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When the Ice Goes Out

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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
BwB.01.01
Description
General colour: green, grey. Rocky point of land comes down to the water from the lower left corner across the lower edge to right center. The green water has chunks of ice floating on it. The far shore of trees, one third up, rises quickly to two mountains. One is to the right the other in the dis…
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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Title
When the Ice Goes Out
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
23 x 28 cm
Description
General colour: green, grey. Rocky point of land comes down to the water from the lower left corner across the lower edge to right center. The green water has chunks of ice floating on it. The far shore of trees, one third up, rises quickly to two mountains. One is to the right the other in the distance at center. The grey sky fills the upper corner.
Subject
landscape
lake
mountains
Lake Minnewanka
Mount Inglismaldie
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1970
Catalogue Number
BwB.01.01
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Beaver Pond, Banff Area

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Artist
Edward William Godwin (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1978
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
GoT.02.01
Description
The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.
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Artist
Edward William Godwin (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
Beaver Pond, Banff Area
Date
1978
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.7 x 59.5 cm
Description
The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.
Subject
landscape
lake
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1978
Catalogue Number
GoT.02.01
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Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
HaH.03.05
Description
A drawing of a tree in the foreground with a lake, a boat and and the opposite shore in the background. “PEAK ISLAND” llhc and signed H. C. HAHN lrhc.
Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Title
Peak Island
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.4 x 22.3 cm
Description
A drawing of a tree in the foreground with a lake, a boat and and the opposite shore in the background. “PEAK ISLAND” llhc and signed H. C. HAHN lrhc.
Subject
landscape
tree
lake
Herbert Hahn
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
HaH.03.05
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Valley of the Ten Peaks

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Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Date
1969
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
HaH.02.01
Description
General colour: blue. The Valley sweeps across the bottom of the canvas from the right and then half way up left side goes diagonally up into the canvas to upper left side. Two climbers are seen in the foreground, third of the way in from right side. The mountains diminish in size and colour toward…
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Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Title
Valley of the Ten Peaks
Date
1969
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
100.5 x 151.5 cm
Description
General colour: blue. The Valley sweeps across the bottom of the canvas from the right and then half way up left side goes diagonally up into the canvas to upper left side. Two climbers are seen in the foreground, third of the way in from right side. The mountains diminish in size and colour towards the top.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
activity, hikers
Credit
Gift of Herbert C. Hahn, 1971
Catalogue Number
HaH.02.01
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Bow River Boat House 1952

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Artist
Cyril Harris ( – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1952
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HaC.03.01
Description
General colour: brown on white. Three buildings - lake in front - trees behind - a flag pole with flag rises behind the house at the right. The house at the left has a chimney and is long and narrow.
Artist
Cyril Harris ( – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Bow River Boat House 1952
Date
1952
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
15.1 x 21.5 cm
Description
General colour: brown on white. Three buildings - lake in front - trees behind - a flag pole with flag rises behind the house at the right. The house at the left has a chimney and is long and narrow.
Subject
landscape
lake
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
HaC.03.01
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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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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.06
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Two points of land come in from left and right respectively with water in between and behind. The far shore starts quarter way up and becomes a mountain left of enter and right banks up each side. Sketchy clouds appear to be raining left and right.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake
Date
1963
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
32.3 x 40.1 cm
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Two points of land come in from left and right respectively with water in between and behind. The far shore starts quarter way up and becomes a mountain left of enter and right banks up each side. Sketchy clouds appear to be raining left and right.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.06
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.12
Description
General colour: blue, brown. Dry lake fills lower right area. Brown shore comes down from the left side. Across the middle are blue mountains. The sky is blue with pale clouds and fill the upper third.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Ghost Lake, Alberta
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 32.9 cm
Description
General colour: blue, brown. Dry lake fills lower right area. Brown shore comes down from the left side. Across the middle are blue mountains. The sky is blue with pale clouds and fill the upper third.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.12
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Artist
Georgina Luxton (1870 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
LuG.02.03
Description
colour: brown. Foreground in lower left corner and across lower edge is covered with bushes, dead logs and grass. A figure stands at center looking out over the water. The far shore is treed hills and one large hill peaking up center. The distance is misty. The sky in a haze.
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Artist
Georgina Luxton (1870 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
38.0 x 61.0 cm
Description
colour: brown. Foreground in lower left corner and across lower edge is covered with bushes, dead logs and grass. A figure stands at center looking out over the water. The far shore is treed hills and one large hill peaking up center. The distance is misty. The sky in a haze.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1967
Catalogue Number
LuG.02.03
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Shore, Lake Minnewanka

