topic:"forest" found 40 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

#4 Wildfires

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Artist: Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)

Date: 2011

Medium: oil on wood

Catalogue Number: GuR.02.01

Description: A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso s…

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Artist: Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)

Title: #4 Wildfires

Date: 2011

Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 19.2 x 24.3 cm

Description: A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso several stickers. At top white with black printing “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker middle right is yellow with black print, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Bottom left label, white with black printing, “#4. Wildfires./2011” NEW OILPAINT SERIES - 8X10 “ PANELS AT GRANDE CACHE, BY R. GUEST.” Bottom left sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio.

Subject: landscape; forest fire; Robert Guest

Credit: Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012

Catalogue Number: GuR.02.01

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Valley Fire

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2004

Medium: oil; tar; varnish on board

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.08

Description: 2003 forest fire in Skoki Valley.

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Valley Fire

Date: 2004

Medium: oil; tar; varnish on board

Dimensions: 76.0 x 76.0 cm

Description: 2003 forest fire in Skoki Valley.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Skoki Valley; forest fire

Credit: Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2004

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.08

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Bow Lake Study #5

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.18

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. …

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake Study #5

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 45.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/T”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; forest; Bow Lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.18

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Mountain Graveyard

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.09

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape with a forest in the foreground. The primary colours used are green, orange and grey. The top section of the image shows a small segment of sky, with an orange mountain rimmed in a thin red line. The centre of the image presents a series of impressionistic tree…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain Graveyard

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape with a forest in the foreground. The primary colours used are green, orange and grey. The top section of the image shows a small segment of sky, with an orange mountain rimmed in a thin red line. The centre of the image presents a series of impressionistic trees, also with lines of red intermingled. The bottom of the image has several horizontal lines, on of which, near the brhc is blue, in the shape of a cross. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint.

Subject: landscape; forest; graveyard; trees

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.09

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Mount Assiniboine

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on paperboard

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.02

Description: Snow-capped mountain centre top, yellow tinged mountain face meets the green forest floor at bottom fifth of painting. Evergreen trees frame both sides with bare trunks on right side.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Mount Assiniboine

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on paperboard

Dimensions: 119.5 x 81.4 cm

Description: Snow-capped mountain centre top, yellow tinged mountain face meets the green forest floor at bottom fifth of painting. Evergreen trees frame both sides with bare trunks on right side.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; Mount Assiniboine; forest

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.02

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Three Companeros

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Artist: Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: ChK.02.01

Description: With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the …

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Artist: Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)

Title: Three Companeros

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 42.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the viewer and are riding off through the forest. The horses are brown. One of the riders has a white shirt or jacket and another has a light colour hat.

Subject: animal; horses; landscape; forest; activity; trail riding; figure; group; female

Credit: Gift of Robert Blair, Calgary, 1996

Catalogue Number: ChK.02.01

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Peace Of The Winter Woods

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1980

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.02

Description: Located in the center of this scene are piles of white puffy snow. Around the snow on both sides and in the back there are many trees. The trees are green with a bit of snow on some of the branches. This scene looks like a clearing in the forest after a fresh snow fall. The shadows in the snow have…

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Peace Of The Winter Woods

Date: 1980

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 81.2 x 121.9 cm

Description: Located in the center of this scene are piles of white puffy snow. Around the snow on both sides and in the back there are many trees. The trees are green with a bit of snow on some of the branches. This scene looks like a clearing in the forest after a fresh snow fall. The shadows in the snow have a blue hue.