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Banff Winter Carnival

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1924 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.834
Description
In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Banff Winter Carnival
Date
1924 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
45.1 x 29.7 cm
Description
In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.
Subject
winter
sports
snow
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Winter Carnival
skiing
swimming
skating
tobogganing
skijumping
man
suit
suit jacket
vest
tie
skis
trees
clouds
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.834
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.149
Description
Colour: green, grey, blue. The lower area is a river running from the lower right corner up left to center. Snow banks on either side give way to a rocky hillside on the left and a row of trees to the right. Behind in the centre is a treed slope going right to mountain and left to a distant mountai…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Below Bow Falls
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
21.6 x 16.8 cm
Description
Colour: green, grey, blue. The lower area is a river running from the lower right corner up left to center. Snow banks on either side give way to a rocky hillside on the left and a row of trees to the right. Behind in the centre is a treed slope going right to mountain and left to a distant mountain. Blue sky along the top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
falls
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.149
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 30.8 cm
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
trees
snow
winter
home
house
cabin
smoke
fire
chimney
ocean
water
waves
light house
fort
people
men
glasses
mustache
facial hair
hat
tie
suit
scarf
cactus
desert
fence
rope
field
clothing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
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Castleguard River Region

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.145
Description
The lower third is tall dark trees with a gap at the right side. Behind are blue trees. In the centre behind them is a brown hill and a ridge of purple mountains. Cloudy sky fills the top quarter.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Castleguard River Region
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.9 x 27.8 cm
Description
The lower third is tall dark trees with a gap at the right side. Behind are blue trees. In the centre behind them is a brown hill and a ridge of purple mountains. Cloudy sky fills the top quarter.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
forest
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.145
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.137
Description
Colour: blue, pink, yellow. Central image is a boat with its sail up. The head and shoulders of three figures can be seen in the boat. On the horizon to the right side is another boat. Distant mauve mountains can be seen behind and soft white blue sky above.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Chinese Junk
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, pink, yellow. Central image is a boat with its sail up. The head and shoulders of three figures can be seen in the boat. On the horizon to the right side is another boat. Distant mauve mountains can be seen behind and soft white blue sky above.
Subject
seascape
transportation
mountains
figures
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.137
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.138
Description
Colour: blue, green, grey. Warm blue water in the lower quarter has three tiny boats on it in the lower right corner. Green and grey hills mark the far shore and a large blue snow capped mountain rises up behind and to the left. Clouds come down around it half way down.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Fujiyama
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green, grey. Warm blue water in the lower quarter has three tiny boats on it in the lower right corner. Green and grey hills mark the far shore and a large blue snow capped mountain rises up behind and to the left. Clouds come down around it half way down.
Subject
seascape
mountains
transportation
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.138
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.139
Description
Colour: blue, purple, yellow. In the lower left corner, a section of sail can be seen. In the middleof the water on the lower right side is he frontal view of a boat. Two boats are pulld up to the dock on te left and center halfway up. Purple hills are seen behind and blue sky above.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Junks
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: blue, purple, yellow. In the lower left corner, a section of sail can be seen. In the middleof the water on the lower right side is he frontal view of a boat. Two boats are pulld up to the dock on te left and center halfway up. Purple hills are seen behind and blue sky above.
Subject
seascape
transportation
mountains
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.139
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.144
Description
Colour: green, purple, grey brown. There is a green-blue lake at the bottom. Trees on the far shore become grey-brown mountains and in the upper centre area is a glacier on a purple mountain. Blue sky fills the top right edge.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple, grey brown. There is a green-blue lake at the bottom. Trees on the far shore become grey-brown mountains and in the upper centre area is a glacier on a purple mountain. Blue sky fills the top right edge.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.144
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.039
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.5 x 27.6 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake
forest
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.039
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Lake O'Hara, Opabin Dome