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Artist
Richard William Moore
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
MoR.04.01
Description
General colour: black on yellowing paper. A bush in the lower left corner. Behind is a lake. Lower right corner is a shore with a tree growing up right side. Far shore of trees and mountains starts one third up. Sky fills upper third.
Artist
Richard William Moore
Title
Shore, Lake Minnewanka
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 14.5 cm
Description
General colour: black on yellowing paper. A bush in the lower left corner. Behind is a lake. Lower right corner is a shore with a tree growing up right side. Far shore of trees and mountains starts one third up. Sky fills upper third.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of H. (Mrs.) T. Montgomery, Banff, 1973
Catalogue Number
MoR.04.01
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Artist
Richard William Moore
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
MoR.04.02
Description
General colour: black on yellowing paper. A log building amongst trees on the right side. Water fills lower quarter. Logs float in the water and there is a sort of broken fence standing in it. Behind on the left is a hill with three trees on it. The sky has clouds.
Artist
Richard William Moore
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
13.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
General colour: black on yellowing paper. A log building amongst trees on the right side. Water fills lower quarter. Logs float in the water and there is a sort of broken fence standing in it. Behind on the left is a hill with three trees on it. The sky has clouds.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of H. (Mrs.) T. Montgomery, Banff, 1973
Catalogue Number
MoR.04.02
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Siwash House Posts, Tsatsisnukomi, B.C.

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.08
Description
Colour: brown and blue. Two totems one behind and beside the other, fill the right half. At the lower left corner is a beach with a boat pulled up. The water beyond is green and blue with a far shoreline appearing half way up. There is a house, a point of land and trees behind on the shore. Sky is …
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Siwash House Posts, Tsatsisnukomi, B.C.
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 16.3 cm
Description
Colour: brown and blue. Two totems one behind and beside the other, fill the right half. At the lower left corner is a beach with a boat pulled up. The water beyond is green and blue with a far shoreline appearing half way up. There is a house, a point of land and trees behind on the shore. Sky is clouded near the horizon and blue beyond.
Subject
landscape
lake
symbolism
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.08
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The Stump, Lake of the Woods

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.10
Description
Colour: grey, green, blue. At the lower edge left of center is a grey and brown stump with dead branches coming out both sides. Behind is green foliage. In the distance behind across the picture one third up is the blue rocky shore of the grey lake which can be seen in the lower right corner. The s…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
The Stump, Lake of the Woods
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
17.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
Colour: grey, green, blue. At the lower edge left of center is a grey and brown stump with dead branches coming out both sides. Behind is green foliage. In the distance behind across the picture one third up is the blue rocky shore of the grey lake which can be seen in the lower right corner. The sky above is pale green at the horizon and grey beyond.
Subject
landscape
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.10
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.12
Description
Colour: black and white. A pole runs up the left side. Down beside it to the right is a plant, above which is a totem figure with arms outstretched. At its base are the back views of two human figures in hats. In the lower right area are two mountain peaks meeting an empty white sky.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Zunuk
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 18.9 cm
Description
Colour: black and white. A pole runs up the left side. Down beside it to the right is a plant, above which is a totem figure with arms outstretched. At its base are the back views of two human figures in hats. In the lower right area are two mountain peaks meeting an empty white sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
figure, male
lake
symbolism
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.12
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Sunset, Lake of the Woods

