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The Diva Takes a Bow

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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
2009
Medium
charcoal on primed paper
Catalogue Number
EnM.03.02
Description
A charcoal drawing of a black horse with head down is drawn in 3/4 view emerging from the left side of the paper. It’s hooves are left unfinished and dissolve into loose wisps. It’s mane is loose and flowing.
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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
The Diva Takes a Bow
Date
2009
Medium
charcoal on primed paper
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
A charcoal drawing of a black horse with head down is drawn in 3/4 view emerging from the left side of the paper. It’s hooves are left unfinished and dissolve into loose wisps. It’s mane is loose and flowing.
Subject
horse
Credit
Purchased from Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2022
Catalogue Number
EnM.03.02
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Lily Watching a Hiker

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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
2009
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
EnM.03.01
Description
A charcoal drawing of a bear. The bear in the foreground dominates the drawing. It is looking out of frame to the viewers left. To the left of and behind the bear is a large mountain peak that dominates the majority of the background space. A smaller peak can be seen behind the bear on the right. …
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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Lily Watching a Hiker
Date
2009
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
74.0 x 53.5 cm
Description
A charcoal drawing of a bear. The bear in the foreground dominates the drawing. It is looking out of frame to the viewers left. To the left of and behind the bear is a large mountain peak that dominates the majority of the background space. A smaller peak can be seen behind the bear on the right. Au verso there is a gold sticker with black print in the centre at the bottom that reads, “Masters Gallery ltd (sic)”. “Lily Watching a Hiker 2009” is written in blue ink in the top right corner.
Subject
bear
mountain
Maureen Enns
Credit
Gift of Lois Green, 2012
Catalogue Number
EnM.03.01
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.798
Description
Boxed-off rectangle with three children looking into a store window, and two of them are pointing at something in the store. To the left of the kids there is a dog sitting looking up at the store as well, and to the right there is a sled. In the background there is a loose drawing of what appears t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Merry Xmas
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
27.1 x 17.4 cm
Description
Boxed-off rectangle with three children looking into a store window, and two of them are pointing at something in the store. To the left of the kids there is a dog sitting looking up at the store as well, and to the right there is a sled. In the background there is a loose drawing of what appears to be more buildings. Written on the window of the store “MERRY XMAS”verso: in the TLC it says TLC “Taxi $2.50 Show 3.75 Flowers 4.00 Supper 6.25 16.50 16.50 + 1 evening = kiss”
Subject
kids
dog
Christmas
Xmas
store
snowy
toque
sled
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.798
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Untitled [Sonia de Grandmaison]

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1931
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
Dgn.03.13
Description
A charcoal drawing of a woman lying on a bed with bent knees and her head on a pillow. On viewer’s left the woman has her right arm raised with her hand on her cheek. The drawing is done on a piece of hotel stationery: stamped logo hotel left-hand corner with “COVERS AN ENTIRE BLOCK” printed undern…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Sonia de Grandmaison]
Date
1931
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
20.7 x 21.0 cm
Description
A charcoal drawing of a woman lying on a bed with bent knees and her head on a pillow. On viewer’s left the woman has her right arm raised with her hand on her cheek. The drawing is done on a piece of hotel stationery: stamped logo hotel left-hand corner with “COVERS AN ENTIRE BLOCK” printed underneath, right-hand corner “ONE OF AMERICA’S EXCEPTIONAL HOTELS, DAVENPORT HOTEL, LOUIE M. DAVENPORT, PRESIDENT” underneath “SPOKANE, WASHINGTON”. Written in pen mid-to-right hand side under drawing “1931 Spokane, Wash. Sketch by Nicholas de Grandmaison on our honeymoon in Spokane Wash.”
Subject
portrait
woman
Sonia de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2018
Catalogue Number
Dgn.03.13
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