-c
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Tokyo Aristocratic School Picture of Banquet of Gakushu

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.09 a-c
Description
This triptych is highly decorative with a flower motif on everything from the carpet to the kimonos. Most prevalent colour is red and green. A banquet is occurring. On the first panel in the trc two women sit on a platform. 5 other women standing and sitting are in this panel as well, all facin…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Tokyo Aristocratic School Picture of Banquet of Gakushu
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36 x 72 cm
Description
This triptych is highly decorative with a flower motif on everything from the carpet to the kimonos. Most prevalent colour is red and green. A banquet is occurring. On the first panel in the trc two women sit on a platform. 5 other women standing and sitting are in this panel as well, all facing right. The second panel features a table covered with food and flowers. 3 active women are gathered around the table, almost blending into the decorations while a fourth woman kneels in the trc facing right. A rectangular descriptive panel is in the trc. The third panel features a separate room in the tlc where the men are gathered around a table and served by women. 5 women are gathered in the foreground of this panel playing instruments and holding small bowls; they are facing the table that is in the second panel.
Subject
activity;gathering
banquet
group
women
men
flowers
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.09 a-c
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Viewing of Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Pleasure Park

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1878
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.10 a-c
Description
This triptych takes place inside of a large pagoda with floral carpeting. The walls are open, revealing the landscape around: A hill with stairs overlooking the water in the first panel, a lake with Mt. Fuji in the backgound in the second panel, and lake and trees in the third panel. A purple dra…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Viewing of Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Pleasure Park
Date
1878
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.0 x 73.5 cm
Description
This triptych takes place inside of a large pagoda with floral carpeting. The walls are open, revealing the landscape around: A hill with stairs overlooking the water in the first panel, a lake with Mt. Fuji in the backgound in the second panel, and lake and trees in the third panel. A purple drapery extends along the top of the triptych, and flowers flow from this. In the first panel four women are gathered in a group on the carpet; in the second panel four women are also gathered: all quite animated. In the third panel a group of men sit in uniform on a raised section of the pagoda while four women sit and stand in the foreground.
Subject
activity
viewing cherry blossoms
gathering
figures
women
men
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.10 a-c
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Date
1879 – 1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.02 a-c
Description
This triptych is a Kabuki Theater Poster. The first panel features two actors dressed as women. Both are holding fans and standing in front of a red background. The actor on the left is taunting the actor in the second panel who has blue hair and is wearing a white Kimono while holding a string of…
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Title
Kabuki Theatre Poster
Date
1879 – 1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.0 x 73.5 cm
Description
This triptych is a Kabuki Theater Poster. The first panel features two actors dressed as women. Both are holding fans and standing in front of a red background. The actor on the left is taunting the actor in the second panel who has blue hair and is wearing a white Kimono while holding a string of beads. The background in the second panel is a deep blue with a magnolia tree and flowers and a parrot in the trc. The third panel features a third actor in a green kimono. He is facing the actor in the second panel and appears to be angry. He is holding a rope with both hands and has 2 swords in his belt. He is standing in front of a red background and a portion of the background from the second panel.
Subject
figures
male
Kabuki
activity
acting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.02 a-c
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Date
1879 – 1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.03 a-c
Description
This Kabuki Theater Poster features 3 actors: Two playing women, and one a man. The man is in the second panel holding an elaborate sword that exits the print at the bottom of the page. He is coyly looking into the third panel where his gaze finds a coyly looking woman: Her body faces right (away…
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Title
Kabuki Theatre Poster
Date
1879 – 1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 72.0 cm
Description
This Kabuki Theater Poster features 3 actors: Two playing women, and one a man. The man is in the second panel holding an elaborate sword that exits the print at the bottom of the page. He is coyly looking into the third panel where his gaze finds a coyly looking woman: Her body faces right (away from the man) but her head subtly turns to the left. A third actor is in the first panel. This woman looks into the second panel at the man she is dressed much more simply than the other two. The background is a dark solid blue, and the entire print is framed by a black and gold border.
Subject
Activity
Acting
Kabuki Theater
Figures
Women
Man
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.03 a-c
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Untitled [Flower? Magic Mushroom?]

