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At Lake Minnewanka

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Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1938
Medium
painting on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.05.05
Description
A watercolour landscape painting of mountains and a lake. There are three grey mountains in the background and behind them is a cloudless blue sky. In the foreground is a blue-green lake. On the bottom right, part of the shore with three large rocks, is visible. In the centre at the bottom, a few b…
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
At Lake Minnewanka
Date
1938
Medium
painting on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
A watercolour landscape painting of mountains and a lake. There are three grey mountains in the background and behind them is a cloudless blue sky. In the foreground is a blue-green lake. On the bottom right, part of the shore with three large rocks, is visible. In the centre at the bottom, a few branches and two logs are breaking through the water. On the left side a large boulder sits in the water. In the middle ground there is forest along the lake shore. The forest starts out of frame on the right and extends just over halfway across the painting. Behind the forest on the left are two green hills. Greys, blues, greens and brown are the primary colours used. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc. Au verso, written in pencil along the bottom edge is, “At Lake Minnewanka aug 28/38 Doris Cormie” and also in pencil in the centre of the paper is “27” with a circle around it. Just right of centre near the top is written, “5334”.
Subject
landscape
lake
mountains
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.05.05
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Cowboy at Brewster Ranch

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcmd.03.01
Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.01
Description
A pastel chalk drawing on brown paper. The drawing is a portrait of a young cowboy seated. The boy is wearing a blue shirt with a white scarf and tan chaps. He is sitting on a push foot stool that has a salmon-coloured throw over it. In the background behind the boy is a black and white cowhide han…
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
Cowboy at Brewster Ranch
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
38.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pastel chalk drawing on brown paper. The drawing is a portrait of a young cowboy seated. The boy is wearing a blue shirt with a white scarf and tan chaps. He is sitting on a push foot stool that has a salmon-coloured throw over it. In the background behind the boy is a black and white cowhide hanging on the wall. There is a black chalk line border, 33 x 23 cm, around the drawing. the artist signature and date are in the bottom left hand corner, “DORIS CORMIE 8/23/33”.
Subject
cowboy
ranch
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.01
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Mount Edith

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Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1938
Medium
painting on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.05.06
Description
A watercolour painting of a mountain landscape with a lake. A distinct and pointed Mt. Edith right of centre in the background dominates this painting. The mountain is beige with green and grey. Behind the mountain is a blue cloudless sky. To the left of Mt. Edith is a mountain range extending out …
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
Mount Edith
Date
1938
Medium
painting on paper
Dimensions
30.0 x 40.0 cm
Description
A watercolour painting of a mountain landscape with a lake. A distinct and pointed Mt. Edith right of centre in the background dominates this painting. The mountain is beige with green and grey. Behind the mountain is a blue cloudless sky. To the left of Mt. Edith is a mountain range extending out of frame and on the right is the side of another mountain leading out of frame. In the middle ground is a short line of shrubs and trees with two tall pine trees on the far right. In the foreground is an indigo and blue lake with the shore visible along the bottom edge, predominately on the right side. Blue, purple, green, grey and beige are the main colours used. The artist signature is at the bottom right. Au verso, written in pencil along the bottom, “Mt. Edith Cormie Aug 24/38”. Written right of centre in the bottom half of the paper is, “14 x 10 1/4 6 x 6 1/2 20 x 16 3/4”. Written on the left side mid way up is, “51” with a circle around it.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Mount. Edith
lake
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.05.06
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Power Dam near Calgary

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Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.02
Description
A pastel landscape drawing on brown paper. A large cement dam at left, reaching past the centre dominates the drawing. In the background the sky is a pale blue. The large, grey dam has white water rushing through on the viewer’s right. On the same side of the drawing, extending out of frame, is a …
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
Power Dam near Calgary
Date
1933
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 38.5 cm
Description
A pastel landscape drawing on brown paper. A large cement dam at left, reaching past the centre dominates the drawing. In the background the sky is a pale blue. The large, grey dam has white water rushing through on the viewer’s right. On the same side of the drawing, extending out of frame, is a large brown rock with yellow and orange highlites. In the foreground is blue water with white highlites. The artist signature is written in the bottom right corner in pencil. Au verso, written in very faint pencil in the top right corner is, “Doris Cormie 23 Aug 1933”.
Subject
dam
architecture
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.03.02
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Rock at Brewsters Ranch

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Artist
Doris Cormie
Date
1933
Medium
painting on paper
Catalogue Number
CmD.05.03
Description
A watercolour painting of a large rock in the woods. The rock dominates the painting at centre, taking up the majority of the image. The rock is light brown/beige with dark brown accents. On the left and right side of the rock are bunches of tall skinny trees in the background, between them blue sk…
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Artist
Doris Cormie
Title
Rock at Brewsters Ranch
Date
1933
Medium
painting on paper
Dimensions
33.0 x 40.5 cm
Description
A watercolour painting of a large rock in the woods. The rock dominates the painting at centre, taking up the majority of the image. The rock is light brown/beige with dark brown accents. On the left and right side of the rock are bunches of tall skinny trees in the background, between them blue sky can be seen. The artist signature is at the bottom on the right. Au verso, written in blue ink in the centre at the top is, “NON GLARE GLASS”. Written along the left edge in black ink is, “Aug. 26, 1933 No. 1”.
Subject
rock
Doris Cormie
Credit
Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
Catalogue Number
CmD.05.03
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