, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Skier, 1993
Oviloo Tunnillie
Canadian (Inuit), 1949
dark-green stone (serpentine)
30 x 31 x 44 cm
Purchased 1994
National Gallery of Canada (no. 37570)
In this close-up study of Lycra-clad thighs and buttocks, Ovilu Tunnillie brings an interest in contemporary sports to her art. By leaving the upper edge rough, she adds an unexpected contrast to the polished legs, and shares with viewers her pleasure in the textures of stone.
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