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Santa Ana Mtns. - California

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.29

Description: Mountains extend from the left of the painting and then descend down and across to the right of the image. The mountains are a pink-orange colour at the top which gradually changes to deep blue at their bases. In the upper right corner, a break in the mountains affords a view of the sea. More mo…

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Santa Ana Mtns. - California

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: Mountains extend from the left of the painting and then descend down and across to the right of the image. The mountains are a pink-orange colour at the top which gradually changes to deep blue at their bases. In the upper right corner, a break in the mountains affords a view of the sea. More mountains are visible across this water. In the lower left corner there is a rocky outcrop. Palm trees grow amongst the rocks.

Subject: landscape; California; Santa Ana mountains; ocean; Pacific

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.29

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Beach Combers, Burrard Inlet, B.C.

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.38

Description: A coastal seascape of Burrard Inlet, BC, shows a floating house or shack in the centre right of the image. It has a railing running around it and a covered porch. A walkway runs from the shore at the bottom of the image to the shack. Part of another shack is cropped at the left of the image. L…

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Beach Combers, Burrard Inlet, B.C.

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A coastal seascape of Burrard Inlet, BC, shows a floating house or shack in the centre right of the image. It has a railing running around it and a covered porch. A walkway runs from the shore at the bottom of the image to the shack. Part of another shack is cropped at the left of the image. Logs are floating around these buildings. Beyond the buildings is Burrard Inlet on which there are two or three boats. A dock runs out the boats in the upper left corner. Beyond, at the top of the image are Coast mountains, some covered in snow.

Subject: landscape; coastal; seascape; Pacific; British Columbia; Burrard Inlet, mountains, Coast

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.38

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Cannery at Kimsquit, Mouth of Dean River, B.C.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.59

Description: A watercolour on soft board; blue water, brown dock and white and brown buildings in the foreground; a shore with green trees behind. A massive mountain looms behind. There are vestiges of snow on top and water coming down a canyon viewer’s left. The sky is a dull blue colour.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Cannery at Kimsquit, Mouth of Dean River, B.C.

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 50.6 x 35.5 cm

Description: A watercolour on soft board; blue water, brown dock and white and brown buildings in the foreground; a shore with green trees behind. A massive mountain looms behind. There are vestiges of snow on top and water coming down a canyon viewer’s left. The sky is a dull blue colour.

Subject: landscape; mountains; Pacific; architecture, urban; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.59

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Sointula, BC

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.05.17

Description: A watercolour of mainly greys and blues depicting the coastal bay of Sointula, BC. In the bottom left corner there is a rocky area of pale blue and grey. A log juts out from the lower left edge of the painting in toward the centre of the image. In the lower right side of the image the rocky area…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Sointula, BC

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A watercolour of mainly greys and blues depicting the coastal bay of Sointula, BC. In the bottom left corner there is a rocky area of pale blue and grey. A log juts out from the lower left edge of the painting in toward the centre of the image. In the lower right side of the image the rocky area gives way to water. A small village sits on the edge of the water. The buildings are multi-coloured. Behind the village is a pine tree-covered hill and behind it is a dark mountain. Grey misty clouds partially obscure the mountain. The sky is grey and cloudy.

Subject: seascape; Pacific; British Columbia; Sointua; architecture; coastal

Credit: Gift of Caroline Harris-Andrews, Kingston, 2002

Catalogue Number: PhW.05.17

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House at Tofino

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1943 – 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.145

Description: Peter and Catharine’s house at Tofino.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: House at Tofino

Date: 1943 – 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Peter and Catharine’s house at Tofino.

Subject: landscape; Pacific; Tofino; architecture; rural; house

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.145

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Mount Kintamani

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.150

Description: A stair, a wide step main of natural land mass lead up to the horizon. Several palms are located on various strips. A wild jungle creates a natural wall on the left side of the stairway. A large tree stands at the top of the staircase on the right of centre. Behind in the distance looms a hazy blue…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Mount Kintamani

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: A stair, a wide step main of natural land mass lead up to the horizon. Several palms are located on various strips. A wild jungle creates a natural wall on the left side of the stairway. A large tree stands at the top of the staircase on the right of centre. Behind in the distance looms a hazy blue mountain range, shrouded amongst pinkish grey cloud cover.