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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 19
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 14
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 7
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 4
- R. L. Hunter 4
- John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian) 3
- Unknown 3
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 2
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 2
- Edward Goodall (1909 – 1982, Canadian) 2
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992) 1
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 1
Fred Brewster 1957
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgoe.03.02
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GoE.03.02
- Description
- General colour: pencil on white. Head and upper torso of a man sitting in a chair. His left profile. He wears a beret on the back of his head. His shirt is plaid - sleves rolled up. He has a short mustache.
- Title
- Fred Brewster 1957
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.4 x 19.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil on white. Head and upper torso of a man sitting in a chair. His left profile. He wears a beret on the back of his head. His shirt is plaid - sleves rolled up. He has a short mustache.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- GoE.03.02
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Hunter's Worries
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthlr.03.04
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; coloured graphite; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.04
- Description
- An man kneeling on a grassy knoll, with a brown and white pinto horse standing near, is looking down at a moose drinking in a river, the river runs in lower left corner, green grass and trees across foreground, grey cliffs along river and in background, big white clouds in blue sky
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Hunter's Worries
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; coloured graphite; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 60.3 cm
- Description
- An man kneeling on a grassy knoll, with a brown and white pinto horse standing near, is looking down at a moose drinking in a river, the river runs in lower left corner, green grass and trees across foreground, grey cliffs along river and in background, big white clouds in blue sky
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.04
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Indian Life 1952
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthlr.03.01
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.01
- Description
- Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.
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- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Indian Life 1952
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.
- Subject
- figure
- group
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- John Brewster
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.43
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…
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- Title
- Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 19 cm
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
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Moose at water's edge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthlr.03.03
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.03
- Description
- The foreground is a green grass and tree rimmed lake, a moose enters the lake near centre edge, grey mountains in background, light blue sky, large white cloud covers most of sky, edge of another cloud at right border
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- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Moose at water's edge
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- The foreground is a green grass and tree rimmed lake, a moose enters the lake near centre edge, grey mountains in background, light blue sky, large white cloud covers most of sky, edge of another cloud at right border
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.03
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Moose Kneeling
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.03.06
- Date
- 1958 – 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.06
- Description
- From a side view we can see this moose kneeling down on the ground eating grass. Behind this moose in the foreground, two other moose are walking and eating in the background. Around the feet on the closest moose there is some grass drawn at the ground level.
- Title
- Moose Kneeling
- Date
- 1958 – 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- From a side view we can see this moose kneeling down on the ground eating grass. Behind this moose in the foreground, two other moose are walking and eating in the background. Around the feet on the closest moose there is some grass drawn at the ground level.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.06
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- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GoE.03.03
- Description
- Realistic sketch of Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
- Title
- Moraine Lake
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Realistic sketch of Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- GoE.03.03
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- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle fo…
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- Title
- Mount Rundle
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 70.5 cm
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle foreground is made up of grey pebbles and small rocks with coniferous trees behind, the sun is shining on the mid- foreground and the viewer’s right highlighting the ground and trees. To the viewer’s right there is a pile of grey, brown, and beige rocks with two coniferous trees above and some yellow and brown bushes to the right of that; to the very far right the Bow River is visible and also above the bushes it is snaking its way through the valley toward Canmore. A purple-hued with some blue Tunnel (Buffalo) Mountain is in front of Mount Rundle. Mount Rundle is purple, grey, blue, pink and white with green patches to the right. The ranges on the viewer’s left are purple, grey and white and to the right of Mount Rundle they are blue, grey and white. The sky above which comprises one-third of the painting has more clouds than blue sky. The clouds are white, grey, brown growing into purple, grey and yellowish hues to the viewer’s right.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
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- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …
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- Title
- Old Town
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.462
- Description
- A pencil drawing of two figures facing away from the viewer towards a door. They have suitcases and below the figures is a welcome mat.
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- Title
- The Olivers
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.6 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of two figures facing away from the viewer towards a door. They have suitcases and below the figures is a welcome mat.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.462
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Prairie Highway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttow.03.01
- Date
- 1951 – 1972
- Medium
- oil pastel on paper (sketchbook)
- Catalogue Number
- ToW.03.01
- Description
- Blacktop highway covers bottom of picture going to center right, a yellow line runs in middle; yellow beside road, brown hills on either side, red on horizon, blue over the red, very sketchy.
