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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1972
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.31
Description
A mountain landscape sketch. Two peaks rise on the left, a rounded peak with tree coverage sits in the bottom right. Bottom left “5 Mile Banff July ‘72”, bottom right “Glyde.”
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
5 Mile Banff
Date
1972
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
A mountain landscape sketch. Two peaks rise on the left, a rounded peak with tree coverage sits in the bottom right. Bottom left “5 Mile Banff July ‘72”, bottom right “Glyde.”
Subject
landscape
Canadian
mountain
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.31
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5 Mile Point, West of Banff

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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1957
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.04
Description
Large jagged rocks encompass the centre of this work, with grass and foliage surrounding. A large tree rises on the right.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
5 Mile Point, West of Banff
Date
1957
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
Large jagged rocks encompass the centre of this work, with grass and foliage surrounding. A large tree rises on the right.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
mountain
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.04
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Bottom of the Canyon

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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
GyH.02.08
Description
An abstract oil of water rushing over rocks. The colours dominant in this work are white, yellow, peach and blue.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Bottom of the Canyon
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
33 x 40.5 cm
Description
An abstract oil of water rushing over rocks. The colours dominant in this work are white, yellow, peach and blue.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
rock
boulder
canyon
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.02.08
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Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
MiJ.04.36
Description
A mountain landscape silkscreen print. In the background there is a grey-brown sky and a blue mountain with white snow accents dominating the right side of the image and to the left of the mountain is another smaller peak. Between the two mountains is a glacier. In front of the glacier and mountain…
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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier
Date
n.d.
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
20.5 x 34.5 cm
Description
A mountain landscape silkscreen print. In the background there is a grey-brown sky and a blue mountain with white snow accents dominating the right side of the image and to the left of the mountain is another smaller peak. Between the two mountains is a glacier. In front of the glacier and mountains is a light blue lake and in the foreground in the right corner are two dark green coniferous trees. The print is primarily blues, greens and white with about 10 colours used in total. Under the image in the bottom left corner written in pencil is, “Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier” and in the bottom rhc is the artist signature.
Subject
landscape
mountains
glacier
Janet Holly Middleton
Credit
Gift of Joanne Thomas , Vancouver, 2012
Catalogue Number
MiJ.04.36
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Bow Valley Series
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
81.2 x 101.6 cm
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
Yamnuska
Dorothy Knowles
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
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Canada Classic: Roaded Sunset

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.07
Description
A mountain peak with a small section of snow sits at the bottom of the work. A small segment of road painted in brown with a white line runs toward the mountain. The sky is painted in a wash of different shades of deep red.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Canada Classic: Roaded Sunset
Date
1981
Medium
charcoal; acrylic stain on raw cotton canvas
Dimensions
127 x 115.5 cm
Description
A mountain peak with a small section of snow sits at the bottom of the work. A small segment of road painted in brown with a white line runs toward the mountain. The sky is painted in a wash of different shades of deep red.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.12.07
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
GyH.02.12
Description
A stump sits in the left foreground of the image. Mountain range in back, yellow and brown tones throughout.
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Canmore
Date
1944
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
25 x 35 cm
Description
A stump sits in the left foreground of the image. Mountain range in back, yellow and brown tones throughout.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
mountain
stump
Canmore
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.02.12
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.35
Description
Entirety of surface is heavily shaded, suggestion of buildings and a car in background and figure in foreground. Bottom right “Canmore Mine July ‘25 3 pm.”
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Canmore Mine
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
Entirety of surface is heavily shaded, suggestion of buildings and a car in background and figure in foreground. Bottom right “Canmore Mine July ‘25 3 pm.”
Subject
landscape
Canadian
mine
Canmore
figures
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.35
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Clearcutting with the Tree-Eater

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Artist
Lorraine Gilbert
Date
1988 – 1994
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
GiL.18.15
Description
Photograph of a “tree-eater” machine clear-cutting on a mountainside in the distance. Photograph taken in Pemberton, British Columbia.
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Artist
Lorraine Gilbert
Title
Clearcutting with the Tree-Eater
Date
1988 – 1994
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
20” x 24” cm
Description
Photograph of a “tree-eater” machine clear-cutting on a mountainside in the distance. Photograph taken in Pemberton, British Columbia.
Subject
landscape
tree-planting
forest
British Columbia
environmentalism
Canadian
nature
Credit
Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
Catalogue Number
GiL.18.15
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CNTR VRTN (Centre Variation)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.16
Description
Dark sky in blues and beiges. Mountain in centre is flanked by two triangles of white. Road leading up to mountain, and mountain has small section of snow on right.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
CNTR VRTN (Centre Variation)
Date
1980
Medium
watercolor on arches paper
Dimensions
45.6 x 60.7 cm
Description
Dark sky in blues and beiges. Mountain in centre is flanked by two triangles of white. Road leading up to mountain, and mountain has small section of snow on right.
Subject
landscape
mountains
road
snow
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.16
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