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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1942
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.19
Description
A snowy curved road with deciduous trees that have lost their leaves and mountains in the background.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Mountain Road
Date
1942
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
35.0 x 49.5 cm
Description
A snowy curved road with deciduous trees that have lost their leaves and mountains in the background.
Subject
landscape
snowy scene
mountain
Credit
Gift of David Duffin, De Winton, 2019
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.19
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W.H. McMahon Joins The Mounties 1885

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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Date
1885 – 1956
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
McW.05.02 a-g
Description
Wood frame with white matting. 6 windows in the matting, 5 watercolour paintings and 1 photograph. Four of the watercolour paintings are in the four corners, a larger watercolour is places just about centre and the photograph is shown below. under each window is an inscription refrencing the image …
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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Title
W.H. McMahon Joins The Mounties 1885
Date
1885 – 1956
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Wood frame with white matting. 6 windows in the matting, 5 watercolour paintings and 1 photograph. Four of the watercolour paintings are in the four corners, a larger watercolour is places just about centre and the photograph is shown below. under each window is an inscription refrencing the image it is associated with. At the top is a large inscription reading “WHMcMahon Joins The Mounties. 1885.” All the writing is done in an ornate calligraphy.A: Image (top left): “The Raw Recruit” Viewer looks on into a blue room, facing a doorway and hallway. At the end of the hall a faded figure in blue pants and a red coat stand at attention. In the foreground, a soldier in a red coat, blue pants and white helmet stands in full profile view with rifle at his side. He faces the right side of the image. On the Right side a gentlemen (in a fine suit and hat) stands in full profile facing the left side of the image. He carries a suit case and walking stick. B: Image (bottom left): “First Uniform ill fitting” A man in a red coat, blue pants, and orange hat faces the viewer directly. The coat and pants are bumpy with lots of folds. in the back ground there are plain buildings and a dirt ground.C: Image (center top): “Who told you to dismount, Sir?” Blue skies look over a large area of dirt ground where a man sits in a brown shirt and blue pants. His right arm reaches down to his butt. His hat lays beside him on the right edge of the picture. In the center of the image a dark brown horse is painted mid-buck with the reins flying over his head and his ears pinned back. There is no rider on the saddle. Another man, in a red coat, stands in the distance on the left edge with his hand outstretched. In the background there is a large white building with a large British flag flying above. A faded fourth figure stands in the background. F: Image (Center bottom): “N.W.M.P. Barracks, Banff) It is a photograph (Can be found in archives V265/NA-66-37) Nine figures in brown uniforms stand in front of a yellow building with a brown roof. The man furthest to the left holds the reins of a dapple gray horse. A white dog sits between two of the center figures who are laying on the ground. Based off information at the Archives of Alberta the man laying down to the right of the dog is the artist, William Hastings McMahon. Two more horses pull a cart on the right edge. with a tenth figure in the cart. E: Image (top right): “Drill” A man in a red coat faces a line of marching soldiers in brown coats. He is slightly leaning forward and holds a long stick in his hands. Another figure in a red coat stands in the background. The surrounding environment is a mixtures of browns. Three faded buildings. D: Image (bottom right): “McMahon, N.W.M.P” A proud man faces the viewer directly. He is in a red coat, blue pants and black boots. The background is faded. One building is visible in the background and a woman figure in the far left. G: Frame and Calligraphy script on mat board
Subject
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.C.M.P
landscape
barrack
banff
mounties
North West Mounted Police
N.W.M.P
watercolour
Credit
Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018
Catalogue Number
McW.05.02 a-g
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Police Barracks in Banff