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.11
Description
Colour: pink, blue, grey, green. A little left of center in the lower area is a rock island with several evergreen trees and bushes on it. The pink water reflects the sky just above the horizon of purple shore one third up. In the lower right corner is a rock edge. The sky fills the upper two third…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Sunset, Lake of the Woods
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
22.1 x 19.3 cm
Description
Colour: pink, blue, grey, green. A little left of center in the lower area is a rock island with several evergreen trees and bushes on it. The pink water reflects the sky just above the horizon of purple shore one third up. In the lower right corner is a rock edge. The sky fills the upper two thirds and has clouds across a blue expanse.
Subject
landscape
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.11
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.13
Description
Colour: blue, green, grey, yellow. The brown tops of bushes and two trees come up in the foreground from the lower left of center edge. Behind them across the bottom is a grey lake. The far shore is purple rocks with green trees. In the center behind is a grey purple hill mountain. Behind are sunli…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Tunnel Mountain
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
18.7 x 37.0 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green, grey, yellow. The brown tops of bushes and two trees come up in the foreground from the lower left of center edge. Behind them across the bottom is a grey lake. The far shore is purple rocks with green trees. In the center behind is a grey purple hill mountain. Behind are sunlit mountains in the distance and the upper half is blue sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.13
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The Waterfront, Alert Bay, B.C.

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.15
Description
Colour: blue, grey, brown. At the lower edge, the roof of the building can be seen. The end of a building is in the lower left corner. Behind this, out from the left side, are two other buildings and a dock with one boat tied up. The water appears at the night. Half way up across the picture is a h…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
The Waterfront, Alert Bay, B.C.
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
23.5 x 17.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue, grey, brown. At the lower edge, the roof of the building can be seen. The end of a building is in the lower left corner. Behind this, out from the left side, are two other buildings and a dock with one boat tied up. The water appears at the night. Half way up across the picture is a hill of trees. The sky is blue on the night with a large cloud coming in from the left.
Subject
architecture
lake
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.15
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York Boat on Lake Winnipeg

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.17
Description
Colour: green grey, pink, brown with blue and orange. Central image is the left profile of a boat coming through waves. Its sail is only partly in view. There are eight figures in the boat - one with a feather headdress. In the lower right corner is a sea gull-wings spread. On the horizon at the ri…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
York Boat on Lake Winnipeg
Date
1930
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
25.4 x 35.1 cm
Description
Colour: green grey, pink, brown with blue and orange. Central image is the left profile of a boat coming through waves. Its sail is only partly in view. There are eight figures in the boat - one with a feather headdress. In the lower right corner is a sea gull-wings spread. On the horizon at the right side is a rock island with a couple of wind blown trees on it. The sky above is yellow with dark grey at the upper edge.
Subject
landscape
lake
figure, group
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.17
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Artist
Alison Rossiter (1953 – , American)
Date
1976
Medium
gelatin silver on paper
Catalogue Number
RoA.13.01
Description
Colour: black and white photo with blue and pink. Photograph of three women sitting in the stern of a boat with an awning shading them from the sun. The edges of the photo are decorated with flower and butterfly images.
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Artist
Alison Rossiter (1953 – , American)
Title
The Rum Runners
Date
1976
Medium
gelatin silver on paper
Dimensions
12.7 x 13.6 cm
Description
Colour: black and white photo with blue and pink. Photograph of three women sitting in the stern of a boat with an awning shading them from the sun. The edges of the photo are decorated with flower and butterfly images.
Subject
figure
group
landscape
lake
Credit
Gift of Anne (and John) Ewen, Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
RoA.13.01
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Artist
Sasa
Date
1971
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
SaS.02.01
Description
General colour: greys. One inch up from bottom in the center is a black pool of water. Above that to the left is a group of trees. The pale blue sky comes down at the top center in a wide U shape. The rocks are reaching to the top of the picture on either side.
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Artist
Sasa
Title
Sentinal Pass
Date
1971
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
25.5 x 20.4 cm
Description
General colour: greys. One inch up from bottom in the center is a black pool of water. Above that to the left is a group of trees. The pale blue sky comes down at the top center in a wide U shape. The rocks are reaching to the top of the picture on either side.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
SaS.02.01
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