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This notecard features the artwork Sans titre (1953) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the painting Sans titre (1965) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Jin-me Yoon (b. 1960)
Souvenirs of the Self (Lake Louise), 1991
Yoon emigrated from South Korea to Vancouver in 1968. While studying contemporary art, she was exposed to artists and theorists engaged with questions of sexual and cultural difference. Her work is recognized for contributing to the ongoing discussions concerning identity and place.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the artwork St. Michael and the Dragon (1875) by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898).
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.
This notecard features the artwork Study for the Figure of Innocence in "Innocence Taking Refuge in the Arms of Justice" (c. 1779) by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842).
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.
Lucius R. O’Brien (1832-1899)
Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity, 1880
O’Brien was appointed in 1880 as the first president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Canada’s first national arts organization. His painting Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity was his diploma work, honouring his membership to the Academy, and was one of the earliest works to enter the NGC collection.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the artwork The Invention of Painting (c. 1816-20) by Vincenzo Camuccini (1771–1844).
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.
This notecard features the artwork The Sultan's Palace, Marrakesh (1926) by Raoul Dufy (1877–1953).
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.
Alex Colville (1920-2013)
To Prince Edward Island, 1965
Colville is one of Atlantic Canada’s most celebrated artists. It always seems as if something is just about to happen in his paintings. For each outward sign of calm, there is a corresponding suggestion of looming danger.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Brian Jungen (b. 1970)
Vienna, 2003
Jungen is renowned for repurposing objects from contemporary culture to reflect Indigenous concerns. Meant to resemble the skeleton of a whale, an endangered animal considered by many Indigenous peoples to be of great spiritual power, Vienna is constructed out of inexpensive patio chairs made of plastic, an indestructible material.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.