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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.005
Description
An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil de…
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Alberta Harvest
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Description
An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil derrick. To the left of the derrick and further in the distance are several grain elevators, of which a few are bright red. In the distance are the Rocky Mountains. A soft grey-blue sky makes up the top portion of the print.
Subject
landscape
prairies
Canadian Rockies
architecture
rural
grain elevators
activity
farming
oil well
Credit
Gift of George Weber, 1973
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.005
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English Plough Horses

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Artist
Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
DmN.02.02
Description
General colour: brown. Central image is two horses, (one white, one brown) pulling a plough (man walks behind) towards the left side of the picture. In the upper right corner is a large tree and some bush. On the left side is more woods and sky beyond.
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Artist
Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian)
Title
English Plough Horses
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
24.8 x 35.5 cm
Description
General colour: brown. Central image is two horses, (one white, one brown) pulling a plough (man walks behind) towards the left side of the picture. In the upper right corner is a large tree and some bush. On the left side is more woods and sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
animal, horse
figure
male
farming
Credit
Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
Catalogue Number
DmN.02.02
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Artist
William Cartwright
Date
1872
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
CaW.09.01
Description
A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.
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Artist
William Cartwright
Title
Sketchbook
Date
1872
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.
Subject
england
pastoral
farming
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1981
Catalogue Number
CaW.09.01
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Artist
Barbara Leighton (1911 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
LeB.04.20
Description
Over two thirds of this print starting from the bottom shows a female and three children feeding chickens. The field were they are standing in is a very light green. There are 16 chickens varying in color from dark yellow to peach to brown. Behind the figures there is a farm house, and two cows in …
Artist
Barbara Leighton (1911 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Western ...?
Date
n.d.
Medium
woodcut on paper
Description
Over two thirds of this print starting from the bottom shows a female and three children feeding chickens. The field were they are standing in is a very light green. There are 16 chickens varying in color from dark yellow to peach to brown. Behind the figures there is a farm house, and two cows in the upper left. The far background is a cloudy blue/green sky.
Subject
Landscape
prairie
farmland
activity
farming;animal
chickens
cows
figure
female
children
architecture
rural farmhouse
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1995
Catalogue Number
LeB.04.20
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