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Rundle

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Artist: Bern Smith (1928 – 2009, Canadian)

Date: 2009

Medium: painting on paper

Catalogue Number: SmB.05.05

Description: A summer scene dominated by Mt. Rundle and the trees that flank Vermilion’s first lake. The dominant colours are light and dark green, black, blue, brown and grey. The foreground is green and brown low vegetation, out of which a line of lodgepole pines, some dead and still standing, rise to two-thi…

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Artist: Bern Smith (1928 – 2009, Canadian)

Title: Rundle

Date: 2009

Medium: painting on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 38.5 cm

Description: A summer scene dominated by Mt. Rundle and the trees that flank Vermilion’s first lake. The dominant colours are light and dark green, black, blue, brown and grey. The foreground is green and brown low vegetation, out of which a line of lodgepole pines, some dead and still standing, rise to two-thirds of the painting. Starting at the viewer’s far left, at mid-point, the branches of an aspen with green leaves fills the top far left of the painting. Vermilion’s first lake is visible though the lodgepoles and directly behind that, are the dark trees that line its opposite bank. Above the lake the lower slope of Tunnel Mountain is visible to the viewer’s left. The painting is dominated by majestic Mount Rundle, its lower slopes covered with muted green coniferous trees and its sheer rock face in varying shades of grey, blue, and brown. The deep blue sky has a few wisps of white showing through and some light grey clouds to the viewer’s right, above the peaks of the Rundle Range.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; Rundle Mountain

Credit: Purchased from Brett Smith, 108 Mile Ranch, 2009

Catalogue Number: SmB.05.05

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Stormy Mountain Sky

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Artist: Bern Smith (1928 – 2009, Canadian)

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SmB.05.06

Description: A dark, stormy sky, and a large stand of partially burned trees on the viewer’s left, dominate the top two-thirds of the painting. The dominant colours are blue, black, green and brown. In the foreground to the viewer’s right are remnants of stumps and what appears to be fall vegetation, with charr…

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Artist: Bern Smith (1928 – 2009, Canadian)

Title: Stormy Mountain Sky

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 31.3 x 40.0 cm

Description: A dark, stormy sky, and a large stand of partially burned trees on the viewer’s left, dominate the top two-thirds of the painting. The dominant colours are blue, black, green and brown. In the foreground to the viewer’s right are remnants of stumps and what appears to be fall vegetation, with charred tree trunks. To the viewer’s left is a charred stump of a burned tree trunk and above that a large stand of lodgepole pines with charred trunks, but with needles still on the tops of the trees. The stand of trees rise high into the stormy sky. Further away, behind the lodgepole pine trees, is a bank of coniferous trees in various shades of greens, that stretch across the painting. Above that, starting behind and to the right of the lodgepoles, mountains are visible; the first and farthest away, is grey with some snow visible, and then wooded mountains continue to the viewer’s far right to the edge of the painting. The dark, cloudy sky dominates most of the painting.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Purchased from Brett Smith, 108 Mile Ranch, 2009

Catalogue Number: SmB.05.06

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Above Mount Assiniboine #1

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Artist: Rene Thibault (1947 – )

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ThR.05.01

Description: Predominant colours are pink, blue, purple, green and brown. The painting is dominated by the pyramidal-shaped Mt. Assiniboine and the icefield below it. It appears to be an aerial view of sunrise on the mountain. The foreground is comprised of rocks showing through a snow-covered approach to the m…

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Artist: Rene Thibault (1947 – )

Title: Above Mount Assiniboine #1

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 38.0 x 58.0 cm

Description: Predominant colours are pink, blue, purple, green and brown. The painting is dominated by the pyramidal-shaped Mt. Assiniboine and the icefield below it. It appears to be an aerial view of sunrise on the mountain. The foreground is comprised of rocks showing through a snow-covered approach to the mountain peak. The rocks are various shades of very dark blue, lighter blue and brown. To the viewer’s left the snow is tinged in various shades of pink as the morning light strikes it and the view to the right is still in the blue shades of shadow. The artist’s signature in white is in this area. The middle of the painting is the pink glow of the sun on snow with some shaded snow and rocks still showing to the viewer’s right. The top-half is a snow-covered Mt. Assiniboine with brown rock bands; viewer’s right in the sun’s light and viewer’s left in the shade. Beyond the mountain are hills and valleys of pink, blue and green. The sky is a very deep shade of purple and blue.

Subject: landscape; mountains; Mt. Assiniboine

Credit: Gift of Rene Thibault, 2009

Catalogue Number: ThR.05.01

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On Lake O’Hara

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Artist: Rene Thibault (1947 – )

Date: 2009

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: ThR.12.01

Description: General colours of blue, grey, turquoise, violet, pink, green, white, black and brown. The painting is dominated by a frontal view of Mount Yukness as seen from the shoreline of Lake O’Hara. In the foreground is a grey, blue rocky shore with rocks, water and tree trunks. On the viewer’s left are th…

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Artist: Rene Thibault (1947 – )

Title: On Lake O’Hara

Date: 2009

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 61.0 x 61.0 cm

Description: General colours of blue, grey, turquoise, violet, pink, green, white, black and brown. The painting is dominated by a frontal view of Mount Yukness as seen from the shoreline of Lake O’Hara. In the foreground is a grey, blue rocky shore with rocks, water and tree trunks. On the viewer’s left are three large dead tree trunks, painted in black, brown, grey and violet, lying on grey rocks interspersed with blue water puddles; the topmost tree trunk has branches, the lower two do not. To the viewer’s right two tree trunks are lying on the rocky shore; the bottom tree trunk, which extends further out in the water, has four branches and beneath this is the artist’s signature “Rene Thibault” in black. About one-quarter up from the shore and tree trunks there are three coniferous trees to the viewer’s left, and then a rock in the water with coniferous trees growing on it. Beyond this, viewer’s left, is the lake and opposite shore; the lake has shadows of black, blue, grey extending to turquoise blue and grey further out and to the opposite shore at the base of Mt. Yukness. Beyond the foreground tree trunks, mid- and to to viewer’s right, darker grey rocks are visible through the water. On the viewer’s right the water becomes more turquoise as it reaches a bank beyond comprised of grey rock, a line of coniferous trees in greens and black, and a few grey tree trunks lying on the shore. The face of Mount Yukness comprises the majority of the painting (top two-thirds). The lower part of the mountain is painted in darker greys and blues except for the moraine from the falls which is light grey. The uppermost part with the Yukness Ledges and peak are painted grey, white, pink and blue. The sky behind is painted in grey with bold strokes of white and lighter greys simulating clouds.

Subject: landscape; mountains; Lake O’Hara

Credit: Gift of Rene Thibault, 2009

Catalogue Number: ThR.12.01

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Tunnel Mountain

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2008

Medium: graphite on birch veneer; mattboard; Itoya black folder

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.05

Description: Small sketch of a rolling mountain, with diagonal lines in the sky. Drawing is mounted on mattboard and Itoya black folder.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Tunnel Mountain

Date: 2008

Medium: graphite on birch veneer; mattboard; Itoya black folder

Dimensions: 12.5 x 28 cm

Description: Small sketch of a rolling mountain, with diagonal lines in the sky. Drawing is mounted on mattboard and Itoya black folder.

Subject: landscape; road; mountain

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.05

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Sudden-ness

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2008

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.30

Description: The bottom third of the work is composed of a white mountain range. Rising from the right is a peak painted in white and brown tones. The centre of the work holds a semi circle of orange dots, from which radiates a pink wash that encompasses the sky.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Sudden-ness

Date: 2008

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 28.2 x 76 cm

Description: The bottom third of the work is composed of a white mountain range. Rising from the right is a peak painted in white and brown tones. The centre of the work holds a semi circle of orange dots, from which radiates a pink wash that encompasses the sky.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.30

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Up Draft

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2008

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.31

Description: The image is dominated by a white mountain. Rising from the centre to the top of the piece is a cloud of blue and peach.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Up Draft

Date: 2008

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 28.3 x 76.4 cm

Description: The image is dominated by a white mountain. Rising from the centre to the top of the piece is a cloud of blue and peach.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.31

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Pleasured Day

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2008

Medium: watercolour with pearlescent acrylic on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.52

Description: Two mountains sit in the foreground. The surface of the work is coated with dots of silver pearlescent acrylic which represents snow. To the right of the work the sky has a pink quality, otherwise the image is dominantly blue and white.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Pleasured Day

Date: 2008

Medium: watercolour with pearlescent acrylic on arches paper

Dimensions: 28.2 x 38 cm

Description: Two mountains sit in the foreground. The surface of the work is coated with dots of silver pearlescent acrylic which represents snow. To the right of the work the sky has a pink quality, otherwise the image is dominantly blue and white.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.52

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Sweet Side Dance

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2008

Medium: graphite and watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.66

Description: A yellow sun rises from behind a mountain peak which sits in the background of a light blue washed sky. A green hill is in the foreground, with suggestions of trees on the bottom right.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Sweet Side Dance

Date: 2008

Medium: graphite and watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 18.1 x 38.2 cm

Description: A yellow sun rises from behind a mountain peak which sits in the background of a light blue washed sky. A green hill is in the foreground, with suggestions of trees on the bottom right.

Subject: landscape; sky; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.66

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Christmas Card .08.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2008

Medium: arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.40

Description: “.08.” engraved into bottom centre. “Sinclairs .08.” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “.mountain rock.” written at back bottom centre.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Christmas Card .08.

Date: 2008

Medium: arches paper

Description: “.08.” engraved into bottom centre. “Sinclairs .08.” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “.mountain rock.” written at back bottom centre.