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Artist
Kotani (or, Odani) Kingaku
Date
1879 – 1879
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
KiO.03.02
Description
This drawing features a strange looking image. The image starts in the blc with a light grey fuzzy, smokey line this line turns black as it connects with a bulb type shape near just above the center of the page. The bulb is in the form of a disk with stem.
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Artist
Kotani (or, Odani) Kingaku
Title
Untitled [Flower? Magic Mushroom?]
Date
1879 – 1879
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
33.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
This drawing features a strange looking image. The image starts in the blc with a light grey fuzzy, smokey line this line turns black as it connects with a bulb type shape near just above the center of the page. The bulb is in the form of a disk with stem.
Subject
botanical
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiO.03.02
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Yoshimachi Menten, Civilization-36 Banquets

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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Date
1878
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.04
Description
Print is divided in half diagonally by a brown staircase on the left side that one Geisha is climbing. Another Geigha is standing on the floor, holding a sash of red fabric in her mouth. She is wearing a checkered Kimono. A servant is bending to her left picking out a piece of green fabric. A g…
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Title
Yoshimachi Menten, Civilization-36 Banquets
Date
1878
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
Print is divided in half diagonally by a brown staircase on the left side that one Geisha is climbing. Another Geigha is standing on the floor, holding a sash of red fabric in her mouth. She is wearing a checkered Kimono. A servant is bending to her left picking out a piece of green fabric. A garden with a tree is in the background. The floor is green, and panelled wood.
Subject
Figures
Japanese
geisha
servants
activity
changing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.04
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Yueilo at Shinbashi, Hutaba-Cho, Civilization 36 Banquets

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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.05
Description
This print is set in the inside of a restaurant. The walls are mostly blue, and on the right side of the print is a woman kneeling in a raised doorway. Beneath her is a small covered a table with her shoes on it. The left side of the print shows a woman walking towards the inside of a room, with…
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Title
Yueilo at Shinbashi, Hutaba-Cho, Civilization 36 Banquets
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.7 x 25.0 cm
Description
This print is set in the inside of a restaurant. The walls are mostly blue, and on the right side of the print is a woman kneeling in a raised doorway. Beneath her is a small covered a table with her shoes on it. The left side of the print shows a woman walking towards the inside of a room, with her head turned back towards the woman previously described. Two more people, one woman and a foreign man, are in the back portion of the picture. A lamp is cut off by the border on the left side.
Subject
Figures
Japanese
Women
Geisha
Restaurant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.05
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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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Seven Wise Women (from all eras) of Japan

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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.06 a-c
Description
This tryptic features 7 wise women all described by a text panel. These panels are made from 2 portions: a white block filled with text, and a red rectangular block to the right and overlapping the white. The print is framed by a border which is black and has light blue and pink decorative bands in…
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Artist
Toyohara Kunichika
Title
Seven Wise Women (from all eras) of Japan
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.5 x 74.0 cm
Description
This tryptic features 7 wise women all described by a text panel. These panels are made from 2 portions: a white block filled with text, and a red rectangular block to the right and overlapping the white. The print is framed by a border which is black and has light blue and pink decorative bands in it. The seven women are in a room that is mostly green in colour. All the windows are closed, and blinds shut. From left to right: a woman stands reading; a woman sits at a table with scrolls on it (both women facing right); Three women in the center panel engaged in - maybe - a conversation: 2 are standing and one sitting in the middle front of them; two women in the third panel face right, the first sitting and reading, the second standing. The women are all wearing red fabric tied to the waist and flowing to their feet.
Subject
figures
women
gathering
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KoT.04.06 a-c
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Flower Viewing on the Boat

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.14 a-c
Description
This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Flower Viewing on the Boat
Date
1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 75 cm
Description
This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st, second and third panels. in this long decorative boat are 7 woman. One woman in the second panel is standing to row. The rest are seated and mostly looking into the water. A third boat floats under a bridge in the third panel. A woman stands at the head of the boat rowing. In the brc of the third panel are many flowers from which the second boat emerges. A group of Red Carp is visible in bottom of the centre panel.
Subject
gathering
women
activity
boating
flower viewing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.14 a-c
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Artist
Lois Green
Date
2012 – 2012
Medium
bronze
Catalogue Number
GrO.16.01
Description
Relief featuring two horses at left moving away from the viewer. At right is “window” with 5 vertical bars [trees?]. Relief has soft texture all over. Green tinged bronze. Inscription at bottom edge reads “lois 2012 6/6”. Two loops carved at back and threaded with short length of wire for hanging.
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Artist
Lois Green
Title
Window of Hope
Date
2012 – 2012
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
23.5 x 24.5 cm
Description
Relief featuring two horses at left moving away from the viewer. At right is “window” with 5 vertical bars [trees?]. Relief has soft texture all over. Green tinged bronze. Inscription at bottom edge reads “lois 2012 6/6”. Two loops carved at back and threaded with short length of wire for hanging.
Subject
horses
nature
Credit
Gift of Lois Green, 2021
Catalogue Number
GrO.16.01
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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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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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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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