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.142
Description
Colour: purple, green. The lower edge is blue water. A piece of land with bushes comes out into it from the right side to the center. Behind are green trees which become a purple hill with more green trees on top. At the left side is a pass between the hill and the green slope going off left. In th…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara, Opabin Dome
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: purple, green. The lower edge is blue water. A piece of land with bushes comes out into it from the right side to the center. Behind are green trees which become a purple hill with more green trees on top. At the left side is a pass between the hill and the green slope going off left. In the upper left and right cornes are light purple mountains. Pale blue sky is upper center and left a bit.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.142
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.143
Description
Colour: green, purple blue. In the lower third grass grows along the bottom edge and a row of trees cross form left to right leaving a gap between them at the right side. Behind is a purple blue mountain which rises to the right leaving the upper left area to clouds and sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Mount Thompson
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple blue. In the lower third grass grows along the bottom edge and a row of trees cross form left to right leaving a gap between them at the right side. Behind is a purple blue mountain which rises to the right leaving the upper left area to clouds and sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.143
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.211
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Peyto Lake
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.7 x 35.1 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.211
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Peyto Lake, Mistaya Valley

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.308
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Peyto Lake, Mistaya Valley
Date
1945 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.2 x 30.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.308
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RCAF Airfield, Tofino

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.090
Description
Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
RCAF Airfield, Tofino
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.0 cm
Description
Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.
Subject
transportation
World War
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.090
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Seasons Greeting Catharine and Peter 1948

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1948
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.725
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1948 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen in their jeep stopped with a moose infront of them. In the background there are trees, water and a mountain range. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER” are written. In the BRC …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greeting Catharine and Peter 1948
Date
1948
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
14.9 x 25.5 cm
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1948 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen in their jeep stopped with a moose infront of them. In the background there are trees, water and a mountain range. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER” are written. In the BRC of the drawing “Peter Whyte 1948” is signed.
Subject
Christmas card
moose
jeep
figures
couple
trees
water
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.725
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.722
Description
Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “S…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
Date
1949
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 28.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS 1949” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “Peter Whyte” can be read. Near the TLC different dimensions are written out: “4 3/8 x 6 3/4” (above 6 3/4 there is a faint 6/8 written), “2 4 1/2 3 3/8,” “4 3/8 x 1 1/2.”verso: there is another rough sketch of the same scene seen on the the front side of the paper. In this image though there is no mountains in the background or the tree in front of the house.
Subject
Christmas card
mountains
tree
house
cabin
rabbit
mouse
wolf
deer
bird
figure
sleeping
chimney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.722
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
ca. 1932 – 1933
Medium
ink; graphite on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.595
Description
An ink and pencil sketch that appears to advertise the Skoki Lodge. Five rectangles are arranged in a row across the middle-top of the page with various ski scenes within. Below the central rectangle read SKOKI. A pencil design in the bottom left area shows five small empty rectangles with the lett…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Skoki
Date
ca. 1932 – 1933
Medium
ink; graphite on board
Dimensions
26.5 x 35.3 cm
Description
An ink and pencil sketch that appears to advertise the Skoki Lodge. Five rectangles are arranged in a row across the middle-top of the page with various ski scenes within. Below the central rectangle read SKOKI. A pencil design in the bottom left area shows five small empty rectangles with the letters of SKOKI divided amonst each rectangle. Above the ink scenes is written - 7 1/2 # 456 Whyte Sat 10 block [in cursive]
Subject
Skoki Lodge
ski
mountains
snow skiing
advertisement
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.595
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928 – 1932
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.448
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Teepees
Date
1928 – 1932
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Indigenous
teepee
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.448
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1948
Medium
ink on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.238
Description
Christmas Card with image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” printed above mountains, “Catharine and Peter” printed in BLC, “Peter Whyte 1948” signed in BRC. Above Seasons Greeting…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1948
Medium
ink on board
Dimensions
26.6 x 34.2 cm
Description
Christmas Card with image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” printed above mountains, “Catharine and Peter” printed in BLC, “Peter Whyte 1948” signed in BRC. Above Seasons Greetings in pencil “6” “.On reverse side “Size as per sample, Crag & Canyon” written in coloured pencil.
Subject
Christmas Card
Peter
Catharine
Whyte
moose
mountains
jeep
Seasons Greetings
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.238
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921 – 1922 (attributed)
Medium
graphite
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.638
Description
Sketch is of a wooden house amidst some trees and mountains.On back: “#15A s/s see note sheet for crop [?]In bottom right corner: “PW 21 or 22”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1921 – 1922 (attributed)
Medium
graphite
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
Sketch is of a wooden house amidst some trees and mountains.On back: “#15A s/s see note sheet for crop [?]In bottom right corner: “PW 21 or 22”
Subject
landscape
house
home
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.638
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