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Airplane Lake, British Columbia

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1936
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.02
Description
General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right …
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Airplane Lake, British Columbia
Date
1936
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.9 x 43.5 cm
Description
General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right side. Sky beyond with two birds flying center and left.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.02
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Alpine Valley near Manson Creek, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.53
Description
see photobrhc E.L. 1959”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Alpine Valley near Manson Creek, B.C.
Date
1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
13.9 x 18.0 cm
Description
see photobrhc E.L. 1959”
Subject
landscape
mountains
valley
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.53
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Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.47
Description
blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Approaching Stewart B.C., Portland Canal
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.4 x 19.9 cm
Description
blhc to centre: EL.“APPROACHING STEWART, B.C., PORTLAND CANAL”
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.47
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Approaching Stewart B.C. Portland Canal

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1919
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.51
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Approaching Stewart B.C. Portland Canal
Date
1919
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
8.7 x 14.1 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
urban, buildings;Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.51
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Ashcroft Country, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1948
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.57
Description
See photo blhc: brhc: “E Lamarque”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Ashcroft Country, B.C.
Date
1948
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
See photo blhc: brhc: “E Lamarque”
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
urban, buildings
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.57
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Athabasca River near Fort McMurray

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.03
Description
General colour: dark grey with blue and green on white. The river takes up lower third. A steep cliff rises up on the left side; there are trees on top. Blue hills can be seen in the distance on the right; trees diminish on both sides of the river. Cloudy sky above.
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Athabasca River near Fort McMurray
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
21.2 x 29.0 cm
Description
General colour: dark grey with blue and green on white. The river takes up lower third. A steep cliff rises up on the left side; there are trees on top. Blue hills can be seen in the distance on the right; trees diminish on both sides of the river. Cloudy sky above.
Subject
landscape
river, Athabasca
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.03
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Autumn Evening, 1958

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1958
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.60
Description
Cloudy, moonlit scene, mountains in background stretch across image, Bow Lake at the foot of the mountains in the foreground. In the immediate foreground at the bottom of the image is the shore of the lake, a few trees on it. At the centre left of the image, a line of trees on the bank extends i…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Autumn Evening, 1958
Date
1958
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Cloudy, moonlit scene, mountains in background stretch across image, Bow Lake at the foot of the mountains in the foreground. In the immediate foreground at the bottom of the image is the shore of the lake, a few trees on it. At the centre left of the image, a line of trees on the bank extends in towards the middle of the image.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.60
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
LaE.09.08
Description
A spiral yellow-covered sketchbook with “REEVES SERIES 92 “SKETCHBOOK” “Richmond” Water Colour Paper etc. Printed in red water colour “B.C. Sketches, 1960 By E. Lamarque”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
B.C. Sketches, 1960
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Description
A spiral yellow-covered sketchbook with “REEVES SERIES 92 “SKETCHBOOK” “Richmond” Water Colour Paper etc. Printed in red water colour “B.C. Sketches, 1960 By E. Lamarque”
Subject
landscape
water
mountains
buildings
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.09.08
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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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Beginning of Winter, Old Fort Wrigley, MacKenzie River

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.50
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Beginning of Winter, Old Fort Wrigley, MacKenzie River
Date
1921
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.1 x 17.9 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
water
winter
buildings, fort
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.50
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Big Bar, Muskwa River

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1936
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.46
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Big Bar, Muskwa River
Date
1936
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 30.3 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
river, Finlay
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.46
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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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Camp 50 Miles N. E. of Fort Ware B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.23
Description
“Camp 50 Miles N. E. of Ft Ware B.C. Chesterfield Creek” lhc
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Camp 50 Miles N. E. of Fort Ware B.C.
Date
1934
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 45.4 cm
Description
“Camp 50 Miles N. E. of Ft Ware B.C. Chesterfield Creek” lhc
Subject
landscape
mountains
camp
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.23
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Camp in Sifton Pass, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1935
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.06
Description
General colour: green. At the left side pitched in the grass is a lean to with two figures by a campfire. Smoke goes left and up into trees which rise on the left side becoming smaller as they go right across the picture into the distance. Two mountains can be seen on the right side in the distance…
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Camp in Sifton Pass, B.C.
Date
1935
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
18.4 x 26.3 cm
Description
General colour: green. At the left side pitched in the grass is a lean to with two figures by a campfire. Smoke goes left and up into trees which rise on the left side becoming smaller as they go right across the picture into the distance. Two mountains can be seen on the right side in the distance. Sky fills the upper half.
Subject
landscape
mountains
camping
people
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.06
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Camp Midway Between Ft. Ware and Dease Lake B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.24
Description
lhc: E. L. 1934 Camp midway between Ft. Ware BC and Dease Lake BC
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Camp Midway Between Ft. Ware and Dease Lake B.C.
Date
1934
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 45.4 cm
Description
lhc: E. L. 1934 Camp midway between Ft. Ware BC and Dease Lake BC
Subject
landscape
mountains
camp
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.24
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Camp near Dease Lake, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1935
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.05
Description
General colour: pale pink, blue and green on white. In the lower third are sparse pine trees - to the right are two figures by a white tent and a camp fire. The white mountains pale in the distance. Pink and blue sky fill the top third.
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Camp near Dease Lake, B.C.
Date
1935
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.4 x 35.2 cm
Description
General colour: pale pink, blue and green on white. In the lower third are sparse pine trees - to the right are two figures by a white tent and a camp fire. The white mountains pale in the distance. Pink and blue sky fill the top third.
Subject
landscape
forest
camp
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.05
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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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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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