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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Date
1880 – 1929
Medium
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
Catalogue Number
McW.05.01
Description
Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the …
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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Title
Police Barracks in Banff
Date
1880 – 1929
Medium
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
19.05 x 30.48 cm
Description
Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the center line and stretch into the sky. There are four birds, off centered, flying in the back ground. The forested area stretches over the mountain ranges, coming up just behind the building which is placed in the distance to the viewer. The left side of the image is surrounded by bushes and three large trees. There are four figures in the painting, two closer to the viewer with red coats, blue pants. They are placed in the middle at an opening in the gate. Another figure is on the right edge, riding a dark brown horse. the fourth figure is standing next to the building, too far to paint details. There is a white structure to the right of the building, Unidentified.
Subject
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.C.M.P
landscape
barrack
banff
Credit
Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018
Catalogue Number
McW.05.01
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Artist
Scott White
Date
1924
Medium
watercolour; gouache
Catalogue Number
WhS.05.01
Description
A mountain peak landscape with a glacier to the left, forest below.
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Artist
Scott White
Title
Untitled
Date
1924
Medium
watercolour; gouache
Dimensions
22.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
A mountain peak landscape with a glacier to the left, forest below.
Subject
landscape
mountain
glacier
trees
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WhS.05.01
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.10
Description
Loosely rendered rocks or boulders make up the foreground of the image, they are rendered in shades of grey and peach. A mountain in the background is dark blue and grey.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24 x 31.5 cm
Description
Loosely rendered rocks or boulders make up the foreground of the image, they are rendered in shades of grey and peach. A mountain in the background is dark blue and grey.
Subject
landscape
mountain
boulder
rock
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.10
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1980 – 1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.09
Description
Angular boulders or rocks sit in the foreground of the image, rendered in shades of blue, purple and taupe. A mountain on the upper left is surrounded by white cloud.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Mountain Mist
Date
1980 – 1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24 x 31 cm
Description
Angular boulders or rocks sit in the foreground of the image, rendered in shades of blue, purple and taupe. A mountain on the upper left is surrounded by white cloud.
Subject
landscape
mountain
boulder
rock
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.09
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1980 – 1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.08
Description
The centre left of this work is dominated by impressionistic rendering of green and grey trees. Visible on the right background is a dark grey mountain. The foreground is dominated by pastel coloured rocks and boulders.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1980 – 1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24 x 31.5 cm
Description
The centre left of this work is dominated by impressionistic rendering of green and grey trees. Visible on the right background is a dark grey mountain. The foreground is dominated by pastel coloured rocks and boulders.
Subject
landscape
mountain
boulder
rock
trees
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.08
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1980 – 1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.07
Description
Several large boulders surrounded by smaller rocks dominate the centre of the image. The sky is light blue with highlights of white.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1980 – 1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24 x 31 cm
Description
Several large boulders surrounded by smaller rocks dominate the centre of the image. The sky is light blue with highlights of white.
Subject
landscape
rock
boulder
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.05.07
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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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Centre Dance (Right)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.65
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Centre Dance (Centre)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.64
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.63
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Crowning Achievement

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.62
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour and graphite on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.61
Description
Mountain cliffs on left and right at bottom, with green grass on either side of road running through. Top left and right of work has small segments of mountain or cliff suggested.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Fog Run (Reno, USA)
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour and graphite on arches paper
Dimensions
151.9 x 51.2 cm
Description
Mountain cliffs on left and right at bottom, with green grass on either side of road running through. Top left and right of work has small segments of mountain or cliff suggested.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.61
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
2009
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.40
Description
Three white mountain peaks sit in the left, and are intersected with stripes of grey. The sky is painted in tones of red.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Sister’s Snow
Date
2009
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 75.7 cm
Description
Three white mountain peaks sit in the left, and are intersected with stripes of grey. The sky is painted in tones of red.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.40
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.38
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
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.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.37
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.36
Description
The colour in this piece is primarily isolated to the upper third. The sky is blue and pink, and the mountain is a deep brown. Running from the centre to the bottom of the work is a line of snow which is highlighted with blue.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Sky Dancer
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
45.8 x 60.7 cm
Description
The colour in this piece is primarily isolated to the upper third. The sky is blue and pink, and the mountain is a deep brown. Running from the centre to the bottom of the work is a line of snow which is highlighted with blue.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.36
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.35
Description
A mountain peak rises from the left and right side of the work, with a valley and an indication of a river or road in between. In the top centre a yellow sun is rising.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Void
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
51 x 150.5 cm
Description
A mountain peak rises from the left and right side of the work, with a valley and an indication of a river or road in between. In the top centre a yellow sun is rising.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.35
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
2009
Medium
watercolour on arches
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.33
Description
A mountain peak rises from the centre of the work, painted in white with detail rendered in black. The sky is yellow, and is filled with loosely rendered white clouds.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Mountain Talk
Date
2009
Medium
watercolour on arches
Dimensions
56.2 x 76.5 cm
Description
A mountain peak rises from the centre of the work, painted in white with detail rendered in black. The sky is yellow, and is filled with loosely rendered white clouds.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.33
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