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Eventide, Maligne Lake

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Artist: David Pugh (1946 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: PhD.02.01

Description: Lake and mountain scene, mostly dark blue, bottom half is the lake, trees rim left and right side at centre with reflections, narrow peninsula extends from brc to centre left. A ground of coniferous trees on it near end, reflections, a single coniferous tree at left runs from top to bottom, sparse…

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Artist: David Pugh (1946 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Eventide, Maligne Lake

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 61.0 x 75.8 cm

Description: Lake and mountain scene, mostly dark blue, bottom half is the lake, trees rim left and right side at centre with reflections, narrow peninsula extends from brc to centre left. A ground of coniferous trees on it near end, reflections, a single coniferous tree at left runs from top to bottom, sparsely branched, snow cappped mountains rise from lake edge, long white clouds, predominantly centre to top left.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1991

Catalogue Number: PhD.02.01

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Glacier Lilies

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Artist: Jean Pilch (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1990

Medium: graphite; polychrome on paper

Catalogue Number: PiJ.03.01

Description: A blossoming glacier lily is centered in the drawing, three yellow blossoms with green foliage, more green foliage is detailed poking through the snow.

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Artist: Jean Pilch (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Glacier Lilies

Date: 1990

Medium: graphite; polychrome on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 15.2 cm

Description: A blossoming glacier lily is centered in the drawing, three yellow blossoms with green foliage, more green foliage is detailed poking through the snow.

Subject: botanical; lily

Credit: Gift of Sunshine Village, Banff, 1990

Catalogue Number: PiJ.03.01

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Reflection, Vermilion Lake, Banff

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Artist: Jeffrey Spalding (1951 – , Canadian)

Date: 1990

Medium: oil on wood

Catalogue Number: SlJ.02.01

Description: A nocturnal setting of quasi-realistic rendering of Mount Rundle as seen from the Vermilion Lakes; the bottom half foreground is various shades of blue indicating the lake; a line of mountains runs from edge to edge with focus on Mount Rundle to the right; shades of light purple highlight the mo…

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Artist: Jeffrey Spalding (1951 – , Canadian)

Title: Reflection, Vermilion Lake, Banff

Date: 1990

Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 81.2 x 203.0 cm

Description: A nocturnal setting of quasi-realistic rendering of Mount Rundle as seen from the Vermilion Lakes; the bottom half foreground is various shades of blue indicating the lake; a line of mountains runs from edge to edge with focus on Mount Rundle to the right; shades of light purple highlight the mountains; Tunnel Mountain and to the left is very dark; top third is sky, light blue behind Mount Rundle with red/orange streaked cloud over it.

Subject: landscape, mountains; landscape, Mount Rundle;

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: SlJ.02.01

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Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon

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Artist: Ted Raftery

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RaT.02.01

Description: Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky

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Artist: Ted Raftery

Title: Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 40.5 x 50.7 cm

Description: Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky

Subject: landscape; mountain; people; Mount Logan; activity; climbing

Credit: Gift of Ted Raftery, Calgary, 1992

Catalogue Number: RaT.02.01

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Peter Whyte

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Artist: Rudkin

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RuD.02.01

Description: A realistic rendering of Peter Whyte, he is facing to the left, eyes down, wearing a red striped shirt, blue tie and buckskin jacket, the background is various shades of blue

Artist: Rudkin

Title: Peter Whyte

Date: 1991

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.4 x 22.7 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of Peter Whyte, he is facing to the left, eyes down, wearing a red striped shirt, blue tie and buckskin jacket, the background is various shades of blue

Subject: portrait; male; Peter Whyte

Credit: Gift of Dr. R. L. Kincel, Calgary, 1992

Catalogue Number: RuD.02.01

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Mount Assiniboine

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on paperboard

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.02

Description: Snow-capped mountain centre top, yellow tinged mountain face meets the green forest floor at bottom fifth of painting. Evergreen trees frame both sides with bare trunks on right side.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Mount Assiniboine

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on paperboard

Dimensions: 119.5 x 81.4 cm

Description: Snow-capped mountain centre top, yellow tinged mountain face meets the green forest floor at bottom fifth of painting. Evergreen trees frame both sides with bare trunks on right side.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; Mount Assiniboine; forest

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.02

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Andromeda

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Artist: Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993 – 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: VtP.02.01

Description: An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.

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Artist: Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)

Title: Andromeda

Date: 1993 – 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 142.2 x 218.4 cm

Description: An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; glacier

Credit: Purchased from Peter von Tiesenhausen, Demmitt, 1994

Catalogue Number: VtP.02.01

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Daybreak Over Sunshine

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1995

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.03

Description: On the left side of this painting you can see three bighorn sheep in the center area. One sheep is closer then the rest and is looking straight at the viewer of the painting. The other two sheep are back further and are also looking in the same direction. All three of these animals are standing on …

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Daybreak Over Sunshine

Date: 1995

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63.5 x 91.4 cm

Description: On the left side of this painting you can see three bighorn sheep in the center area. One sheep is closer then the rest and is looking straight at the viewer of the painting. The other two sheep are back further and are also looking in the same direction. All three of these animals are standing on rock and the ground is rough. The rock gets higher as it moves to the right of the painting and a tree grows from the ground at the very point the rock touches the right side picture frame. In the distance are mountains with snow covered peaks. The colour of the mountains and snow is a purple, blue hue. All three of the bighorn sheep have full, rounded horns.

Subject: animals; bighorn sheep; landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.03

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In Dog Years

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on reclaimed wood doors

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.01 a-e

Description: This painting is made up of five wood door panels. Each panel is leaned up behind and in front of one another to form the painting. The first panel which is the smallest of all five and is situated on the far left, has a dog in the blc and highlighted grass. The second panel is the height of a full…

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: In Dog Years

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on reclaimed wood doors

Dimensions: 198.0 x 378.0 cm

Description: This painting is made up of five wood door panels. Each panel is leaned up behind and in front of one another to form the painting. The first panel which is the smallest of all five and is situated on the far left, has a dog in the blc and highlighted grass. The second panel is the height of a full door. This section features the left portion of the house and many high spruce trees in the background. The third and forth panels are also the full height of a door and continue to depict the rest of the house and some trees in the mid ground and in the distance. The final panel is the second smallest and features the lower section of three trees, their shadows and green grass in the foreground. This grass area is a continuation from the first panel and accross all three in between. The sky is a orange and yellow colour and the highlights on the house and trees etc. are all yellow. The house is a dark tone with white trim and stone areas at the bottom. The dog is a light yellow or white.