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- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 27
- David More (1947 – , Canadian) 5
- C. Firth 3
- William Notman (1826 – 1891) 3
- Bill Horne 1
- Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian) 1
- Edward Roper (1854 – 1891, English) 1
- Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian) 1
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- John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English) 1
- Leslie Manning (1944 – 2020, Canadian) 1
- Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian) 1
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- watercolour sumi-e on rice paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.59
- Description
- A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.
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- Title
- Amaryllis #6
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- watercolour sumi-e on rice paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.59
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- 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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- 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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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.12.05
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.05
- Description
- Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
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- Title
- Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 73.0 cm
- Description
- Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
- Subject
- mountains
- animal, bears
- Maureen Enns
- Credit
- Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.05
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Bow River NWT, 1887
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
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- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.67
- Description
- Two white calla lily blooms on the right of a circular space, with a long leaf in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top of the circle.
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- Title
- Calla One
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
- Dimensions
- 42.4 x 42.4 cm
- Description
- Two white calla lily blooms on the right of a circular space, with a long leaf in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top of the circle.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.67
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- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.68
- Description
- One white calla lily bloom on the right of a circular space, with a several green leaves in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top and side of the circle.
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- Title
- Calla Two
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
- Dimensions
- 61.1 x 61 cm
- Description
- One white calla lily bloom on the right of a circular space, with a several green leaves in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top and side of the circle.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.68
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactnow.04.02
- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Title
- The Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 40 x 28.2 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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Centre Dance (Centre)
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- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.64
- Description
- An iceberg sits in the top centre of the piece. The background is a blue sky and the foreground is a field of ice.
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- Title
- Centre Dance (Centre)
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 56.2 x 76.2 cm
- Description
- An iceberg sits in the top centre of the piece. The background is a blue sky and the foreground is a field of ice.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.64
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Centre Dance (Left)
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- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.63
- Description
- A brown hill lowers from the left to the right. The background is a blue sky and a white cliff runs across the middle of the work.
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- Title
- Centre Dance (Left)
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 56.3 x 76.2 cm
- Description
- A brown hill lowers from the left to the right. The background is a blue sky and a white cliff runs across the middle of the work.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.63
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Centre Dance (Right)
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- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.65
- Description
- A green hill lowers from the right to the left. The background is a blue sky and a blue cliff runs across the middle of the work.
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- Title
- Centre Dance (Right)
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 56.2 x 76.2 cm
- Description
- A green hill lowers from the right to the left. The background is a blue sky and a blue cliff runs across the middle of the work.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.65
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0293
- Description
- Wooden lidded porcelain jar with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Straight cylinder sided container. Water, mountains, house and boats in scene. Lid lathe turned with knob.
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- Title
- Condiment Jar
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Wooden lidded porcelain jar with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Straight cylinder sided container. Water, mountains, house and boats in scene. Lid lathe turned with knob.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0293
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- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.37
- Description
- The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of red shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a lighter colour into the red sky.
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- Title
- Crowning
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 56.1 x 75.8 cm
- Description
- The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of red shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a lighter colour into the red sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.37
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Crowning Achievement
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- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.62
- Description
- An iceberg sits in the top centre of the piece. The background is a yellow sky and the foreground is a field of ice.
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- Title
- Crowning Achievement
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- graphite and watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 56.4 x 76.1 cm
- Description
- An iceberg sits in the top centre of the piece. The background is a yellow sky and the foreground is a field of ice.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.62
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- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.38
- Description
- The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of blue and green shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a red and yellow colour into the sky.
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- Title
- Crystal Wash
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 76 x 56 cm
- Description
- The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of blue and green shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a red and yellow colour into the sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.38
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and me…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 66.6 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and metal cap at its end have relief casting of leaves and blossoms, and a bronze casting of blossoms is caught under black cord wrapping handle, oval sword guard has cut out relief of branches and blossoms, with holes on either side large enough to allow dirk to pass through. (b) dirk, long thin blade set into brass handle with cast relief of heron standing in stream with incised bushes around. Japanese calligraphy on other side of handle. (c) scabbard, slightly curved to fit blade. Wood covered with fine grained leather with narrow black band, horn? at mouth and another at top of slit pocket where dirk slides in. Pocket groove on one side near top to accommodate dirk, and semi-circular black piece of carved horn on opposite side, threaded through with flat braided black silk cord to tie scabbard to belt
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Meta…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 6.0 x 54.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Metal cap at end of handle with relief of squatting figure reading scroll. Small cast figures of two deer caught beneath cord on either side of handle. Metal band at base of handle with relief of gilded figure in reed boat. Rectangular sword guard with cast relief of chrysanthemums and butterfly with holes cut through each side to accommodate small dirk handle. (b) dirk, steel bladed with copper handle with relief casting of brass dragon on one side. (c) scabbard, slightly curved wood covered with black enamel containing green flecks, blunt end, top of scabbard has slot on one side leading to pocket in scabbard to accommodate small dirk. Opposite side from slot has semi-circular horn ? lug threaded with a length of black silk cord. Note: small band at top of dirk pocket missing, enamel cracked and peeling in many places, especially near top, semi-circular lug loose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
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Evening Forms - Slopes and Mt. Athabasca
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- 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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- 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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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at…
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- Title
- Fighting Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.5 x 72.1 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at end of handle has low relief casting of gilded dragonfly on one corner, a small bronze insect is caught below the leather wrapping on either side of the handle. Rectangular sword guard at hilt has incised design and vestiges of gold painted design with a decorative opening either side. (b) dirk, short narrow blade set into metal handle with inlay of bronze in shape of stem with leaves and two seed pods on one side, fits into slit in top of scabbard. Note: part of inlay missing. (c) scabbard, hollow wood shaped to fit the blade and covered with finely textured brown leather. Slots on either side near hilt are banded at top with smooth black strip, wood?, horn?, and further down as well, where dirk enters. Ornate metal cap at tip extends in a strip 16.0 cm along back edge and 5.0 cm along front edge with narrow metal band around scabbard 10.0 cm from tip. Small gilded dragonfly on one corner of cap at tip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
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