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Cascade in the Selkirks

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
BeS.02.03
Description
Small river or creek runs over rocks in Selkirk Mountains area.
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Cascade in the Selkirks
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
23.5 x 15.8 cm
Description
Small river or creek runs over rocks in Selkirk Mountains area.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Selkirk Mountains
river
Credit
Purchased from The Collector’s Gallery, Calgary, 2003
Catalogue Number
BeS.02.03
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.491
Description
A pencil drawing of a boat launch on the right that descends into water, with boats and a bridge in the distance. To the left, a city boardwalk that runs parallel to the water. There are humans and lamp posts along the edge of the boardwalk, with trees and a spired dome and other buildings in skyli…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Seaside walk
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 23.0 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a boat launch on the right that descends into water, with boats and a bridge in the distance. To the left, a city boardwalk that runs parallel to the water. There are humans and lamp posts along the edge of the boardwalk, with trees and a spired dome and other buildings in skyline.
Subject
street scape
boardwalk
boat launch
river
dome
water
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.491
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Figure Amongst Young Poplars

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.511
Description
A rough sketch of a a human figure walking towards the viewer on a path beside a river. On the riverbanks are trees, fences, and houses. Writing denotes details and colour scheme in cursive.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Figure Amongst Young Poplars
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a a human figure walking towards the viewer on a path beside a river. On the riverbanks are trees, fences, and houses. Writing denotes details and colour scheme in cursive.
Subject
landscape
figure
river
poplars
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.511
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River, Bridge, and House

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.523
Description
A small drawing of a river in the foreground that winds towards a bridge and hous in the background, on the right. A few trees line the horizon.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
River, Bridge, and House
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on board
Dimensions
18.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A small drawing of a river in the foreground that winds towards a bridge and hous in the background, on the right. A few trees line the horizon.
Subject
landscape
river
trees
bridge
house
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.523
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.04
Description
General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Johnson's Canyon
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
44.6 x 34.5 cm
Description
General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
Subject
landscape
river
bridge
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.04
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Bow Valley, Canmore, Alberta

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.11
Description
Bottom third of painting is a wide expanse of water with reflections of the mountains and riverbank. The water narrows mid-centre and has green reflections of treelined riverbank. The top half is grey, blue and white mountains with cloudy sky.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Bow Valley, Canmore, Alberta
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
38.0 x 45.8 cm
Description
Bottom third of painting is a wide expanse of water with reflections of the mountains and riverbank. The water narrows mid-centre and has green reflections of treelined riverbank. The top half is grey, blue and white mountains with cloudy sky.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
mountain
river
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.11
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.05
Description
At left, a lone fisherman is on some rocks with a net about to scoop something out of the water. To the right are a man and a woman wearing fishing gear. They both hold fishing rods and he is looking in her bag to see what she has caught. There are trees all along the edge of the river, and moun…
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Title
Fisherman
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
66 x 339 cm
Description
At left, a lone fisherman is on some rocks with a net about to scoop something out of the water. To the right are a man and a woman wearing fishing gear. They both hold fishing rods and he is looking in her bag to see what she has caught. There are trees all along the edge of the river, and mountains in the background. Writing on back “Fisherman 30’ x 5’6” “Artist signature: “Wadym D” in lower right cornercascade hotel mural
Subject
fishing
river
cascade hotel mural
Credit
Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.05
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Artist
Roland Gissing (1895 – 1967, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil paint on canvas
Catalogue Number
GiR.02.02
Description
A blue river winding through conifers in a valley. The sun is hitting the centre of the valley, the edges are dark. Mountains rise up in the background with a large rocky slope at right in middle distance. “R. GISSING” in red at lower left. Canvas is stretched over wooden frame and nailed at edges,…
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Artist
Roland Gissing (1895 – 1967, Canadian)
Title
[Untitled]
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
39.0 x 49.0 cm
Description
A blue river winding through conifers in a valley. The sun is hitting the centre of the valley, the edges are dark. Mountains rise up in the background with a large rocky slope at right in middle distance. “R. GISSING” in red at lower left. Canvas is stretched over wooden frame and nailed at edges, this is then within a gold frame with ornately carved corners.
Subject
mountains
river
landscape
Credit
Gift of Anne Harbison, 1973
Catalogue Number
GiR.02.02
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Kootenay Plains North Saskatchewan River #4 2002

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002
Medium
painting on masonite
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.04
Description
An oil sketch painting of a mountain landscape. There is a large, clear blue sky behind a mountain range and a valley with a river below. The painting is impressionistic with thick, visible brush strokes. The colours primarily used are blue, green, brown, grey and pink. The artist’s signature is in…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains North Saskatchewan River #4 2002
Date
2002
Medium
painting on masonite
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch painting of a mountain landscape. There is a large, clear blue sky behind a mountain range and a valley with a river below. The painting is impressionistic with thick, visible brush strokes. The colours primarily used are blue, green, brown, grey and pink. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in pink paint. Au verso, in the top lhc in black ink, “46/M-2”. Written on the wood frame at the bottom in blue ink, “68415” and on the top, “84” (scratched out) and “68415 75(?) Thursday(?)”.
Subject
landscape
river
mountains
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.04
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North Saskatchewan River/Flood

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.16
Description
An oil sketch of a river landscape. The primary colours used are white, blue, grey, green and orange. The upper half of the image is dominated by varying shades of green and orange. The lower half is represented with thick blue, grey and white brushstrokes that swirl in the lower centre of the piec…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
North Saskatchewan River/Flood
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a river landscape. The primary colours used are white, blue, grey, green and orange. The upper half of the image is dominated by varying shades of green and orange. The lower half is represented with thick blue, grey and white brushstrokes that swirl in the lower centre of the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey and white paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/Y”.
Subject
landscape
river
Saskatchewan
flood
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.16
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