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- Title
- Prairie Highway
- Date
- 1951 – 1972
- Medium
- oil pastel on paper (sketchbook)
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Blacktop highway covers bottom of picture going to center right, a yellow line runs in middle; yellow beside road, brown hills on either side, red on horizon, blue over the red, very sketchy.
- Subject
- landscape, prairie
- Credit
- Purchased from Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- ToW.03.01
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River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.30
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.30
- Description
- A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless …
- Title
- River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless trees. Along the close side of the river bank is a walkway with moorings or black pylons. Hazy trees are visible in the upper portion of the painting.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.30
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Rock Pools, York River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcaa.05.01
- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches …
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- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Title
- Rock Pools, York River
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches of green grass amongst the rocks. Faint pencil marks of letters can be seen scattered on rocks and pencil marks of outline sketch. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, “A.J.CASSON”. Au verso there are two stickers. The one in the top left corner is brown with black print, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED Dealers in Fine Paintings and Frames since 1842 641 YONGE ST. - - - TORONTO. Title: ROCK POOLS - YORK RIVER - 1957 Artist: A.J. CASSON Price: $175.00 Stock No: 3858b Height: 10 7/8 Width: 13 5/8”. The other sticker is white with green ink and blue pen and is in the top rhc, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED 641 YONGE STREET TORONTO M4Y 1Z9 MUSEUM MAT (has blue pen check mark beside) MUSEUM BACK (check mark beside) WC mounted INSPECTED BY: (illegible signature) BY ARTIST”.
- Subject
- rock pool
- A.J. Casson
- Credit
- Gift of David McClintock Denovan, Calgary, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
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Rocky Mountain Goat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactthm.03.05
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.05
- Description
- A left profile drawing of a Rocky Mountain Goat.
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- Title
- Rocky Mountain Goat
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A left profile drawing of a Rocky Mountain Goat.
- Subject
- animal, mountain goat
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ThM.03.05
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Pete 1950
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.723
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.723
- Description
- A rough sketch for the 1950 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen walking on a beach with animals following them single file, but with the rabbit ahead of them. There is a palm tree in the foreground, and the ocean, mountain, and boat in the background. On the top edge of drawing “SEASONS…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Pete 1950
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 27.3 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch for the 1950 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen walking on a beach with animals following them single file, but with the rabbit ahead of them. There is a palm tree in the foreground, and the ocean, mountain, and boat in the background. On the top edge of drawing “SEASONS GREETING” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETE 1950,” on the centre left side “Or only one color? on border,” and “Or only pen and ink with border color.” The drawings edges on the top and left side have “PORT” written in pencil, and the bottom and right side have “STBT.”
- Subject
- Christmas card
- moose
- rabbit
- bear
- deer
- wolf
- squirrel
- boat
- palm tree
- beach
- ocean
- figures
- couple
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.723
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.721
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- car
- reading
- mountains
- cooking
- couple
- moose
- deer
- bird
- rabbit
- wolf
- bear
- squirrel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
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Season’s Greetings From all of Us Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.771
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.771
- Description
- Christmas card sketch based on the 1958 card. All the animals are sitting around a table eating with utensils, the squirrel sits on books to reach the height of the table. In the background there is a sketch of “Seven Teepees.” Along the bottom edge of the drawing is says “SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM A…
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- Title
- Season’s Greetings From all of Us Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Christmas card sketch based on the 1958 card. All the animals are sitting around a table eating with utensils, the squirrel sits on books to reach the height of the table. In the background there is a sketch of “Seven Teepees.” Along the bottom edge of the drawing is says “SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM ALL OF US CATHARINE AND PETER”
- Subject
- Christmas card
- deer
- moose
- bear
- rabbit
- squirrel
- wolf
- books
- table
- bench
- chairs
- fork
- spoon
- painting
- teepees
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.771
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Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.799
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.799
- Description
- Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”verso: rough sketch of the same drawin…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.1 x 27.6 cm
- Description
- Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”verso: rough sketch of the same drawing that is on the front side. This image though is only of Peter painting, a rough idea of where Catharine would be sitting, and the moose.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- painting
- paint
- brushes
- hat
- easel
- canvas
- birds
- mountain range
- mountain
- grass
- stump
- moose
- bear
- deer
- squirrel
- wolf
- stool
- man
- woman
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.799
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The Secumsa Trail nearing Moose Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.05.20
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.20
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- Title
- The Secumsa Trail nearing Moose Pass
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.4 x 30.3 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.20
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