Items

Decorative Pattern in Yellow, Orange, and Black

c.1920: This is most likely a teaching exercise from her time at the Ontario Ladies College.

Decorative Pattern, Grey Leaves with Gold

c.1920: This is most likely a teaching exercise from her time at the Ontario Ladies College.

Decorative Pattern in Gold, Green, and Mauve

c.1920: This is most likely a teaching exercise from her time at the Ontario Ladies College.

Decorative Pattern in Pink, Silver, and Black

c.1920: This is most likely a teaching exercise from her time at the Ontario Ladies College.

Decorative Pattern in Red, Blue, and Gold

c.1920: This is most likely a teaching exercise from her time at the Ontario Ladies College.

Boy and Girl Playing

c. 1915: Based on the apparent age of the materials used and the approximate date of the drawing on the reverse side, drawing 0407.

Robert Ingle

c. 1915: Based on the apparent age of the subject Robert Ingle. This piece is on the reverse side of drawing 0408.

Myrtle Little

c. 1910: Based on the apparent age of the subject. This drawing is on the reverse side of 0405.

Children Singing

c. 1910: Based on the style of the drawing and the apparent age of the materials. On the reverse side of piece 0406.

Portrait of a Boy in Profile

Unknown: Possibly c. 1915 based on the apparent age of the materials used.

Girl with Umbrella

c. 1910: Based on the style of the drawing and the apparent age of the materials used.

Young Girl with Glasses, Reading

c. 1910: based on the style of the drawing and the apparent age of the materials used.

Mother and Children

c. 1910: Based on the style, and apparent age of materials.

Trees under a Grey Sky

Unkown: Probably earlier in her career, based on the apparent age of materials.

Girl with Bow in Her Hair

c. 1915: Based on the fashions of the time.

Exams

c.1910: Based on the style this is an earlier work of Ingle's and from the subject matter it was most likely done during her first or second stint at the Ontario Ladies College.

Cows Grazing Beneath Trees

c.1910: Subject list along the side of the piece are all things that Ingle drew/painted before 1910.

Portrait of Girl Sitting

c. 1900: Based on the clothing styles and the style of Ingle's drawing.

Unknown: This piece is likely unfinished might have been proof of concept for a project Ingle was doing. Note verso says, "Mr Rinn 316 James St. S #2014 Cambria finish as sample 18 x 22" these are probably framers notes.

Floral Arrangement in a Silver Vase

Unknown: Most likely c. 1950 because of similarities to other pieces done at that time, and an out of the ordinary signature which only shows up on piece she prepared for a 1950 exhibition of her work.

Floral Arrangement in a Silver Pitcher

c.1950: Based on Mary Thompson's recollection.

Dentonia Pond

c. 1950: Based on the use of Masonite, and the family's memory (this piece hung in the Beattie's house for a while).

Children in the Woods (Mary, David, and Rod Beattie)

1952: This piece has a date written on it.

Lindy (Mary) in a Snow Suit

1940: Based on family memory, the use of masonite, and the apparent age of Mary. The location of the piece is remembered as Denton House.

Autumn Scene with a Stream

c. 1940: This piece was painted for Norman Beattie's office so the date can be estimated based on the family's collective memory.

Vancouver City Skyline

1931: This piece is a view from Norman Beatties apartment in Vancouver which Ingle visited in 1931.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Silver Vase

c. 1940: Based on the subject matter and stylistic approach.

Young Woman at Spinning Wheel

1907: Kathleen Munn painted a similar scene, it is quite possibly from a trip the two of them took with the McGillivray Knowles studio to Quebec in 1907.

Bridge over a Canal

Unknown: Possibly c.1940 because of the apparent age of the materials used and stylistic similarities to other pieces of that time.

Two Children on a Hill

c. 1930: This is one of Ingle's illustrations which she mostly painted in the 1920s and 30s.

Three Girls Gathering Flowers

c.1930: This is a preparatory work for one of Ingle's illustrations which she was mostly painting in the 1920s and 30s.

Woman in a Green Formal Dress

Unknown: Possibly c.1900 based on the age of materials and the style of her clothing.

Road by the Water's Edge

c. 1900: Based on the age of materials, and the apparent location "Road to the Town".

Lindy (Mary "Lindy" Beattie)

1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject an the memory of Mary Thompson (Beattie).

Young Boy with Fair Hair

c.1930: Based primarily on the style of the boys clothing.

Young Girl and Boy Looking at a Bird's Nest

c. 1930: This piece is in the style of Ingles illustrative work which she mostly did in the 1920s and 30s.

Vancouver Skyline

1931: This piece is a view from Norman Beatties apartment in Vancouver which Ingle visited in 1931.

Farmer Leading a Horse Drawn

c.1930: The two horses in this scene are known to be from a Churchville farm. Ingle is known to have been painting Churchville scenes around this time.

Three Women Pulling a Buoy

c. 1928: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Santa Monica California which she took in 1928.

Three Children on the Beach

1929: This piece is dated next to the signature.

Beach Scene: Child with Pail

1929: This piece has the date written next to the signature.

