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Before the White Man Came

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Before the White Man Came
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.3 x 16.3 cm
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
Subject
animal, buffalo
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
foothills
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1978
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.59
Description
Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake, 1962
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.59
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Bow Lake, Looking North, 1969

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.62
Description
Bow Lake is seen in foreground of image, mountains can be seen in the distance in the upper left corner and are reflected in the lake. Trees form a line along the lake’s shore from the centre of the image out to the far right centre. They are also reflected in the lake. The sky is quite yellow o…
Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake, Looking North, 1969
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Bow Lake is seen in foreground of image, mountains can be seen in the distance in the upper left corner and are reflected in the lake. Trees form a line along the lake’s shore from the centre of the image out to the far right centre. They are also reflected in the lake. The sky is quite yellow on the right but changes to blue on the left of the sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.62
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1966
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.34
Description
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Sr. 1966-7.
Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Rockies
Date
1966
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 11.0 cm
Description
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Sr. 1966-7.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.34
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Canadian Rockies, 1965

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.67
Description
A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope ris…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Rockies, 1965
Date
1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope rises up on the right and is cut off.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.67
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.03.03
Description
Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Chilcotin Road
Date
1969
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 31.6 cm
Description
Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.
Subject
landscape
mountains
road
blue
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.03.03
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
graphite; crayon on curfew paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.03.08
Description
A road runs through the centre of the piece. Above the road is a cloud coloured in crayon in shades of purple and pink.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Clouded Road
Date
1969
Medium
graphite; crayon on curfew paper
Dimensions
26.1 x 31.5 cm
Description
A road runs through the centre of the piece. Above the road is a cloud coloured in crayon in shades of purple and pink.
Subject
landscape
road
mountain
pink
purple
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.03.08
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
charcoal; Aquatec acrylic stain on raw canvas
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.09
Description
A road runs from the bottom left to the centre of the piece. The road alternates between brown with a white stripe, to white with a yellow stripe. The upper centre of the work is composed of several coloured shapes, from left, peach, white, purple and grey.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Fred’s Rockies
Date
1968
Medium
charcoal; Aquatec acrylic stain on raw canvas
Dimensions
76 x 60.7 cm
Description
A road runs from the bottom left to the centre of the piece. The road alternates between brown with a white stripe, to white with a yellow stripe. The upper centre of the work is composed of several coloured shapes, from left, peach, white, purple and grey.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.09
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1967
Medium
oil, gesso on cotton canvas
Catalogue Number
SiR.01.01
Description
One-third painted blue top to bottom, on viewer’s left, one-third painted green, top to bottom, on viewer’s right; in the centre a grey/brown road leading to brown mountains with a white sky above. Signed blhc: “Sinclair ‘87”
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Mountain Road
Date
1967
Medium
oil, gesso on cotton canvas
Dimensions
23.0 x 20.5 cm
Description
One-third painted blue top to bottom, on viewer’s left, one-third painted green, top to bottom, on viewer’s right; in the centre a grey/brown road leading to brown mountains with a white sky above. Signed blhc: “Sinclair ‘87”
Subject
landscape
mountains
road
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.01.01
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Mt. Bonney, British Columbia

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.68
Description
Blue and green hills or mountains on either side of the image form a valley in the centre of it. A flat area with trees on it makes up the foreground and a snowcapped mountain in the centre background is framed by either side of the valley.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Mt. Bonney, British Columbia
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Blue and green hills or mountains on either side of the image form a valley in the centre of it. A flat area with trees on it makes up the foreground and a snowcapped mountain in the centre background is framed by either side of the valley.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Mt. Bonney
British Columbia
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.68
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