The collection includes excellent examples ranging from Italian and Dutch Baroque ink drawings to contemporary Inuit stonecuts. An important subset of watercolours and ink drawings by artists such as Peter Rindisabacher, William Hind, and Frances Hopkins constitute vital documentation of life in Manitoba in the 19th century. WAG-Qaumajuq’s later collection includes work by significant Canadian artists such as Ozias Leduc, Carl Schaefer, Ernst Lindner, and David Blackwood. There is also a sizeable collection of contemporary works on paper, including the collages of Paul Butler and Simon Hughes, and watercolours of Marcel Dzama. WAG-Qaumajuq also holds a growing collection of contemporary Inuit drawing, including the work of Shuvani Ashoona, Tim Pitsiulak, Ningiukulu Teevee, and Annie Pootoogook.
Works in the Collection
Tea Drinkers
Annie Pootoogook, 2001–2002 DetailsSummer Camp Scene
Kiakshuk, 1961 DetailsPeople Spearing Giant Fish
Victoria Mamnguqsualuk Kayuryuk, 1983–1984 DetailsChildren Chasing Dogs
Parr, 1965 DetailsMädchen (Girl)
Egon Schiele, 1919 DetailsAbstract
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, from the series Sketches Made in Mexico 1951, 1951 DetailsStorm
Bertram Brooker, from the series Ancient Mariner, c. 1928 DetailsHunter with Bear
Niviaqsi, 1959 DetailsLandscape with Haystack
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, 1927 DetailsTree Study
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, 1928 DetailsDie Pfluger
Käthe Kollwitz, 1906 DetailsThe Earl of Leicester
Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1796 DetailsSmall Circus
Dalla Husband, n.d. DetailsLandscape
Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, n.d. DetailsRochford Church, Essex, England
George Fawcett, n.d. DetailsTo plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit.