Title
Watching the Artist
Description
Painting of the artist at her easel being observed by her small niece while she paints the surrounding landscape.
Contributor
BMIAA
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1914: Date estimated from the age of the child pictured, who was likely Dorothy Ingle (Bertha's niece, the daughter of her brother Roy).
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Self-portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Tree by Rocky Stream II
Description
Painting that situates the viewer at the mouth of a rocky stream beneath a lone deciduous tree that is surrounded by low lying conifers.
Contributor
BMIAA
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possible c. 1930: Dating based off of style of the foreground tree.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted that has been glued to cardboard
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Tree by Rocky Stream
Description
This painting situates the viewer at the mouth of a shallow, rocky, stream that flows beneath a lone deciduous tree that is surrounded by conifers.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1930: This is an educated guess based off of stylistic trends.
Format
Oil on board
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Furrows in the Mist
Description
This piece is an en plein air study of a farmer working behind a horse-drawn plow.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1950: Due to stylistic approach, though this seems late for the use of a horse drawn plow.
Source
Oil on canvas
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
River in Early Autumn
Description
This piece situates the viewer at the mouth of a winding river that is forested on both sides. The trees along the far bank are starting to show the yellow and orange tones of autumn.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1945: Educated guess based off of palette and style.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Sunlit Vista
Description
This quick study shows a flat, baren landscape beneath a partially clouded sky, with a single tree left of center.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly 1950: Based on stylistic approach, though it is also possible that it was painted from the train on one of her many excursions out West. The development of the sky over the quickly painted landscape indicates that this is a possibility.
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Young Man in Theatrical Dress
Description
This piece shows a man dressed in a quasi-turkish costume, holding a sabre.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1890: Possible connections to the performing arts in Owen Sound, and possible stylistic connections to Harry Woodhouse of Owen Sound.
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Young Woman in a Long White Dress Holding a White Rose
Description
This piece shows a woman dressed in white holding a rose, and it appears to be related to "Young Man in Theatrical Dress."
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1890: Possible connections to Roxy theatre and a Owen Sound theatre group. There are also potential stylistic connections to Harry Woodhouse of Owen Sound.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman (Possibly Rachel Burton)
Description
A portrait that is still in process of a straight-faced older woman with grey hair and blue eyes.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Based off of the age of the potential subject, Rachel Burton, who passed away in 1913.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Pines in Late Winter Light
Description
This piece shows a sparse evergreen forest in the snow, the trees get more dense in the distance.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1920: based on the stylistic approach and the age of the materials.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Dusk
Description
This piece shows a hill covered in small trees and brush bellow a partially clouded sky at dusk.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1930: Based off of style, subject matter, and the use of masonite.
Format
Oil on masonite
Source
BMIAA asset
Subject
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Early Snows Near Churchville
Description
This piece shows a group of three deciduous trees in front of a fence in the wintertime. There is the suggestion of more trees in the background under a partially clouded sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: It is very similar to a painting she did for the Perkins Bull Collection around 1930.
Format
Oil on board
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Girl Feeding Chickens
Description
This piece shows a red-haired girl standing in front of a shed in a white dress. She is holding a bowl and looking down at the chickens that are gathering around her feet.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1900: This is an estimate based on the girls dress, and the fact that it might be Churchville and shows possible Mcgillivray Knowles influence.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Genre scene
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Mamie Bradshaw
Description
This piece shows a black haired young woman in a red dress with puffed shoulders and a black collar that comes up to her chin. The woman is shown from the shoulders up and sits at a slight angle to the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: This is based on the age of the subject, Mamie Bradshaw, and the style of the clothing that she is wearing.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Girl with a Red Bow in Her Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with short-cropped brown hair in a high-collared white dress. She faces the viewer directly and has a large red bow in her hair.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c.1920: This date was primarily based off of the clothing, and hair of the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Two Girls Wading at the Beach
Description
This piece shows two girls at the beach standing out in the shallows, looking out at the white capped waves that are moving in towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1928: Because that's when Bertha Ingle visited Santa Monica
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Girl with Curly Hair
Description
This painting is of a young girl with curly blonde hair in a white dress. She sits facing the viewer in front of a purple-brown background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1920: Date range based off of hair and clothing
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Mary Ingle
Description
This piece shows the artists mother with short, slightly-curled, hair and dressed in a dark purple dress with a matching necklace. She is sitting on an angle with her head turned slightly towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1925: This piece is based off of a photo that was taken sometime between 1921-1925, but it may have been done after her mom's passing.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Girl with Dolls
Description
This piece shows a seated blonde girl with short hair who is wearing a pleated blue dress. She sits facing the viewer holding two dolls, one in each arm, with her head tilted slightly to the side.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1930: Based on the hairstyle, clothing, and dolls
Format
Oil on canvas, mounted to masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Boy in Blue
Description
This piece shows a young blonde boy with short hair dressed in a blue collared shirt. He is positioned to the left side of the support, which makes it look like the artist had intended to either cut the canvas down or add more to the composition.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1930: Based off of clothing and the fact it is the same subject as one of her sketches of that time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Katherine Isabella Hare
Description
This piece shows Katherine Hare (previously Katherine McDowell) later in life, seated, facing the viewer, with her hands folded in her lap. She is wearing a black dress and a purple neck band.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly 1908: During Ingle's first stint as a teacher at the OLC, this would match with the approximate age of the subject. It is also possible this was a study for the larger portrait which was done after the subject passed in 1922 and currently hangs at the Trafalgar Castle School, this would mean it was painted during Ingle's second stint at the OLC.
Format
Oil on canvas, drymounted on to foamcore
Source
BMIAA asset
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.5 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl with Short Blonde Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl who is facing the viewer but looking off to the right (her left). Her hair is blonde and cropped short while her dress is light blue with a wide, pleated, collar.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1910: based on the style of the girl's hair and clothing. The canvas has been mounted to Masonite but this might have been done later.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 8 inches
Item sets
Title
John Lindabury as a Child
Description
This painting shows a brown haired young child with dark eyes dressed in a white gown holding a doll.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1945: This painting is supposedly of John Lindabury who was born in 1944.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted to board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Pond in Early Autumn (possibly Dentonia Park)
Description
This piece shows a clump of trees and brush (right) beside a pond with more trees and a hill in the distance. The top of a building visible beyond the hill, possibly the old Crescent School building.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: When Bertha's the Beatties were living near Dentonia Park.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Woods by the Water
Description
This piece shows a dense forest beyond a calm body of water.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1945: Based off of brushwork and colours, could be earlier.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Meandering River
Description
This piece shows a river with mud banks winding through low lying grasses in front of a distant forest. The sun reflects strongly off the water on the right hand side of the piece.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1900: based off of age of materials and difference in brushstroke direction.
Format
Oil on canvas, drymounted to foamcore
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
6.25 x 8.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Smiling Girl with Hair Up
Description
This piece shows a smiling young girl with blonde hair done up in a bun. She is wears a dark blue dress and looks slightly off to her right side past the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1900: Based on the clothing, hairstyle, and brushwork.
The canvas has been pasted to masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. Though there is a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
The canvas has been pasted to masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. Though there is a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted to masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Girl with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with tied back brown hair and blue eyes. She is looking directly at the viewer and what she is wearing is non descript, as the painting is unfinished.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1910: Based on the hairstyle, clothing, and brushwork.
The canvas has been pasted to masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. This is part of a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
The canvas has been pasted to masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. This is part of a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.75 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Young Woman with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young woman with light brown hair that is tied back. She sits on an angle to the viewer and gazes off towards the right side of the canvas.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1910: The hairstyle feels early, otherwise there is very little to base the conclusion on. This is another piece where the canvas has been pasted on masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. These pieces all have matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is they were prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7 x 6 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl dressed in White
Description
This piece shows a young girl dressed in white who has straight shoulder length blonde hair. She sits facing the viewer, looking directly out with dark eyes.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c.1910: There is not much to back up this date. This is another piece where the canvas has been pasted on masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. These pieces all have matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is they were prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl in Profile with Fair Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with short blonde hair in profile, facing the right side of the canvas. The background and what the girl are white and green respectively but otherwise non-descript.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1920: Based on the stylistic approach, but it is hard to say definitively. This is another piece where the canvas has been pasted on masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. These pieces all have matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is they were prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl with Red Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with short-cropped red hair in front of a blue background. She is sitting at an angle but has turned her head to look directly at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1920: Based on clothing and hairstyle, it could also be later because of the stylistic approach. This is another piece where the canvas has been pasted on masonite, a material not available until the 1930s. These pieces all have matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is they were prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4 x 3.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl with Dark Hair, Smiling
Description
This piece shows a girl with close cropped, dark reddish-brown hair smiling directly at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: this hairstyle is pretty distinctively post 1920.
Format
Oil on canvas, drymounted to foamcore
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.25 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl in Red Jumper
Description
This piece shows a young girl with short brown hair and dark eyes dressed in a white blouse and red jumper. She is pictured at an angle from the shoulders up, with her head turned to face the viewer
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Date based off of the subject's age, she was one of the neighborhood kids remembered by the artist's great niece.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl in a Blue Jumper
Description
This picture shows a young girl with short brown hair and dark eyes wearing a white blouse facing the viewer square on.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Date based off of the subject's age, she was one of the neighborhood kids remembered by the artist's great niece.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman in a Yellow Dress
Description
This piece shows a young woman with shoulder-length, curly brown hair wearing a yellow dress. She is pictured from the shoulders up and faces the viewer directly
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: This piece is of Clara Wignes who boarded with Bertha in the 1950s. This is part of a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 8 inches
Item sets
Title
Elderly Bespectacled Woman in White
Description
This piece shows an older woman with white hair, dressed entirely in white, wearing a pair of metallic spectacles.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1950: Based on the age of the supposed subject, who was a friend of Edith. This is part of a group of canvases that were pasted to masonite, all with matching red numbers on the back and slightly odd signatures. The best theory is these were pieces prepared for a show that was supposed to be held around 1950.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
House on a Hillside
Description
This piece shows two clumps of trees on either side of a calm stream framing a distant three-story house on a grass hillside.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1960: This date is based on a photo that was taken of the artist painting this scene with Jim Imrie present.
Format
Oil on masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Boats at Harbor
Description
This piece shows a number of boats, sail and steam, at harbor at dusk or early day judging by the lights and the look of the sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1907: From a trip that Bertha took to Quebec city with McGillivray Knowles and members of his studio.
Format
Oil on canvas
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
6 x 8 inches
Item sets
Title
Forested Mountain Near Tappen B.C.
Description
This piece shows a mountain on the other side of a calm lake. The mountain consists of a mixture of red-brown cliffs and evergreen trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1914: There is a photo from this time showing Bertha painting the scene.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on a heavy board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.625 x 12.875 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman at a Spinning Wheel
Description
This piece shows a woman in a white shirt, blue dress, and a bonnet seated at a spinning wheel in an otherwise dark and non-descript room.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly 1920: The theory is that this was a teaching demonstration for when she was at the OLC. It is also possible it was an earlier painting from when home-spinning was a more common task.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Domestic/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13 x 11.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Mima Lindabury
Description
This piece shows a late-middle-aged woman, with brown hair tied back and spectacles. She is wearing a purple dress and faces the viewer directly, though her head is on a slight angle.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1930: This piece was likely painted after Mima Lindabury passed in 1924.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on a heavy board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.5 x 9.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl on Swing
Description
This piece shows a girl, in a white dress with a flower in her long brown hair, leaning to one side on a swing lost in thought. The background consists of a flowering shrub of some sort, possibly a rose bush.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1930: This matches the style and feeling of some illustrations she did which were mostly painted around the 20s-30s.
Format
Oil on canvas, drymounted to foamcore
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy with Chestnut Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with short reddish-brown hair and brown eyes wearing a navy shirt with a ruffled collar. He is facing the viewer directly but looking off into the distance.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c.1930: The style looks later but the clothing suggests pre 40s and 50s.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.25 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Winter Scene with Creek
Description
This piece shows two groups of trees on either side of a calm creek that is flowing towards the viewer. In the distance, beyond the scene there is denser forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: This is a winter version of a scene that Bertha painted for Norman Beattie's office around 1940.
Format
Oil on paper pasted on board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 15.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Beattie in the Woods at Oliphant
Description
This piece shows a young girl, facing left, dressed in a red top and brown shorts standing in the woods.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1952: This is a version of a dated painting and is also remembered by the subject Mary Beattie.
Format
Oil on board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Rod Beattie
Description
This piece shows a young boy with wavy brown hair dressed in overalls puffing out his cheeks at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1950: Based on the apparent age of Rod Beattie.
Format
Oil on board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Kate Ingle Reading
Description
This piece shows a young woman wearing a white dress, sitting in the corner of a room with a book on her lap, reading.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
C. 1900: based on the apparent age of Kate Ingle.
Format
Oil on canvas, pasted on to masonite
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Stanley Lindaburry and Elinore Beatty
Description
This piece shows Stanley sitting cross-legged in a wooden chair, wearing a grey suit and holding a pipe. Elinore sits in his lap reading a book.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1910: Based on the apparent age of the subjects.
Format
Oil on board
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.625 x 8.125 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman at a Keyboard
Description
This piece shows a woman in profile wearing a blueish-white dress and playing the keyboard, in front of a green background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Possibly c. 1910: This date is based off of the apparent age of the subject who is thought to be one of Kathleen Munn's sisters (possibly May Munn).
Format
Oil on canvas drymounted on to foamcore
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4.25 x 3.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Douglas Ingle
Description
This piece shows a young boy with sandy hair and brown eyes from the shoulders up. He is facing the viewer directly while wearing a blue shirt with a low neckline and a red handkerchief.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1920: Based on the apparent age of the subject Douglas Ingle.
Format
Oil on canvas drymounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0568
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.25 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman (Possibly Muriel Stark)
Description
This piece shows a woman with short brown hair in a dark blue shirt that has a low V-neckline. She is portrayed with a slight smile in front of a brown background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject, Muriel Stark.
Format
Oil on canvas drymounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0578
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 9.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Robert Ingle
Description
This piece shows the artist's father as an old man, dressed in a grey suit and black tie, sitting at a slight angle to the right but looking directly at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: This was painted posthumously the use of masonite is only seen in Ingle's later works.
Format
oil on masonite
Identifier
0569
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Ingle
Description
This piece is a portrait of the artist's mother who is seated on a slight angle to the left but looking directly at the viewer. She is wearing a dark blueish-purple dress and a long necklace.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: This piece was probably painted around the same time as 0569 the use of masonite is only seen in Ingle's later works.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0570
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Beattie
Description
This piece shows the artist's great-niece dressed in a blue cardigan and a blue and beige top. She is facing the viewer directly with blue eyes and shoulder-length, wavy blonde hair.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0573
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 9.75 inches
Item sets
Title
David Beattie
Description
This piece shows the artists grand-nephew as a young boy. He is wearing a white collared shirt and has short brown hair and brown eyes. He is facing the viewer but looking slightly to the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: based on the apparent age of the subject
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0575
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Harbor Scene
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a white hat sitting on a quay. She looks out over the water, with her back to the viewer. In the background, further along the shore, there is a series of large buildings including what looks like a grain elevator.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: This is an earlier work of Ingle's, the scene is most likely Owen Sound.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0084
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8.75 x 12.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Scene with a Stream
Description
This piece shows two groups of trees, on either side of a calm stream. Some of the leaves on the right have started changing colours.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
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.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0003
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Urban Street Scene with Trees and House
Description
This is a quickly painted scene of mature trees along the road in a suburban area.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: possibly c. 1950, based on the stylistic approach.
Format
Oil on canvas glued on to heavy cardboard
Identifier
0009
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Street scene
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 20 inches
Item sets
Title
Rowboat in Still Water with Lily Pads
Description
This piece shows a yellow, unmanned rowboat (left of center) floating in still water. In the foreground lily pads float on the surface, while in the background there is a line of trees in front of a hill.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c.1900 based on the stylistic approach.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0098
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Waterside Path with Flowers, Rushes, and Distant House
Description
This piece places the viewer on a winding dirt path that runs between rushes on the right and water on the left. In the distance there is a white house amid groups of trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1914: This is most likely Little Lake in Salmon Arm BC which Ingle visited in 1914.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0045
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 13.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Woman in a Tiara
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a tiara and a cream coloured off shoulder dress. She is sitting, slouched, on an angle to the right her eyes are downcast.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1920: Based on the style of clothing and the apparent age of the likely subject Olive Branch Daniels.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0202
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.25 x 11.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees and Rolling Hills
Description
This piece shows small trees and a stream in the foreground, with two large grass hills in the background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Based on style, subject matter, and the use of masonite. Possibly BC if there was a later trip out west.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0075
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Birch in Front of a Forest
Description
This piece shows a birch tree in a grass field in front of a dense forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1920: This piece was at the Ontario Ladies College so it was likely painted during her time there.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0051
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.25 x 12.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Stream and Evergreens in the Winter
Description
This piece shows a winding stream, from bottom right to center, that leads through snowy banks towards a group of evergreen trees. In the distance, beyond the trees, there is a mountain.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: Based on the use of the signature "MAYLAW" which she only used in this year range.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0113
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 15.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Lindabury Farmhouse, Clinton Township
Description
This piece shows a white house with blue-green shutters behind a white picket fence and small trees. Behind the house there are two more buildings, possibly a shed and a barn.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1962: Mary Thompson remembers this scene being painted.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0066
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 14 inches
Item sets
Title
Norma Wright Carter at her Easel
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a red-checkered green dress sitting on an angle to the left painting intently. In the background, on the wall, there are multiple paintings and a Grecian bust off a bearded man.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1909: Based on the apparent age of the subject, this was likely painted during Ingle's first stint at the Ontario Ladies College.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0759
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14.5 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Still Life with Round Blue Vase
Description
This piece shows a central blue-grey vase full of flowers. The flowers are yellow near the bottom, large and pink above that, and then small and purple-white at the top.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the style, subject matter choice, and the use of masonite.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0538
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still Life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 14 inches
Item sets
Title
Self-Portrait in Blue Hat
Description
This piece shows the artist as an old woman in a grey coat with a blue hat and matching scarf. She sits on a slight angle to the right but has her head turned towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1960: Ingle bought the hat she is wearing in this piece during a trip to New York in 1960.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on masonite
Identifier
0539
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Self-portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15.5 x 15.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Catherine M. Person, Sewing
Description
This piece shows an old woman dressed in a purple dress and bonnet, sitting in a dark room, sewing intently.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1896: this is based on the apparent age of the subject who passed away that year.
Format
Oil on stretched canvas
Identifier
0747
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Kate Archer
Description
This piece shows a young woman with curly blonde hair, dressed in a white flowing gown, standing, holding a violin. She stands on an angle to the right but looks down and towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject Kate Archer.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0369
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
19.75 x 11 inches
Item sets
Title
Mountain Path with Evergreens
Description
This piece shows a path through evergreen trees along the side of a mountain in the bottom left corner of the piece. More mountains are visible beyond this scene, one purple and one blue.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1915: This is thought to be the mountain pass up Mount Abbott which Ingle visited in 1915.
Format
Oil on canvas pasted on to cardboard
Identifier
0034
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17 x 12.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Children on the Beach
Description
This piece shows three children lying on the beach facing each other. They all are looking at the same spot on the ground between them. Behind them a large wave is coming in towards the beach.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1928: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Santa Monica California which she took in 1928.
Format
Watercolour on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0370
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 20 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman Seated in Long Orange Dress
Description
This piece shows a young woman with wavy brown hair in a long orange dress sitting with her legs crossed on an angle to the right. Though she is sitting on an angle, she has turned her head to face the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1920: Based on the clothing and hair styles, this was quite possibly painted during Ingle's time at the Ontario Ladies College.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0748
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18.5 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Scene, with Two Trees
Description
This piece shows two trees with orange leaves, just beyond a grass field and right of center. Behind these trees is a low lying forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Because it is painted on masonite which wasn't widely available until the mid 30s.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0029
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 24 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Scene with Trees on a Hillside
Description
This piece shows a group of deciduous trees on top of a grassy hill, on the right. At the bottom of the hill, on the left, there is a single tree in the shade.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Because this piece is painted on masonite a material that wasn't widely available until the mid 1930s.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0004
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 20 inches
Item sets
Title
Tall Ship at Sea
Description
This piece shows a three-masted tall ship at full sail moving from right to left across the open sea.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly 1940 because of stylistic similarities to pieces from that time.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0017
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Naval scene
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 19.75 inches
Item sets
Title
On the Don River
Description
This piece shows low lying brush on the far side of a pool of water, beyond that there is a slope descending from the upper left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: possibly as early as 1900, Don River locale is a result of family oral history.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0068
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Meadow with Sheep and Water
Description
This piece shows a group of sheep beyond a pool of water on a grassy slope with a distant line of trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Based on the materials, the style and the subject matter.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0035
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8.5 x 10.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Boy with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with straight brown hair wearing blue overalls. He is shown from the shoulders up, facing to the right with his back to the viewer but looking over his shoulder towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1910 because of similarities to "Boy in Profile."
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0494
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 6.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Running on the Beach
Description
This piece shows two children running along the shoreline, from left to right. The child on the right is taller than the child on the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
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.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0489
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl and Boy Looking at a Bird's Nest
Description
This piece shows a young girl with a boy behind her. They are standing on the right hand side of the piece peaking up into a tree where there are three baby birds in a nest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: This piece is in the style of Ingles illustrative work which she mostly did in the 1920s and 30s.
Format
Oil on corugated cardboard
Identifier
0493
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.75 x 7.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy with Fair Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with straight blonde hair wearing a blue collared jacket. He sits at a slight angle to the left but looks out at the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1930: Based primarily on the style of the boys clothing.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0495
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.75 x 7.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman in a Green Formal Dress
Description
This piece shows a young woman, with her brown hair up in a bun, wearing a green dress with red trim. She has her hand on a door knob with her back to the viewer but looks over her shoulder to address the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c.1900 based on the age of materials and the style of her clothing.
Format
Oil on canvas pasted on to foamcore
Identifier
0311
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Woman at Spinning Wheel
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a blue dress with a white blouse and white veil. She sits facing the viewer, to her right is a wooden spinning wheel.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle a
Date
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.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0106
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20.5 x 19 inches
Item sets
Title
Bouquet of Flowers in a Silver Vase
Description
This piece shows a bouquet of flowers in a silver vase that has a handle and a spout. Some of the flowers are white with drooping pedals some are small and pink and there are others that are medium sized and red.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on the subject matter and stylistic approach.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0368
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still Life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
29.5 x 22.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Vancouver City Skyline
Description
This piece shows a city skyline below a mountain range that mostly consists of small residential buildings. In the distance, to the center and to the right there are taller multi-story buildings. This painting was quite possibly developed from the watercolour Ingle did of the same scene (0071).
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1931: This piece is a view from Norman Beatties apartment in Vancouver which Ingle visited in 1931.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0016
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Cityscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 19.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Scene with a Stream
Description
This piece shows two groups of trees, on either side of a calm stream. Some of the leaves on the right have started changing colours.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: This piece was painted for Norman Beattie's office so the date can be estimated based on the family's collective memory.
Format
Oil on heavy cardboard
Identifier
0010
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 27 inches
Item sets
Title
Lindy (Mary) in a Snow Suit
Description
This piece shows Mary Thompson, nicknamed Lindy, at three years old in front of trees with a blue and red snow suit. She sits facing the viewer and smiling, her blonde hair is visible under her hood and her legs extend off the bottom of the piece.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
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.
Format
Oil on Masonite
Identifier
0499
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22.5 x 19.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Children in the Woods (Mary, David, and Rod Beattie)
Description
This piece shows three children, one girl and two boys, in the woods at midday. The children are on the right hand side of the piece. The girl is looking up into the trees with one of the boys behind her, the other boy is kneeling on the ground closer to the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1952: This piece has a date written on it.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0062
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Dentonia Pond
Description
This piece shows a group of trees, to the right, beside a pond, to the left. Beyond the pond you can see a building on top of a hill through two more trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the use of Masonite, and the family's memory (this piece hung in the Beattie's house for a while).
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0064
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16.5 x 23 inches
Item sets
Title
Floral Arrangement in a Silver Pitcher
Description
This piece shows an arrangement of flowers in a silver pitcher. The flowers are a combination of pink and white, the pink ones are mostly near the bottom while the white ones are near the top.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on Mary Thompson's recollection.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0496
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still Life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
21.75 x 19 inches
Item sets
Title
Floral Arrangement in a Silver Vase
Description
This piece shows an arrangement of flowers in a four-legged, silver vase. The flowers are a wide variety of colours and shapes but mostly warm colours, except for the top left flowers which are all blues and whites.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
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.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0497
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still Life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 19 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman in Profile
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a white dress that has a fitted bodice and puffed shoulders. She stands facing the viewer but has turned her head to the left so that her face is in profile.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
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.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0498
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees under a Grey Sky
Description
This piece shows a group of trees on the right hand side in a grass field. There is a singular tree on the left hand side and the whole scene is under a grey-blue sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unkown: Probably earlier in her career, based on the apparent age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0392
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Boy in Profile
Description
This piece shows a young boy in profile, with straight brown hair, wearing a brown crew neck shirt.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1915 based on the apparent age of the materials used.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0404
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Robert Ingle
Description
This piece shows Robert Ingle, the artist's dad, from the shoulders up as an old man in a suit and tie. He is sitting on an angle to the right of the viewer and looking off in that direction.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: based on the apparent age of the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0409
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Elderly Woman Seated in a Doorway, Sewing
Description
This piece shows an older woman dressed in black sitting in the doorway of what looks like a log cabin sewing. Ivy climbs the walls around her and in the upper right corner two pans hang down.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Based on stylistic similarities to other pieces and the apparent age of the most likely subject, Rachel Burton (one of Ingle's Churchville relations).
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0410
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees with Distant Steeple
Description
This piece shows a grass field in front of a forested hill that is partially hiding a church steeple.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1920 based on the colours and the style of painting though the materials used might suggest earlier.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0154
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.75 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees and Ploughed Field
Description
This piece shows a ploughed field in front of a group of deciduous trees, to the right. There is one smaller tree on the left hand side of the piece with a fence line in between. Beyond the fence there is another field and a few more trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1920 based on the colours and the style of painting though the materials used might suggest earlier.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0155
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Dr. Llew Little
Description
This piece shows a young bespectacled man with short, fair hair combed to one side and blue eyes. He is shown in a blue suit and orange tie, from the shoulders up, and on an angle to the right of the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1920: Based on clothing styles and the apparent age of the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0422
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Peter Lima
Description
This piece shows a balding man in a black suit with a green tie. He sits on an angle to the right of the viewer but looks out at them directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject Peter Lima, father of Ingle's friend Tom Lima.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0421
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Two Girls Arranging Flowers
Description
This piece shows two girls in blue dresses, an older one and younger one, sitting in a grass field arranging flowers.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: This is done in the style of Ingle's illustrations which she mostly did in the 1920s and 30s.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0454
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Stream with Trees
Description
This piece shows a tree on the right side of a stream that leads off into a distant forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1940 based on the darker colours used in the shadows, something Ingle leaned in to more later in her career.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0153
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl Making a Dandelion Chain
Description
This piece shows a young girl in a white dress sitting in the grass facing the viewer. She looks down intently at a dandelion chain that she is working on.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: This is done in the style of Ingle's illustrations which she mostly did in the 1920s and 30s.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0420
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees on a Hillside
Description
This piece shows two trees on a hillside, to the left, above a tree stump, right. all in front of a dense forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1895: Based on the style of the painting and the apparent age of the materials used.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0118
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Fruit on Branches
Description
This piece shows a branch with full of fruit, either apples or peaches, lying on a table on the right. There is another branch with two fruits on it on the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1890: This was likely an exercise she did as an art student based on the style and apparent age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0484
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman in Black with Pearl Necklace
Description
This piece shows a young woman dressed in a large black dress, facing the viewer directly. Her hair is pulled back and tied in a black ribbon and has a pearl necklace around her neck.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1890: Based on the fashions of the time.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0488
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.5 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Windswept Trees Beyond a Rail Fence
Description
This piece shows a group of trees blowing in the wind. They are seen beyond a rail tie fence that lines the edge of a grass field.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1910: This is most likely the Churchville fence which shows up in her work during the first two decades of the 1900s.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0117
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 13.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Holstein Calf Resting
Description
This piece shows a young black and white spotted cow lying in some hay. It is on an angle away from the viewer to the right and leans against what looks like a supporting beam.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Possibly from a trip she did with Kathleen Munn to Churchville.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0483
Source
BMIAA assets
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 11 inches
Item sets
Title
Animal Among Trees
Description
This piece shows an unidentifiable white animal in a sparsely forested area, a mountain is visible through the trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1910: This is most likely from Ingle's first trip to British Columbia.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0479
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 8 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees with Rail Fence
Description
This piece shows a group of three trees, to the right, in front of a rail fence. Beyond the fence there are more trees interspersed.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1929: Because this is the same scene as the piece that ended up in the Perkins Bull Collection which was painted in 1929.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0091
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees on a Hill
Description
This piece shows a group of trees on a grassy hill, that ascends to the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1920 based on style and age of materials.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0173
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Landscape with a Prominent Tree
Description
This piece shows a grass field with a fence on the right and a large tree on the left. In the distance beyond the tree there is densely forested hill.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1920: Based primarily on the fashion illustration that is on the back.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0480
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Feeding the Cows
Description
This piece shows a woman in a blue and white dress with a white bonnet feeding three brown and white cows in a sparsely forested grass field.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1910: Based on the style of the subjects dress and the fact this was likely Churchville.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0486
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Seated Figure Beneath a Group of Trees
Description
This piece shows a figure seated, facing left, under a group of three small trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably later based on materials and loose style.
Format
Oil on artists board
Identifier
0487
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 8.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Beattie (Thompson)
Description
This piece shows a young girl with ear length, wavy, blonde hair she is wearing a blue collared shirt and faces the viewer directly with blue eyes.
Creator
Berta May Ingle
Date
1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject Mary Beattie.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0470
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Rooster and Chickens
Description
This piece shows four hens around a bowl with a large rooster standing upright, on the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: This piece is probably from her visits to Churchville, and shows the possible influence of Elizabeth McGillivray Knowles meaning it was probably done in the first decade of the 20th century.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0129
Source
BMIAA assets
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Fair Haired Girl with Ringlets, Reading
Description
This piece shows a young girl with curly hair sitting on the ground, facing left, reading a magazine.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1905: Based on artistic style, style of clothing, and the apparent age of the materials.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0222
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7 x 5 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Woman in Profile
Description
This piece shows a fair haired woman in profile from the shoulders up. Her hair is done up in a low bun and she is seen in front of a green background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1905: Based on artistic style and apparent age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0223
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 3.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl in a Red Dress Holding a Doll
Description
This piece shows a young girl with ear-length wavy blonde hair in a red dress. She is sitting on an angle to the left of the viewer and holding a doll in a blue dress.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1920: Based primarily on her hairstyle.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0235
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 6 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman with Auburn Hair
Description
This piece shows an older woman with dark red hair, that is highlighted using blue greys. She faces the viewer directly wearing a beige blouse, in front of a yellow-green background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on stylistic similarities to other pieces and the style of the subjects hair and clothing.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0230
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.75 x 7.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl in a Dark Dress and Pearl Necklace
Description
This piece shows a stern young girl with her hair tied back in black ribbon, wearing a black dress, and a pearl necklace. She is positioned in front of a reddish-brown background and faces the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Based on the style of the subjects clothing.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0513
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.25 x 8.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Quebec Street Scene with Second Story Walkways
Description
This piece shows a dirt a narrow street through rows of two story buildings that are connected by walkways.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1907: This was painted en plein air during her trip to Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles studio in 1907.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0119
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Cityscape/Street Scene
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.75 x 9.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Marsh with Distant Forest
Description
This piece shows reeds growing out of standing water in front of a distant tree line.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: the materials and style suggest this is from the earlier half of her career.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0121
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 11 inches
Item sets
Title
Group of Trees in a Meadow
Description
This piece shows a group of trees in a meadow in front of a denser forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: the materials and style suggest this is from the earlier half of her career.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0506
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
0506
Item sets
Title
Three Trees at Dusk
Description
This piece shows three trees, possibly fruit trees, in a grass field at dusk.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: the materials and style suggest this was done early in her career.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0507
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Boats at Anchor
Description
This piece shows small masted vessels at anchor in front of a distant, slightly hilly, shore.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1907: This was most likely painted during her trip to Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles studio in 1907.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0510
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Marion Burton
Description
This piece shows a woman dressed in a white shirt and grey dress sitting in a doorway, reading. In front of her, to the right, there is a burlap sack full of vegetation and a black chicken.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1905: Based on the apparent age of likely subject and similarity to other pieces of that time.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0514
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Still life With Vases and Bust
Description
This piece shows a still life arrangement of a white vase, right, a brown vase full of vegetation, center, and a marble bust, left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1908-1909: This piece was done during her time at the Ontario Ladies College, judging from the style, most likely during her first stint there.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0515
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still Life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman with Parted Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a green turtlenecked dress with her brown hair parted in the center and tied back.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly pre-1900 based on the fashions worn and the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0518
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.5 x 8.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Stream with House and Fence
Description
This piece shows a stream in front of a grassy bank that is lined by a fence that leads up a hill to a two-story grey house.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1905: Based on style and subject matter, this is quite possibly Grey County or Churchville.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0523
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
6.5 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy Digging
Description
This piece shows a young boy with fair curly hair, dressed in white, sitting on the ground digging.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: While the canvas looks old the style and subject suggest slightly later. This piece is either from the turn of the century or around the 1920s.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0525
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Flowers in the Forest
Description
This piece shows a grass field leading to a group of small trees on the outskirts of a large forest. Small red flowers grow in front of some of the smaller trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly earlier in the twentieth century, based on stylistic similarities to other pieces.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0503
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Tree Trunk in the Shade
Description
This piece shows the trunk of a tree, from an angle that is slightly elevated. A few branches are visible near the top of the piece and the overall darkness suggest the presence of other trees nearby.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1905: Based on the artistic approach, materials, and subject matter this is one of Ingle's earlier works.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0503
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.5 x 5.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Pine Trees
Description
This piece shows a group of three or four tall pines in a grass field underneath a yellow sun.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1905: Or possibly earlier, based on the artistic approach, materials, and subject matter this is one of Ingle's earlier works.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0504
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 7.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Horses in Pasture
Description
This piece shows two horses, one brown and one tan, standing in a grass field in front of a fence and some forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the artistic approach, materials, and subject matter this is one of Ingle's earlier works. This is possibly from her visits to Churchville.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0505
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 13.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Three Trees in a Field
Description
This piece shows a group of three deciduous trees standing alone in a grass field. There are three or four more trees on the horizon.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably earlier, based on the artistic approach, materials, and subject matter.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0511
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 10.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Reeds by the Water with Distant Trees
Description
This piece shows a foreground of long grass and reeds, in front of a large pond or lake with a few trees on the grassy opposite shore.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: This is likely Little Lake Salmon in BC from her first visit.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0512
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.25 x 8.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Mother and Child
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a chair holding a sleeping child. The woman is dressed in a brown top and a grey-blue dress, while the child is wearing white.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: Based on fashions of clothes and hair but also similarity to sketches the artist did around that time.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0520
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 7.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Tree in Front of Streams of Water
Description
This piece shows a lone deciduous tree in front of two streams of water. Two more trees are visible in the foreground on either side of the piece and there is the suggestion of a forest in the distance.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1905: Based on the artistic approach, materials, and subject matter this is one of Ingle's earlier works.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0522
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
6.5 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees on a Hill at Sunset
Description
This piece shows a group of tall coniferous trees on a hill to the right underneath a partially cloudy sky at sunset.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1905: Based on the artistic approach, materials, and subject matter this is one of Ingle's earlier works.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0528
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Woman (possibly Lila Caraline McGillivray Knowles)
Description
This piece shows a young woman with brown, ear-length, wavy hair wearing a green dress with a wide collar.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: Based on the apparent age of likely subject who Ingle may have met while studying at the McGillivray Knowles studio.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0530
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14.5 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Two Children on the Beach
Description
This piece shows two children, in the distance to the right, playing on the beach.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Santa Monica which she visited in 1928.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0509
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4.5 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman Painting in a Baseball Cap
Description
This piece is a quick study of a woman in a blue dress and baseball cap, sitting on a stool, facing away from the viewer, painting.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably 1920 or later, because of the baseball hat.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0519
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8.25 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Laughing Boy Sitting in Water (Possibly William Lindabury "Junior")
Description
This piece shows a young boy with fair, curly hair in a purple tank sitting in the water, laughing.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1920: Based on the apparent age of likely subject William Stanley Lindabury, also known as Junior.
Format
0521
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 8.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees by a Lake
Description
This piece shows a group of small trees on a sloped bank in front of a large lake or body of water, with another shore in the distance.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Though piece 0043 is of the same scene and looks earlier stylistically suggesting this might have been done in the early 1900s.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0524
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 5.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Two Girls Arranging Flowers (2)
Description
This piece shows a fair haired girl in a blue and white dress and a brown haired girl in a red dress. They are sitting side by side, on an angle to the left of the viewer, arranging flowers. Possibly painted from watercolour 0234.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Because of the date of the preparatory sketch.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0526
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Tree on a Grassy Slope in Front of a Forest
Description
This piece shows a deciduous tree on a grassy slope in front of a dense forest. This is a preparatory painting for the larger 0005.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: The painting that this was preparation for was painted on masonite which wasn't available until 1935 at the earliest.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0120
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.5 x 9.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Tree by a Stream
Description
This piece shows a lone deciduous tree beside a calm, rocky stream. Behind the tree, on both sides of the stream, there are groups of small evergreens.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: This piece is painted directly on to masonite, a material that wasn't available until after 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0529
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 11.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees on a Grassy Hillside
Description
This piece shows trees along the ridge of a grassy slope, that descends from left to right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0516
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Thompson (Beattie)
Description
This piece shows the artist's great-neice Mary. She is pictured from the shoulders up, in a white blouse, with ear length, wavy, blonde hair.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0500
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Couple Dancing (2)
Description
This piece shows a man and woman in frame spinning around each other. The man is dressed in trousers and a button up shirt, while the woman wears a headscarf and a knee-length dress.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1955: According to Ingle's family she used to watch a lot of the Gary Moore Show so this couple is possibly Don Crichton and partner.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0531
Source
BMIAA assets
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15.75 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Robert Ingle
Description
This piece shows the artist's father as an old man. He is seen from the shoulders up wearing a suit and a tie, sitting on an angle to the left of the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1930: Based on the apparent age of the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to masonite
Identifier
0752
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
21.5 x 19 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl with Doll
Description
This piece shows a young girl with ear-length, straight, brown hair. She is sitting in a red dress, facing the viewer, holding a doll.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1920: Based on fashions and artistic approach.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0749
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15.5 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Large Tree in Front of a Forest
Description
This piece shows a large, central, deciduous tree on a grassy slope in front of a dense forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: This piece is painted directly on to masonite which wasn't widely available until 1935 or later.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0005
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Birch Trees in Front of a Sparse Forest
Description
This piece shows a grass clearing, lined with birches in front of a sparsely forested area.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0021
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Three Girls Walking
Description
This piece shows three young girls in white summer dresses, walking up a grassy slope, in front of a forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Because this piece is painted on masonite, which wasn't available until after 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0023
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 22.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees
Description
This piece shows a group of deciduous trees in autumn. The group of trees is on the right side of the piece. The left side consists of a gras field that has three more trees in it.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Because this piece is painted on masonite, which wasn't available until after 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0028
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 24 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a boy with wavy, brown hair in an ochre collared sweater. He is seen from the shoulders up, looking directly at the viewer. This piece is tagged 29 from the 1964, posthumous exhibit.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on stylistic similarities to other pieces.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0703
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Oil on canvas
Physical Dimensions
7 x 6.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Girl with Curly Blonde Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl in a white dress from the shoulders up. She stands facing the viewer with her curly blonde hair tied back in a ribbon.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Because this piece is painted on masonite, which wasn't available until after 1935, and because of stylistic similarities to other pieces.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0751
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 8.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl Making a Daisy Chain
Description
This piece shows a young girl with her fair hair tied back, wearing a white dress. She sits in the grass, surrounded by low brush, making a daisy chain. This is a repeating subject of Ingle's, see piece 0420 and 0567.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Because this piece is painted on masonite, which wasn't available until after 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0753
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Pond at Dentonia Park
Description
This piece shows a group of trees, to the right, beside a pond, to the left. Beyond the pond there are two more trees and a large hill with a building at the top of it.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Because this piece is painted on masonite, and based on family memory of events.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0026
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 19.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Boy
Description
This piece shows a young boy with fair hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white crew-neck shirt and tilts his head slightly to the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the style of the painting and the style of Ingle's signature.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0745
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 11.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Child with Curly Hair
Description
This piece shows a child with light-brown, curly hair and blue eyes, staring off to the right. The child is seen from the shoulders up in front of a grassy hill under a partially clouded sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0750
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 8.75 inches
Item sets
Title
River Scene with Boat
Description
This piece shows a blue rowboat in a calm river or pond. Closer to the viewer there are lily pads, while beyond the boat there is a tree-lined shore.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Likely earlier in her career based on stylistic similarities to other works.
Format
0078
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.25 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees at Water's Edge in Summer
Description
This piece shows a group of trees on a grassy hill beside a small pond or stream. Beyond the hill there are more trees and the suggestion of a forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Likely earlier in her career based on stylistic similarities to other works.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0166
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman with Brown Hair and Green Dress
Description
This piece shows a young woman with her brown hair tied up. She is wearing a green dress with a large, cream coloured collar.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the fashion of the clothing and the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0754
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman in Profile
Description
This piece shows a woman with brown hair, that is done up. She has perfect posture and is shown in profile from the shoulders up.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on age of materials, fashion of clothing, and artistic style.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0757
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17.25 x 12.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Lake with Distant Hillside
Description
This piece shows reeds in the foreground in front of a large pond or lake that has a grassy hill on the opposite shore.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably earlier in her career based on stylistic approach.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0080
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 14.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Ploughed Fields under Dark Sky
Description
This piece shows a ploughed field, with a distant group of trees, to the left. Beyond the group of trees there are large grass fields underneath a dark sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably earlier in her career, this is the reverse side of piece 0166.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0167
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Winter Landscape with Sleigh
Description
This piece shows a red, horse-drawn sleigh riding up a road lined by hills and fences. The hill on the right side houses a large deciduous tree beside the fence line.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0079
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Dancing in a Clearing
Description
This piece shows four children holding hands and skipping around in a circle. A fifth child runs toward the viewer on the left hand side of the piece. The whole scene is set in a grass clearing with distant thick brush or forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: This piece is painted on masonite which wasn't available until 1935 so it had to have been painted later than that.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0755
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy with a Girl Holding a Flower
Description
This piece shows a girl with fair hair in a white dress holding up a flower for a young boy wearing blue to see. The two are positioned in front of a hedge, or thick brush.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1925: Based on the illustrationesque style and the age of supposed subjects, Elinore and John Lindaburry.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0756
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Wading
Description
This piece shows two young boys, one in a purple bodysuit and one in a diaper, wading into water.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1928: This is most likely from Ingle's trip to Santa Monica, which she visited in 1928.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0758
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.5 x 14.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Tree by a Rocky Stream
Description
This piece shows a deciduous tree in autumn colours on the right hand side of a rocky stream. There are groups of smaller coniferous trees on either side of the stream, mostly behind the central tree.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably around c. 1910 when other similar scenes were thought to be painted.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0162
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 17.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Rolling Hills with Fields and Distant Forest
Description
This piece shows a grass slope with a distant tree, to the left, that is in front of more hills, covered in fields, leading to a distant forest. The artist has drawn crop lines over the scene suggesting she was reconsidering the composition.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably some time between 1910-1930 based on age of materials and stylistic approach.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0165
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 13.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees at Water's Edge
Description
This piece shows a sloped bank, to the right, that houses two larger trees and various smaller bushes and brush. This bank slopes down to a pond or reservoir that occupies the foreground of the painting.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0168
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 15.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl Holding a Cat
Description
This piece shows a young girl with fair hair, in a blue dress holding a cat. It looks like it may have been painted from a photograph where flash was used.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Both because this is painted on on masonite, which wasn't available until 1935, and stylistically it looks very late.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0762
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14.5 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees with a Stream
Description
This piece shows two groups of trees on either end of a stream. Their colours have partially changed showing the scene was painted in early autumn. This is a study for piece 0010 which hung in Norman Beattie's office.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Which is when piece 0010 was painted, which this was a study for.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0057
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Winter Forest Scene with Stream
Description
This piece shows a small stream beside a densely forested snow-covered bank.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly later in her career based on the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0074
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.25 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Winter Forest Scene with Stream (2)
Description
This piece shows a small stream beside a densely forested snow-covered bank. This is the same scene as piece 0074, but in slightly more saturated colours.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly later in her career based on the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on heavy board
Identifier
0077
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Cow Grazing a Stream Under Some Trees
Description
This piece shows a cow in a grass field, underneath two groups of deciduous trees. Beside the Cow, to the right, there is a small winding stream.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: This is the same scene as piece 0010, just from a different angle. It was probably painted around the same time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0163
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.5 x 9.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Early Autumn Scene from Hilltop
Description
Beside the viewer, in the foreground to the right there is a singular deciduous tree. Beyond that tree, this piece shows a forested valley from the top of a hill.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0164
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.75 x 13.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl with Pink Ribbons in her Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl dressed in pink with her brown hair tied into pigtails with pink ribbons.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Both because it is painted directly on masonite, which wasn't available until 1935, and because of the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0761
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Marry Beattie (Thompson)
Description
This piece shows a young girl with short cropped, wavy, blonde hair wearing a blue crew-neck top, and looking directly at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1940: Based on the apparent age of the subject, Mary.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0767
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Woodland
Description
This piece shows a clearing in a deciduous forest in autumn. The coulour palette is burgundies, pinks, and yellows.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Stylistically it feels later in her career.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0076
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.25 x 17.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman with Short Brown Hair (Mrs. Lewis)
Description
This piece shows a straight faced, middle-aged woman with short brown hair. She is wearing a white blouse and stands on an angle to the right of the viewer, while confronting the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the style of the painting, the fashion of the clothes and the apparent age of the possible subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0760
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16.25 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Herbie Lewis
Description
This piece shows a young boy with brown hair in a striped shirt and blue jacket. He is seen from the waist up facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject who was a neighborhood kid, remembered by Mary Thompson.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0763
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18.5 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with shoulder length brown hair. The piece is only partially painted. The girl's face and hair are the only parts actually realized, though Ingle also put a little bit of pink on her collar.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: This girl is one of two neighborhood sisters that the family remembers from the 1950s.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0764
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15.5 x 11.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Winter Scene with Shed and Trees
Description
This piece shows a rail fence and a shed with trees on either side. Beyond the shed and trees, to the right, there is a snow covered field that leads towards two forested hills.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0073
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.25 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Cows by a Stream with a Distant Barn
Description
This piece a group of cows by a muddy river that is in a valley between two grass covered hills. Beyond the cows there is a barn surrounded by deciduous trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1890: Based on the age of materials and the subject matter.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0020
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17.75 x 25.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Tree by a Rocky Stream
Description
This piece shows a deciduous tree that is leaning over a calm, rocky stream that has grass banks on either side. In the distance, beyond this scene there is a dense forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1910 based on style and subject matter.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0002
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy Playing Baritone Horn, and Woman in Profile
Description
This piece shows a young man with brown hair sitting in profile, wearing a red jacket, and playing a horn. Below this scene is a quick study of a woman with brown hair in profile.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: The horn player in the scene is most likely Jim Haugh, the brother of Ingle's friend Ambrose Haugh. This date is based on the apparent age of Jim Haugh.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0195
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18.5 x 15.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Robert Ingle
Description
This piece is of the artist's father as an old man. He is wearing a suit and tie and sits on an angle to the right of the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1935: Based on the apparent age of the subject, Robert Ingle and the fact the piece is painted on masonite.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0563
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
23.5 x 19.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Dirt Road with Trees
Description
This piece shows a dirt road that, after a foreground of grass fields, is lined by trees on both sides. One tree in particular, on the left side of the road, stands out from the rest as it almost reaches the top of the piece. Beyond that tree, even further to the left, a building is visible in the distance.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0007
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl Making Dandelion Chains
Description
This piece shows a young, fair haired girl, in a blue dress sitting in the grass making a dandelion chain.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1920: This is done in the style of Ingle's illustrations which she mostly did in the 1920s and 1930s.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0567
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Illustration
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 17.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Scene with Grazing Sheep
Description
This piece shows a group of sheep grazing in a field that is lined by distant autumn trees. Beyond that line of trees there are rolling hills under a mostly clouded sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: The style and colours look like they were done later in Ingle's career.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0006
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 20 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl Watering Flowers
Description
This piece shows a girl with ear-length, straight, brown hair wearing a blue dress watering flowers with a red watering can.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1925: This piece, and the many other iterations of it, are done in the style of Ingle's illustrations which she mostly did in the 1920s and 1930s.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0544
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
21.25 x 18.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy with Fair Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy in a white, collared shirt with blue eyes and short, blonde hair. He is shown from the shoulders looking directly at the viewer, with a green background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c.1940 the style of the painting and the fashions worn by the subject look later.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0555
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 18 inches
Item sets
Title
Pond at Dentonia Park (2)
Description
This piece shows a group of trees, to the right, beside a pond, to the left. Beyond the pond there are two more trees and a large hill with a building at the top of it.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Because other iterations of this piece are painted on masonite, and the family remembers events around this being painted.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0025
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
19.75 x 23.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Pond at Dentonia Park (3)
Description
This piece shows a group of trees, to the right, beside a pond, to the left. Beyond the pond there are two more trees and a large hill with a building at the top of it.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Because other iterations of this piece are painted on masonite, and the family remembers events around this being painted.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0027
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16.75 x 22.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Flower Arrangement in a Silver Vase
Description
This piece shows a flower arrangement, mainly consisting of what look like blue delphiniums. These flowers are arranged in a silver vase with four legs and two handles.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1950 because Ingle painted a lot of similar scenes around that time.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0541
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still life
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
25 x 22 inches
Item sets
Title
Mother, Child, and Infant
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a blue dress, and white apron holding a swaddled baby, sitting on a wooden chair. A young boy in a white shirt stands in front of her looking at the baby.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1910 based on the fashions worn by the subjects.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0184
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Man in Suit and Tie
Description
This piece shows a young man with short brown hair and a mustache wearing a navy suit, and a red tie. He is seen from the shoulders up, facing the viewer directly, with his head tilted slightly to the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1930, there is a chance that this is a Mr. Brill an art dealer Ingle knew in the 1930s.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0191
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Child with a Doll
Description
This piece shows a young child with brown hair, sitting on the ground, holding a doll upside down in one hand and something red in the other. The child is wearing a white gown and a yellow cardigan.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: The family thinks the subject of this piece is Johnny Lindaburry which would place the date around 1940.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0146
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.5 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl with Bangs
Description
This piece shows a young girl with golden-brown hair cut in a bob with bangs. She sits facing left in a blue top with her head turned towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1940 based on the style of the painting and the fashions worn by the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0176
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy with Fair Hair and Blue Eyes
Description
This piece shows a young boy with side-swept, fair hair and blue eyes. He is shown from the shoulders up facing the viewer in a blue shirt.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on stylistic similarities to other portraits of that time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0177
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Girl Smiling with Head to One Side
Description
This piece shows a young girl with shoulder length, wavy, brown hair wearing a blue dress. She is seen from the shoulders up with her head tilted to the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on stylistic similarities to other portraits of that time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0179
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 10.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Fair Haired Girl Playing
Description
This piece shows a young girl in a blue dress with ear-length, fair hair sitting on the ground, playing.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on stylistic similarities to other portraits of that time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0182
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 8.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl with Dark Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is seen from the shoulders up, in a white dress, facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on stylistic similarities to other portraits of that time.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0183
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Beattie (Thompson)
Description
This piece shows the artist's great-niece as a teen, with jaw-length, wavy, fair hair. She is seen from the shoulders up in a wide collared cream coloured top, facing the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1953: Based on the apparent age of Mary Thompson (Beattie).
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0170
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 10.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl in Profile Looking at Flowers
Description
This piece shows a young girl in profile with wavy, jaw-length hair looking left at pink flowers.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly later in her career, the canvas used is similar to that of piece 0146.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0187
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.75 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman with Short Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a middle-aged woman with short brown hair. She is shown from the shoulders up in grey top on a slight angle to the right with her head turned towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the fact this may have been one of her renters.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0189
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Red Haired Woman
Description
This piece shows a young woman with blue eyes and long, wavy, red hair. She is shown from the shoulders up in a brown top, facing the viewer directly in front of a blue background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Format
c. 1950: Based on the hairstyle and clothing and drawings of the same subject from around 1950.
Identifier
0190
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14.25 x 13.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Woman (Possibly Clara Wignes)
Description
This piece shows a young woman with shoulder-length, curly, brown hair who is wearing a yellow top. She is shown from the shoulders up and faces the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject Clara Wignes.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0192
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.25 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman at a Spinning Wheel
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a blue dress, white shirt and greyish-white bonnet working at a wooden spinning wheel. She sits at an angle to the right of the viewer and looks intently at her work.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Since it is painted directly on masonite which wasn't widely available until after 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0107
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Bespectacled Woman in an Orange Dress
Description
This piece shows a young woman with black hair, tied back. She is shown from the shoulders up in an orange dress, and spectacles and faces the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1920 based on the fashions worn by the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0212
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.75 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Infant Sleeping
Description
This piece shows an infant sleeping, surrounded by a white material with flower patterns on it.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940-1950: This piece is painted directly on masonite which wasn't available until 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0215
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 8.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman in a Green Shawl
Description
This piece shows a young woman with dark hair and brown eyes with a green shawl wrapped around her head wearing a red top. She is shown from the shoulders up looking at the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940-1950: Based on the fact that this piece is painted directly on masonite which wasn't available until 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0218
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Two Girls Looking at a Butterfly
Description
This piece shows two young girls sitting on a slope. The girl on the right sits with her feet forward holding out her arm that a butterfly has landed on. The girl on the left sits with her feet behind her, leaning in to look at the butterfly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940-1950: Based on the fact the piece is painted directly on masonite, which wasn't available until 1935.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0219
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 13.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Child with Curly Fair Hair
Description
This piece shows a young child wearing blue with short, curly, fair hair. They are shown from the shoulders up wearing a sky blue shirt.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1944: There is another portrait of the same child, slightly older, which is dated 1944.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0217
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Clara Wignes
Description
This piece shows a young woman with shoulder-length, curly, brown hair who is wearing a yellow top. She is shown from the shoulders up and faces the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject Clara Wignes.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to masonite
Identifier
0203
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Woman with Reddish-Brown, Curly Hair
Description
This piece shows a young woman with reddish-brown, curly hair wearing a white, collared shirt. She is shown from the shoulders up angled to the right of the viewer with her head turned towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the style of the painting and the fashions worn by the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0204
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 6 inches
Item sets
Title
Clara Wignes
Description
This piece shows a young woman with shoulder-length, curly, brown hair who is wearing a yellow top. She is shown from the shoulders up and faces the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the apparent age of the likely subject Clara Wignes.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0205
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman in Red Dress with Gold Earrings
Description
This piece shows a middle-aged woman with short, wavy, brown hair wearing a red dress. She is shown from the shoulders up, leaning in from the left and facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Because this is possibly a portrait of Dorothy Learie and the clothing/hairstyle are consistent with that date.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on masonite
Identifier
0206
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.5 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman in Red Dress with Gold Earrings (2)
Description
This piece shows a middle-aged woman with short, wavy, brown hair wearing a red dress. She is shown from the shoulders up, leaning in from the left and facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Because this is possibly a portrait of Dorothy Learie and the clothing/hairstyle are consistent with that date.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0207
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10.5 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of Boy (Possibly Herbie Lewis)
Description
This piece shows a young boy with brown hair in a striped shirt and blue jacket. He is seen from the waist up facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject who was a neighborhood kid, remembered by Mary Thompson.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0209
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.5 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman with Short Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young woman with side-swept short brown hair and blue eyes. She is pictured from the shoulders up in a white, collared shirt on an angle to the right of the viewer but with her head turned towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the style of the painting and the fashions worn by the subject.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0210
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15.5 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with short, side-swept, brown hair and brown eyes wearing an olive green, collared shirt. He is shown from the shoulders up facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably later in her career, because the vast majority of portraits in this style come from later.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0213
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.75 x 10.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Vita and Carmelo
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a blue dress with a wide collar holding a young boy dressed in yellow on her lap. The girl has long dark hair tied back in a white headband, while the boy has golden brown hair, they both look directly at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of Ingle's neighbors Vita and Carmelo.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0216
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Sculptor Jim Imrie at Work
Description
This piece shows a young man with short, curly, blonde hair working on the bust of a woman. He leans forward, wearing a white collared shirt, with his right arm on the table touching the sculptures chin.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1960: Jim Imrie and Ingle became friends around 1960.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0214
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 12.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Church on the St. Lawrence
Description
This piece shows a dirt road between two cliffs, that leads down to a small coastal town with a prominent church steeple. Beyond the town there are more cliffs.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1907: This is most likely from Ingle's trip to Quebec with the McGillivray-Knowles studio in 1907.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0047
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Cityscape/Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 8.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Tree
Description
This piece shows a lone deciduous tree in autumn. It occupies almost the entire composition, except for a little grass in the foreground.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0054
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.75 x 9.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman Reading a Letter
Description
This piece shows a woman in a dress with a corset and a wig, sitting at a wooden table, gazing off into the distance, with a letter open in her hands.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1920: This is most likely a scene from the faculty play at Ontario Ladies College that Ingle made a poster for.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0193
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 14 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy in Profile
Description
This piece shows a young boy with reddish-gold hair, wearing an olive green shirt, sitting in profile, facing right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1910: Based on the apparent age of the materials and the style of the clothing worn by the subject.
Format
Oil on stretched canvas
Identifier
0196
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18.25 x 14.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees by Lake
Description
This piece shows a group of deciduous trees with golden-brown leaves on a sloped bank in front of a large body of water.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0043
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl with Her Arm on a Book
Description
This piece shows a girl in a coral coloured dress and hair ribbon. She sits at a table facing the viewer and looking at them directly. She has her left arm on the table with her forearm lying across an open book.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Later than 1920, based on the style of the painting and the fashions worn.
Format
Oil on stretched canvas
Identifier
0198
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18.25 x 15.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl with Blonde Hair and Deep Blue Eyes
Description
This piece shows a young girl with jaw-length, straight blonde hair and deep ultramarine blue eyes. Her bangs are tied back and she is only painted from the neck up.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably later in her career, that is when most of the portraits in this style came from.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0200
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy with Reddish-Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with straight, reddish-brown hair. He is shown from the shoulders up, facing the viewer in a purple/pink top. The piece is only partially painted.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably later in her career, that is when most of the portraits in this style came from.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0201
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Woman with Auburn Hair
Description
This piece shows a young woman with curly, center-parted, auburn hair and brown eyes. She is shown facing the viewer directly from the shoulders up, wearing a white dress shirt.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on similarities to other pieces of this time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0194
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17.25 x 15.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman With Fair Hair
Description
This piece shows a young woman with ear-length, golden brown hair. She is pictured from the shoulders up, looking at the viewer directly in a red and white patterned blouse.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on similarities to other pieces of this time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0197
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman with Chickens
Description
This piece shows a woman in a blue dress and white apron, seated in a doorway with chickens at her feet.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Consistent with other early Churchville works involving doorways and chickens.
Format
Watercolour on paper mounted on to board
Identifier
1065
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Watercolour
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inches
Item sets
Title
House on a Hill, with Trees and a Stream
Description
This piece shows a small stream or reservoir with small trees on either side of it. Beyond the reservoir is a hill covered in long grass that has a three story house at the top of it.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1959-1960: There is a photo of Ingle painting this scene with Jim Imrie present.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0090
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Neighborhood Girl
Description
This piece shows a young girl with jaw length-brown hair wearing a white blouse and a red vest. She is shown from the shoulders up and looks at the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: This piece is of a neighborhood girl remembered by Ingle's grand-niece Mary.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0787
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Jim Imrie
Description
This piece shows a young man with brown hair wearing a which dress shirt. He is shown from the shoulders up, facing the viewer directly with a stern expression.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1960: Ingle became friends with Imrie around 1960.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0722
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl with Golden Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young girl with long, golden-brown hair tied back in a pony tail. She is shown from the shoulders up on an angle to the left, wearing a blue dress.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Stylistically it feels earlier but it can't be said for sure.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0373
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Jack, Young Man in a Suit
Description
This piece shows a young boy with curly blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a suit and tie, and looking directly at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1930: This is a study for a painting Ingle did for Jack's family after he died at 26.
Format
Oil on stretched canvas
Identifier
0199
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
22 x 16 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees and a Rail Fence
Description
This piece shows two groups of trees on either side of a rail fence. The three trees on the left are in a grass field in front of the fence, while the other trees are to the right and beyond the fence.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the subject matter and the apparent age of the materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0019
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 26 inches
Item sets
Title
Children with a Dog at a Reservoir
Description
This piece shows a group of four children wading into the shallows of a reservoir with trees on either side. Their dog stands further into the water, closer to the viewer, looking back at the children.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0048
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 20 inches
Item sets
Title
Madonna and Child
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a tan mantilla holding a blonde baby with blue eyes to her. The baby is cheek to cheek with his mother and looks at the viewer directly. Both Figures have gold halos above their heads and are painted in front of a blue background.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1920 because of similarities with her illustration works.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0693
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Icon
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20.5 x 20.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Two Children Picking Flowers
Description
This piece shows two girls, one younger (left) and one older with a hat (right), they stand by a group of flowering shrubs. They are both wearing white dresses and are in the process of plucking flowers.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c.1920-1930 based on stylistic and subject matter similarities to Ingle's illustrations.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0419
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 11.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Three-Masted Sailing Ship
Description
This piece shows a blue three-masted ship moving across a white capped sea from right to left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1940 or later based on the style and the unconventional subject matter.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0040
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Nautical Scene
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 17.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Lindy in a Red Jumper
Description
This piece shows a young girl, Mary Thompson (Beattie) with shoulder-length, straight, fair hair. She is shown from the shoulders up in a red jumper, facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: Based on the apparent age of the subject, Mary Thompson.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0697
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12.25 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Elinore Lindabury (later Beattie)
Description
This piece shows a young woman with short, wavy, golden-brown hair. She is shown from the shoulders up, wearing a white blouse, and looking at the viewer with a soft expression.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on the apparent age of Elinore Lindabury.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0699
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16.5 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Robert Ingle
Description
This piece shows the artist's father as an old man. He is shown from the shoulders up in a black, three-piece suit and tie. He looks up and slightly right of the viewer with his silver hair parted from the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940: Based on the apparent age of Robert Ingle.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0705
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Boy Amidst the Trees
Description
This piece shows a young boy in a white shirt and bucket hat standing amid the branches of what looks like a maple tree. He is shown from the waist up facing the viewer directly.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: Based on the bucket hat which wasn't worn much until the 50s and 60s.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to cardboard
Identifier
0696
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.75 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Farmer Plowing with a Two Horse Team
Description
This piece shows a farmer plowing a grass field with his horses in front of trees and rail fence, under a partially clouded sky. They are heading towards the viewer on an angle to the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: The subject matter suggest c. 1910 and Churchville but the style looks later.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0050
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 20.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Ingle
Description
This piece shows the artist's mother from the neck up. She has short brown hair and blue eyes and looks directly at the viewer. This piece is one of many done from a photograph and is only partially painted.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1920 Based on the apparent age of Mary Ingle, though it could have been painted later.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0729
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
17 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Playing in the Waves
Description
This piece shows two children at the beach, dressed in purplish-blue. They stand in the water on the left-hand side of the piece watching a large wave roll towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica but this iteration of it may have been painted later.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0738
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16.75 x 22.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees with Yellow Leaves
Description
This piece shows a group of three trees with yellow leaves in front of a grass field.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably c.1930 or later based on the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0115
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 15 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy Wearing Men's Boots
Description
This piece shows a young boy with golden-brown hair wearing a beige jumper and brown pants. He stands with his hands in his pockets looking down at his feet which are in large black boots. A small dog sits on his left facing him, also looking at the boots.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1922: This piece was shown on the cover of Canadian Red Cross Junior in 1922.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0742
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Illustration
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
15 x 11.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees with Stream
Description
This piece shows two groups of deciduous trees on either side of a calm stream with grass fields all around. The trees on the right of the stream are green pink and orange, and there are some pine trees visible in the distance further right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1940: This is a study for painting 0010 that was hung in Norman Beattie's office.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0012
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16.5 x 22.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Winter Forest with Small Stream
Description
This piece shows a small stream that is winding through tree covered hills that are covered in snow.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably c.1930 or later based on the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0053
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Girl in a Black Dress
Description
This piece shows a young girl with dark, curly hair, in a black dress. She is shown from the knees up seated, facing the viewer with one hand beside her and one on her lap.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1940 based on the fashions worn by the subject and the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0731
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
18 x 16.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Potted Flowers on a Window Sill
Description
This piece shows a group of six potted flowers in between white curtains on a window sill behind a table.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely c. 1940 based on the style.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0743
Rights
BMIAA assets
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Still life/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Stream with a Distant Forest
Description
This piece shows a stream running over groups of rocks in front of distant reeds and forests.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c. 1900 based on the style and apparent age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0143
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Three Women and a Girl in Hats
Description
This piece shows three women in long dresses and large hats, gathered with their backs to the viewer, one of them holds a basket. A young girl in a blue dress stands behind them and looks at the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1907: This is similar to drawings Ingle did in 1907 while she was in Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles studio.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0102
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 6 inches
Item sets
Title
Horse Drawn Cart Drives Through Town
Description
This piece shows a cart driving away from the viewer down a dirt road with a grass embankment on the left and a town on the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1907: This is similar to pieces Ingle did in 1907 while she was in Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles studio.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0104
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Item sets
Title
River, Fence, and Grey Stone House
Description
This piece shows a stream flowing by a steep embankment that has a rail fence along its top. Past the fence, to the right, there is a grey stone house.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the age of the materials and the subject matter.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0142
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 8 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl Blowing Bubbles
Description
This piece shows a young girl with wavy blonde hair wearing a blue-green dress holding a bowl in one hand and a pipe to her mouth in the other. She is blowing a bubble out of the pipe.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1910: Based on the date of drawing 0349 which this piece is based on.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0792
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4.5 x 3.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Mountain Scene
Description
This piece shows two partially forested mountains beyond a red, green and yellow field.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1915: This is most likely from Ingle's first trip out west.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0030
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4 x 5 inches
Item sets
Title
Cabins in the Woods
Description
This piece shows a dirt path leading up to two log log cabins surrounded by dense forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1915: This piece shows the same cabins as in a dated painting, piece 2050.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0128
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 7.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Mountains and Fields
Description
This piece shows trees interspersed among rolling green fields leading to distant, purple-grey mountains.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1915: This is most likely from Ingle's first trip out west.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0137
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4 x 6.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Evergreens at Dusk or Daybreak
Description
This piece shows a row of evergreen trees on a slope beyond a grass field. The sun seems like it is low in the partially clouded sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Probably earlier in her career, based on the age of the materials.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0140
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Portrait of a Boy
Description
This piece shows a young boy with brown hair in a sleeveless shirt. He is shown from the shoulders up facing to the right with his head turned slightly toward the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0782
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 9.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Fair Haired Girl Arranging Flowers
Description
This piece shows a fair haired young girl in profile, dressed in blue, focused on the flowers that she is arranging.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c.1910-1920 based on the style and the age of the materials.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0784
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 11.75 inches
Item sets
Title
Waves Break Against Red Rocks
Description
This piece shows red rocks, left side and lower right corner, that open up to a swelling sea.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1940 (or later): This piece is painted on masonite which wasn't available until after 1935 and the style looks late.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0072
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees and Rail Fence
Description
This piece shows a group of three trees (to the right) at the top of a grassy slope in front of a rail fence. This is one of many iterations of a Churchville scene.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1926: This is the same scene as the piece she painted in 1926 for the Perkins Bull Collection.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0149
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 11 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Playing in the Water
Description
This piece shows a group of children splashing in the water at the beach. The piece is painted quickly but it looks as though there are roughly four of them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0774
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 6.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Lying in the Sand
Description
This piece shows a group of three children lying in a circle on the beach looking at the ground in between them. They have there backs to the white capped sea.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0775
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 6.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Man Lying on the Beach
Description
This piece shows a reclining young man from behind, propped on his elbows, looking out at the sea where there are two children playing.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0776
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Beach Scene with Umbrellas
Description
This piece shows three people at the beach, reclining under an umbrella. In the distance, to the left, there are more people with more umbrellas.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0777
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Woman Laying on a Beach Towel
Description
This piece shows a woman in a tank top, shorts, and a white swimming cap lying on her stomach at an angle to the left of the viewer. She is propped on her elbows and looking to the right, behind her there is a white capped sea.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0778
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Girl Skipping Through the Waves
Description
This piece shows a young girl with blonde hair in a blue-grey swim suit skipping through the water towards the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0779
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 6 inches
Item sets
Title
Mother and Child
Description
This piece shows a young woman with red-brown hair leaning in towards a blonde boy that she is holding. They are both dressed in white and are positioned amidst red and green foliage.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: This piece is painted directly on masonite which wasn't invented until 1935. So, it is most likely from the last two decades of Ingle's career.
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0781
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Covering with Sand
Description
This piece shows a young boy covering another young boy with sand. The antagonist is sitting on the right, while the protagonist lies on his stomach.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0783
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 6.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Boy and a Gull
Description
This piece shows a young boy who has waded into the ocean and is looking out across the waves. Meanwhile, on the shore there is a gull facing the same direction.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica though it could also have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0788
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 6 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Playing in the Waves II
Description
This piece shows two children at the beach, dressed in purple and blue. They stand in the water on the left-hand side of the piece watching a large wave roll towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica but this iteration of it may have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0789
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Seascape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Sunset with Trees
Description
This piece shows a group of trees, on the left, in a grass field at sunset.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely c. 1900 based on the style and apparent age of the materials.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to board
Identifier
0114
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4 x 6.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Trees on a Grass Slope
Description
This piece shows a group of trees, in green and orange, on a slope that descends from the left.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely pre-1930 based on the style of the painting, the subject matter, and the apparent age of the materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0125
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7 x 9.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Grass Field with Distant Trees
Description
This piece shows trees interspersed along the horizon of a grass covered plain under a sky that is coloured as though it is dawn or dusk.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910-1930: The flatness of the landscape and the age of the materials makes this look like it is from out west. Possibly a view from the train on one of her trips.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0132
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 4 inches
Item sets
Title
Grass Field with Distant Forest
Description
This piece shows a yellow and green field of grass in front of a distant forest, all beneath a grey, clouded sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910-1930: The flatness of the landscape and the age of the materials makes this look like it is from out west. Possibly a view from the train on one of her trips.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0133
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5 inches
Item sets
Title
Grass Field with Distant Trees II
Description
This piece shows trees interspersed along the horizon of a grass covered plain under a sky that is coloured as though it is dawn or dusk, the turquoise colour along the horizon is the distinguishing characteristic of this piece.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910-1930: The flatness of the landscape and the age of the materials makes this look like it is from out west. Possibly a view from the train on one of her trips.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0134
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
4 x 5 inches
Item sets
Title
Country Road
Description
This piece shows a dirt laneway leading through fields of green grass towards a forested slope. The road splits the deciduous trees and shows the ridge of a hill just left of center.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely pre-1930 based on the style, subject matter, and age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0139
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
9 x 6.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees on a Hill
Description
This piece shows the lower portion of three trees on a shaded slope, more trees are visible back and to the right. The lighting makes it look as though this is a relatively forested area.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely pre-1930 based on the style, subject matter, and age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0144
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Group of Trees at the Bottom of a Slope
Description
This piece shows a grass slope that descends towards a group of trees and brush to the left, and more grass to the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely pre-1930 based on the style, subject matter, and age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0147
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Trees in a Grass Field with a Distant Forest
Description
This piece shows three trees, one on the right side the other two left of center and left, getting further away. These trees are in a grass field that extends to meet a distant forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely pre-1930 based on the style, subject matter, and age of materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0148
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
6 x 8 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy with Curly Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He is shown from the shoulders up on an angle to the left of the viewer with his head turned so he can peer up and to the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0790
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
7.5 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Pond and Forest
Description
This piece shows a pond, or reservoir, with dense forest on the opposite shore.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0136
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 inches
Item sets
Title
Birch Trees
Description
This piece shows two birch trees with autumn colours growing on a grass slope. The trees are angled slightly to the left while the slope goes up and to the right.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0138
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11.5 x 9.5 inches
Item sets
Title
Partially Forested Wetlands at Dusk
Description
This piece shows a tree on the right, in front of a stream, or reservoir, with more trees in the distance. This whole scene is below a cloudy sky that is coloured like it is dusk.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely earlier in her career based on the style of the painting.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0141
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8.25 x 11 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Boy with Brown Hair
Description
This piece shows a young boy with brown hair swept to the left. He is shown from the shoulders up looking directly at the viewer with brown eyes.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Most likely post-1940 based on the style, fashions, and apparent age of the materials.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0780
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 9 inches
Item sets
Title
Birch Trees in a Grass Field
Description
This piece shows three birch trees in autumn colours in front of a brown, and green grass field that leads to a distant forest.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0126
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
8 x 4 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Man with Black Hair
Description
This piece shows a young man with black hair parted from the right, looking at the viewer with brown eyes. He is shown from the shoulders up in a white t-shirt, facing the viewer.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1950: This is on the reverse side of piece 0786 which is from this time.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0785
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Study of Mary and David Beattie
Description
This piece shows a young boy with auburn hair parted from the left and a young girl with wavy blonde hair, wearing a red dress and a matching ribbon in her hair. They are shown from the neck up and shoulders up respectively, and are facing the viewer. This is on the reverse side of piece 0785.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of the subjects.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0786
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 12 inches
Item sets
Title
Children Playing in the Waves III
Description
This piece shows two children at the beach, dressed in blue. They stand in the water on the left-hand side of the piece watching a large wave roll towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1928: This scene is from Ingle's 1928 trip to Santa Monica but this iteration of it may have been painted later.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0791
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
10 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Doug Beattie
Description
This piece shows a young boy with straight, blonde hair swept to the right. He is pictured from the shoulders up, facing the viewer, and is wearing a red and blue, collared shirt.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject.
Identifier
0534
Source
Private collection, Stratford
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Doug Beattie
Description
This piece shows a young boy with blonde hair swept to the right. He is shown from the shoulders up in front of dense foliage, wearing a white collared shirt with red checkers on it and blue suspenders, or overalls.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1950: Based on the apparent age of the subject.
Identifier
0768
Source
Private collection, Stratford
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Drawing
Item sets
Title
Sunset Sky with Distant Trees
Description
This piece shows a grass field leading to a row of trees under a orange, yellow, and blush sky.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the style, subject matter, and style of the painting.
Format
Oil on stretched canvas
Identifier
0044
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Woman with Chickens in the Door of Log Cabin
Description
This piece shows a log cabin with grass around it, and laundry hanging on the left. A woman stands in the doorway with white chickens at her feet.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1900: Based on the style, subject matter, and style of the painting.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on foamcore
Identifier
0046
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Landscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Children Playing in a Cart
Description
This piece shows a group of children playing on a two wheeled cart at the edge of a grass field next to a group of trees.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown
Identifier
0096
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Children at Market
Description
This piece shows a group of children standing at a stall in a busy market. A woman stands with her back to the viewer, working at the stall.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1907: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles Studio in 1907.
Identifier
0018
Source
Private collection, in Toronto
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Market Stalls
Description
This piece shows a city square full of market stalls, in front of four story buildings.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1907: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles Studio in 1907.
Identifier
0033
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Genre/Street scene
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Boy in a Doorway with Chickens
Description
This piece shows a young boy in a blue shirt and a cap, sitting just inside the doorway of a wooden house or shed, looking inside a bucket. Outside the doorway a group of chickens is grazing.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: This is when Ingle painted a lot of similar scenes
Identifier
0042
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Genre
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Market Below Pillared Building
Description
This piece shows people milling about a market square below a large building that has a pillared front.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1907: This scene is from Ingle's trip to Quebec with the McGillivray Knowles Studio in 1907.
Identifier
0061
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Cityscape/Genre
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Girl Sitting at Pump
Description
This piece shows a girl, dressed in white, sitting profile next to a blue-green pump. This whole scene is shown in front of a grey-brown building.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c.1910: This is when Ingle painted a lot of similar scenes, probably Churchville.
Identifier
0105
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Genre/Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Self Portrait
Description
This piece shows the artist as a young woman with her golden-brown hair center parted and tied up in a bun. She depicts herself from the shoulders up in a white-pink shirt. She is on a slight angle to the left of the viewer, with her head turned towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1900: Based on the apparent age of the subject.
Identifier
0110
Source
Private collection, Toronto
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Item sets
Title
Children Making a Snowman
Description
This piece shows three children dressed in brown, grey, and black snowsuits making a large snowman. Two of them are packing snow onto their construction by hand the third is in front of them with a shovel.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
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.
Format
Oil on cardboard
Identifier
0535
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Illustration
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 10 inches
Item sets
Title
Autumn Woods by a Stream
Description
This piece shows a forest around a small stream. The trees are mostly leafless with some red-leafed trees in the distance.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly c.1940 based on stylistic similarities to other pieces.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0085
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Landscape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
11 x 14 inches
Item sets
Title
Laughing Boy
Description
This piece shows a young boy laughing with short, straight, brown hair and a dark blue-grey jacket.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
Unknown: Possibly, c.1930 based on the style of jacket that the boy is wearing.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0532
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
14 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Mary Beattie (Thompson)
Description
This piece shows a girl, Mary Beattie, who is seen from the shoulders up with ear-length, wavy, blonde hair and wearing a cream coloured blouse with a frilly colar.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1950: based on the age of the subject (9), Mary remembers sitting for this portrait.
Format
Oil on canvas pasted on to masonite
Identifier
0533
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
12 x 11.25 inches
Item sets
Title
Kate Ingle
Description
This piece shows a young woman in a white dress sitting on an angle to the viewer, toward the right of the viewer, but looking out directly. She sits with one arm on the back of the chair and the other resting in her lap.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1895: Based on the apparent age of the subject
Format
Oil on masonite
Identifier
0537
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
13.5 x 13 inches
Item sets
Title
Young Woman in Theatrical Dress
Description
This piece shows a woman with long black hair in a green, full length medieval dress. She stands contemplatively in the center of the piece, facing left, with her hands folded in front of her. This woman may be Emma Scott a well known theatrical presence in Owen sound at the time.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1895: Based on age of materials and academic style/similarity to the work of Owen Sound resident Harry Woodhouse.
Format
Oil on canvas
Identifier
0314
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Theatrical Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
24 x 14 inches
Item sets
Title
St. Lawrence River Scene
Description
This piece shows two men working along the shore near a small row boat. The figure furthest to the left is organizing nets, the figure that is just left of center is carrying a pail towards the rowboat. Behind the scene on the shoreline there are multiple docked tall ships.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
1907: From a trip that Bertha took to Quebec city with McGillivray Knowles and members of his studio.
Format
Oil on board
Identifier
0022
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Genre/Seascape
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
16 x 20 inches
Item sets
Title
Sir Charles G. D. Roberts
Description
This piece shows an older bespectacled gentleman in a three piece suit and a bow tie. He is sitting on an angle to the viewer with his head turned towards them.
Creator
Bertha May Ingle
Date
c. 1935: Based on a photo that was circulated in 1935 so the piece was made after that.
Format
Oil on canvas mounted on to foamcore
Identifier
0313
Source
BMIAA assets
Type
Portrait
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
20 x 16 inches