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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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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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Artist
Unknown
Date
1988
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.21
Description
Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Animalia Capillary
Date
1988
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 17.9 cm
Description
Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
Subject
animals, whimsey
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.21
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Untitled [Mountains]

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1982
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.17
Description
Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Mountains]
Date
1982
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
Subject
abstract
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.17
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1988
Medium
Watercolor on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.18
Description
Three mountain shapes, in grey, black and white. The tops of the mountains are rimmed in a pink tone.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Glow
Date
1988
Medium
Watercolor on arches paper
Dimensions
28.1 x 19 cm
Description
Three mountain shapes, in grey, black and white. The tops of the mountains are rimmed in a pink tone.
Subject
mountain
landscape
sunrise
sunset
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.18
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.14
Description
Dark sky; road on right winding through a white, red, and green hill.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Route 1, 2, 3 (#2)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
18.7 x 13.8 cm
Description
Dark sky; road on right winding through a white, red, and green hill.
Subject
landscape
mountains
road
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.14
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PPLR RN (Poplar Run)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1986
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.17
Description
A road runs through the lower right side of the work. The upper third of the piece is composed of thin lines that are decorated with green suggestions of leaves.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
PPLR RN (Poplar Run)
Date
1986
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Dimensions
45.5 x 55.6 cm
Description
A road runs through the lower right side of the work. The upper third of the piece is composed of thin lines that are decorated with green suggestions of leaves.
Subject
landscape
mountains
road
trees
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.17
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.15
Description
Narrow horizontal series of shapes extending across the bottom third of the work. Dominant colours are neutral tones of brown, black.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Laps
Date
1980
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Dimensions
56 x 76 cm
Description
Narrow horizontal series of shapes extending across the bottom third of the work. Dominant colours are neutral tones of brown, black.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.15
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CNTR VRTN (Centre Variation)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.16
Description
Dark sky in blues and beiges. Mountain in centre is flanked by two triangles of white. Road leading up to mountain, and mountain has small section of snow on right.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
CNTR VRTN (Centre Variation)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Dimensions
45.6 x 60.7 cm
Description
Dark sky in blues and beiges. Mountain in centre is flanked by two triangles of white. Road leading up to mountain, and mountain has small section of snow on right.
Subject
landscape
mountains
road
snow
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.16
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Canada Classic: Roaded Sunset

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.07
Description
A mountain peak with a small section of snow sits at the bottom of the work. A small segment of road painted in brown with a white line runs toward the mountain. The sky is painted in a wash of different shades of deep red.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Canada Classic: Roaded Sunset
Date
1981
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Dimensions
127 x 115.5 cm
Description
A mountain peak with a small section of snow sits at the bottom of the work. A small segment of road painted in brown with a white line runs toward the mountain. The sky is painted in a wash of different shades of deep red.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.07
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1982
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.03
Description
The foreground is composed of several mountain shapes which have been left exposed to the canvas. There are two small sections of colour at the top of each peak. The background is composed of a large red mountain, with sections of snow on the upper right. At the upper right there is a small triangl…
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Sky Bit
Date
1982
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Dimensions
112.1 x 91.7 cm
Description
The foreground is composed of several mountain shapes which have been left exposed to the canvas. There are two small sections of colour at the top of each peak. The background is composed of a large red mountain, with sections of snow on the upper right. At the upper right there is a small triangle of blue.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.03
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1988
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.04
Description
Three sections of ice dominate the image. The right foreground ice is highlighted with brown segments on the left. The centre of the image is a wall of ice with vertical striations on the left side. In the background on the left there is a series of mountain peaks.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Ice Wall
Date
1988
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Dimensions
81 x 128.3 cm
Description
Three sections of ice dominate the image. The right foreground ice is highlighted with brown segments on the left. The centre of the image is a wall of ice with vertical striations on the left side. In the background on the left there is a series of mountain peaks.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.04
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Rocky Mountain Window

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1989
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.25
Description
Two vertical lines of orange, between which there is a section of green in the lower section, and blue in the upper. A red horizontal line at the bottom left. A thin yellow line runs across the top of the work.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Rocky Mountain Window
Date
1989
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Dimensions
38 x 27.8 cm
Description
Two vertical lines of orange, between which there is a section of green in the lower section, and blue in the upper. A red horizontal line at the bottom left. A thin yellow line runs across the top of the work.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.25
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1880 – 1900
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Bird Tree
Date
1880 – 1900
Dimensions
20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
Subject
figure, male
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1983
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.02
Description
Big sky scene with road through badlands; top 3/4 is sky, very delicately coloured, slight reddish tint at horizon off into yellow and a very slight blue tinge at the top; a brown road with a white stripe down the centre undulates through green topped badlands; blc is white with pencil lines indica…
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Forced Entry
Date
1983
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
60.4 x 45.5 cm
Description
Big sky scene with road through badlands; top 3/4 is sky, very delicately coloured, slight reddish tint at horizon off into yellow and a very slight blue tinge at the top; a brown road with a white stripe down the centre undulates through green topped badlands; blc is white with pencil lines indicating side of mesa; the picture is outlined with pencil;
Subject
landscape
prairie
Credit
Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.02
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.03
Description
Red sky landscape; top two thirds is reddish tones; bottom third is white with green/brown angular shapes separating the two; the picture is outlined with pencil.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Sly Sunset
Date
1980
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
60.4 x 45.5 cm
Description
Red sky landscape; top two thirds is reddish tones; bottom third is white with green/brown angular shapes separating the two; the picture is outlined with pencil.
Subject
landscape
prairie
Credit
Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.03
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Canada Classic: Mountain Muscle

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
aquatec stain on raw cotton
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.10
Description
Partially painted foothills landscape; bottom two thirds is a series of irregular vertical shapes indicating foothills; left of centre a road cuts through a valley disappearing over the horizon; reds and browns beside distant highway; 2 grey shapes at left of painting; top third is blank excep…
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Canada Classic: Mountain Muscle
Date
1980
Medium
aquatec stain on raw cotton
Dimensions
93.9 x 205.7 cm
Description
Partially painted foothills landscape; bottom two thirds is a series of irregular vertical shapes indicating foothills; left of centre a road cuts through a valley disappearing over the horizon; reds and browns beside distant highway; 2 grey shapes at left of painting; top third is blank except for signature and date.
Subject
landscape
prairie
Credit
Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.10
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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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Profile of a Young Girl

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.02
Description
A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Profile of a Young Girl
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
6.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
Subject
portrait
child
girl
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.02
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.50
Description
Four sharp mountain peaks in close proximity point to the left. They are painted in shades of grey and brown, and are topped with white snow.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Rundle People
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
76.5 x 57.2 cm
Description
Four sharp mountain peaks in close proximity point to the left. They are painted in shades of grey and brown, and are topped with white snow.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.50
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