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Old English Windmill

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.04.04
Description
In the centre left of the image a windmill towers over some smaller buildings scattered around its base. One of the blades is cropped at the top of the image. From the bottom of the image a road runs up to the windmill. Hedges run along the left side of the road, while a grassy knoll is on the r…
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Old English Windmill
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Description
In the centre left of the image a windmill towers over some smaller buildings scattered around its base. One of the blades is cropped at the top of the image. From the bottom of the image a road runs up to the windmill. Hedges run along the left side of the road, while a grassy knoll is on the right. The print is slightly faded in hues of brown and taupe.
Subject
architecture
rural
windmill
landscape
England
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
Catalogue Number
LaC.04.04
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Old Shack And Lean-To

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Artist
Doug Klein
Date
1972
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
KlD.02.02
Description
An abandoned shack with attached lean-to dominates the center of the picture. The roof appears in good shape. The foreground has tall green grass with purple flowers in bottom right and along front of shack. Evergreen trees and behind the building, a bare tree is to the right of picture in open fie…
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Artist
Doug Klein
Title
Old Shack And Lean-To
Date
1972
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.8 x 60.4 cm
Description
An abandoned shack with attached lean-to dominates the center of the picture. The roof appears in good shape. The foreground has tall green grass with purple flowers in bottom right and along front of shack. Evergreen trees and behind the building, a bare tree is to the right of picture in open field and another in front of the lean-to. The sky is blue, tinged with white and purples.
Subject
landscape, rural
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KlD.02.02
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Artist
Harry S. Craig (1879 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CrH.05.01
Description
General colour: green, grey, brown, blue. Log building, center, has two poles leaning up on it in front. Trees fill in the background. Another building visible on the left side. Purple mountains beyond and cloudy blue sky.
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Artist
Harry S. Craig (1879 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Old Barns Banff
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 43 cm
Description
General colour: green, grey, brown, blue. Log building, center, has two poles leaning up on it in front. Trees fill in the background. Another building visible on the left side. Purple mountains beyond and cloudy blue sky.
Subject
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Harry S. Craig, Edmonton, 1969
Catalogue Number
CrH.05.01
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Bogside Scotland
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14.25 x 18.75 cm
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
Subject
landscape
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
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First Cabin at Lake Louise

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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.03
Description
General colour: green, brown. Across the bottom is green water. The rocky beach has a rowboat on it at the left side. It has one oar in it and the name Dave White painted on the side. At center is a small log cabin - logs scattered at the left side of it - smoke coming out the top. The background i…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
First Cabin at Lake Louise
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
39.4 x 54.6 cm
Description
General colour: green, brown. Across the bottom is green water. The rocky beach has a rowboat on it at the left side. It has one oar in it and the name Dave White painted on the side. At center is a small log cabin - logs scattered at the left side of it - smoke coming out the top. The background is trees.
Subject
architecture, rural
cabin
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Dave White
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.03
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.09
Description
General colour: green. Central image is log building with a chair and table sitting outside it. Hotel is written on the door. To the left of the cabin are logs and an axe in a stump. To the right, a fence and a ladder coming out of a hole in the ground. Trees surround the hut and green mountains ri…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.4 x 60.5 cm
Description
General colour: green. Central image is log building with a chair and table sitting outside it. Hotel is written on the door. To the left of the cabin are logs and an axe in a stump. To the right, a fence and a ladder coming out of a hole in the ground. Trees surround the hut and green mountains rise up behind. The sky is blue with small white clouds. Small shrubs grow across the bottom.
Subject
landscape
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Dave White, Winnipeg, 1970
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.09
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Artist
Charles L Gibbs
Date
1903
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GiC.09.01
Description
Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Swit…
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Artist
Charles L Gibbs
Title
Sketchbook
Date
1903
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
16.8 x 24.1 cm
Description
Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Front interior cover contains an inscription, which reads: Service held every year by British colny(?) at Brussels / Mr Brown gives ? ? every ? of June “ Back interior binding has “JL” written in pencil.
Subject
architecture
urban
rural
landscape
Europe
Germany
Italy
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
GiC.09.01
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Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour; poster colour on paper, cardboard
Catalogue Number
HaH.05.01
Description
General colour: red, yellow, green. Looking up at the front end of a red, yellow and black car parked on the driveway beside a house which can be seen behind and to the right. The house has as steep roof, tall chimney up the left end and a white and black striped awning over a window at the right. …
Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour; poster colour on paper, cardboard
Dimensions
27.0 x 36.4 cm
Description
General colour: red, yellow, green. Looking up at the front end of a red, yellow and black car parked on the driveway beside a house which can be seen behind and to the right. The house has as steep roof, tall chimney up the left end and a white and black striped awning over a window at the right. Behind are trees and above is blue muddy sky. In the distance lower left is another house with a tree.
Subject
landscape, rural
automobile
Herbert Hahn
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
HaH.05.01
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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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On the Way to Chilliwack Lake, B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.10
Description
General colour: white, brown on gold green. Lower third is snow with five trees and a cabin. A treed slope rises up to the right. To the left are tall branchless trees and a couple of cabins. Three snowy peaks can be seen in the distance. Sky fills the upper third.signed ll: “LE” lr “1930”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
On the Way to Chilliwack Lake, B.C.
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14.8 x 19.9 cm
Description
General colour: white, brown on gold green. Lower third is snow with five trees and a cabin. A treed slope rises up to the right. To the left are tall branchless trees and a couple of cabins. Three snowy peaks can be seen in the distance. Sky fills the upper third.signed ll: “LE” lr “1930”
Subject
landscape
mountains
architecture, rural
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.10
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