Subject: card; Christmas; cut paper; mountain; landscape

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.40

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Mountain Alter

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 2007

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.05

Description: Mountain scene with grassy slope in foreground, dotted with red flowers. Behind are large rocky slopes with a glacier above. The blue sky is visible in the upper left corner.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain Alter

Date: 2007

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 41.0 x 51.0 cm

Description: Mountain scene with grassy slope in foreground, dotted with red flowers. Behind are large rocky slopes with a glacier above. The blue sky is visible in the upper left corner.

Subject: Glacier; mountains

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.02.05

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Lake near Jasper, Canadian Rockies

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Artist: Donald Curran (1955 – )

Date: 2007

Medium: on board

Catalogue Number: CuR.02.01

Description: An oil painting on board, unframed. The top-half of the painting comprises the brown and beige shoreline, the red and white boathouse, green coniferous trees, the mountains with snow-covered peaks and the blue sky with horizontal mauve and purple clouds. The bottom half of the painting comprises th…

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Artist: Donald Curran (1955 – )

Title: Lake near Jasper, Canadian Rockies

Date: 2007

Medium: on board

Dimensions: 20.3 x 24.5 cm

Description: An oil painting on board, unframed. The top-half of the painting comprises the brown and beige shoreline, the red and white boathouse, green coniferous trees, the mountains with snow-covered peaks and the blue sky with horizontal mauve and purple clouds. The bottom half of the painting comprises the lake and on the viewer’s left, the rocky shoreline and the top-half reflected in the water: the boathouse, the mountains behind, the trees and the sky. The artist signature is in the rhc: DONALD CURRAN 2007. Au verso top printed in pen “LAKE NEAR JASPER CANADIAN ROCKIES” signed in script underneath “Donald Curran 2007”.

Subject: mountains; landscape; lake; Jasper

Credit: Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2007

Catalogue Number: CuR.02.01

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Mount Robson, Canada

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Artist: Joan Brown

Date: 2007

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: BrJ.02.01

Description: An oil painting, unframed, on canvas and mounted on a wooden frame, of Mount Robson in B.C. The dominant colours are blue, white, and black. The bottom half of the painting is the rock, snow and ice of the glacier; the middle portion is the towering snowcapped peak of Mount Robson with other snowca…

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Artist: Joan Brown

Title: Mount Robson, Canada

Date: 2007

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 41.0 x 51.5 cm

Description: An oil painting, unframed, on canvas and mounted on a wooden frame, of Mount Robson in B.C. The dominant colours are blue, white, and black. The bottom half of the painting is the rock, snow and ice of the glacier; the middle portion is the towering snowcapped peak of Mount Robson with other snowcapped peaks behind. The top-third is the sky clear light blue and white above the mountains turning to blue clouds above. The painting is signed (printed) in black ink brhc: “JBrown 07” and a “c” in a circle in blue ink to the left of the signature. Au verso, middle of the top of frame, written in magenta ink “20” ”, to the right of that “Mt Robson Canadian Rockies”, on the side viewer’s left “16” ”, and on the bottom in magenta ink, viewer’s left “Title: Mount Robson, Canada”, to the right, in magenta ink, “Artist: Joan A. Brown 03 07”, and underneath that “10 #mtrobsn 07”

Subject: landscape; mountains; Mt. Robson

Credit: Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2007

Catalogue Number: BrJ.02.01

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Winter Mountains 8/07

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Artist: Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian)

Date: 2007

Medium: painting on paper

Catalogue Number: TaT.05.01

Description: A watercolour painting of a winter mountain landscape. Just over half of the painting is free space. The bottom half of the painting contains the top portion of a mountain, in the middle ground, that dominates the work. The mountain is snow-covered but some of the grey rock can be seen at the top. …

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Artist: Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian)

Title: Winter Mountains 8/07

Date: 2007

Medium: painting on paper

Dimensions: 79.0 x 58.5 cm

Description: A watercolour painting of a winter mountain landscape. Just over half of the painting is free space. The bottom half of the painting contains the top portion of a mountain, in the middle ground, that dominates the work. The mountain is snow-covered but some of the grey rock can be seen at the top. In the foreground is a slope that comes in from the right side and goes diagonally across the the bottom left corner. On the snow-covered slope and many loosely painted green pine trees. A faint purplish wash can be seen in the free space of the background. The colours used are primarily green, blue and grey. In the bottom right hand corner, written in pencil, is the artist signature, the title and date, “TT(?) Banff . Feb 07 Winter, Mts. 8/07”.

Subject: winter; mountain; Takao Tanabe

Credit: Gift of Takao Tanabe, 2012

Catalogue Number: TaT.05.01

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Christmas Card .07.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2007

Medium: arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.39

Description: “.07.” engraved into bottom centre. “Sinclairs .07.” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “.Grassland’s moon.” written at back bottom centre.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Christmas Card .07.

Date: 2007

Medium: arches paper

Description: “.07.” engraved into bottom centre. “Sinclairs .07.” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “.Grassland’s moon.” written at back bottom centre.