Children Running on the Beach

c. 1940: While this scene is from Ingle's trip to Santa Monica California which she took in 1928, masonite wasn't widely available until the mid 1930s so this piece must have been painted later.

Portrait of Boy with Brown Hair

Unknown: Possibly c. 1910 because of similarities to "Boy in Profile."

Autumn Scene, Three Trees in Front of a Fence

c.1929: Because this is the same scene as the piece that ended up in the Perkins Bull Collection which was painted in 1929.

Meadow with Sheep and Water

c. 1900: Based on the materials, the style and the subject matter.

On the Don River

Unknown: possibly as early as 1900, Don River locale is a result of family oral history.

Tall Ship at Sea

Unknown: Possibly 1940 because of stylistic similarities to pieces from that time.

Autumn Scene with Trees on a Hillside

c. 1940: Because this piece is painted on masonite a material that wasn't widely available until the mid 1930s.

Two Girls in a Meadow

c. 1930: This piece looks like prep for an illustration, work that she mostly did during the 20s and 30s.

Autumn Scene, with Two Trees

c. 1940: Because it is painted on masonite which wasn't widely available until the mid 30s.

Woman Seated in Long Orange Dress

c.1920: Based on the clothing and hair styles, this was quite possibly painted during Ingle's time at the Ontario Ladies College.

Children on the Beach

1928: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Santa Monica California which she took in 1928.

Mountain Path with Evergreens

c.1915: This is thought to be the mountain pass up Mount Abbott which Ingle visited in 1915.

Autumn Scene with Birches and a Fence

c. 1929: Because this is the same scene as the piece that ended up in the Perkins Bull Collection which was painted in 1929.

Kate Archer

c.1900: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject Kate Archer.

Catherine M. Person, Sewing

c.1896: this is based on the apparent age of the subject who passed away that year.

Self-Portrait in Blue Hat

c. 1960: Ingle bought the hat she is wearing in this piece during a trip to New York in 1960.

Still Life with Round Blue Vase

c. 1950: Based on the style, subject matter choice, and the use of masonite.

Maple Tree in Autumn

Unknown: Possibly c. 1950 based on the style and colour palette.

Norma Wright Carter at her Easel

1909: Based on the apparent age of the subject, this was likely painted during Ingle's first stint at the Ontario Ladies College.

Seascape, Men Loading a Wagon

1907: From a trip that Bertha took to Quebec city with McGillivray Knowles and members of his studio.

Lindabury Farmhouse, Clinton Township

1962: Mary Thompson remembers this scene being painted.

Stream and Evergreens in the Winter

c. 1930: Based on the use of the signature "MAYLAW" which she only used in this year range.

Birch in Front of a Forest

c. 1920: This piece was at the Ontario Ladies College so it was likely painted during her time there.

Trees and Rolling Hills

c.1940: Based on style, subject matter, and the use of masonite. Possibly BC if there was a later trip out west.

Portrait of a Woman in a Tiara

c. 1920: Based on the style of clothing and the apparent age of the likely subject Olive Branch Daniels.

Waterside Path with Flowers, Rushes, and Distant House

c. 1914: This is most likely Little Lake in Salmon Arm BC which Ingle visited in 1914.

Rowboat in Still Water with Lily Pads

Unknown: Possibly c.1900 based on the stylistic approach.

Urban Street Scene with Trees and House

Unknown: possibly c. 1950, based on the stylistic approach.

Autumn Scene with a Stream

c. 1940: This piece is a study for a work painted for Norman Beattie's office so the date can be estimated based on the family's collective memory.

Sir Charles G. D. Roberts

c. 1935: Based on a photo that was circulated in 1935 so the piece was made after that.

St. Lawrence River Scene

1907: From a trip that Bertha took to Quebec city with McGillivray Knowles and members of his studio.

Young Woman in Theatrical Dress

c. 1895: Based on age of materials and academic style/similarity to the work of Owen Sound resident Harry Woodhouse.

Kate Ingle

c. 1895: Based on the apparent age of the subject

Mary Beattie (Thompson)

1950: based on the age of the subject (9), Mary remembers sitting for this portrait.

Laughing Boy

Unknown: Possibly, c.1930 based on the style of jacket that the boy is wearing.

Autumn Woods by a Stream

Unknown: Possibly c.1940 based on stylistic similarities to other pieces.

Marshy Area with Trees and Birds

Unknown: possibly c. 1930 based on stylistic similarities. Inscription says "to order" possible commission.

Fairies and Pussywillow

c. 1920: this is on the back of a piece that was published in 1924 (piece 0535). This piece is likely from around the same time.

Children Making a Snowman

c. 1920: This was a Magazine cover for Red Cross Junior and was published in 1924. So the painting was probably done shortly before that.

Harbor Scene

c.1900: This is an earlier work of Ingle's, the scene is most likely Owen Sound.

Dr. Art McCannel

c. 1960: Based on the apparent age of the subject and the time of the artist and his acquaintance. Part of the sketchbook full of contents from the 1950s.