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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.003

Description: Colour: blue. A fence partly hidden by snow runs across the shadowed embankment half way up the picture. A row of brown buildings goes across the upper part. The forest and mountain peaks can be seen in the upper left corners.The sun comes from the right highlighting the areas not shadowed by the h…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue. A fence partly hidden by snow runs across the shadowed embankment half way up the picture. A row of brown buildings goes across the upper part. The forest and mountain peaks can be seen in the upper left corners.The sun comes from the right highlighting the areas not shadowed by the house.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.003

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.004

Description: Colour: blue, brown. At the lower right three figures haul a sled up to the left through blue snow drifts. There are five buildings: two in the foreground on each side and three in the background at the center. A dark hill rises on the right side. Cloudy sky beyond.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue, brown. At the lower right three figures haul a sled up to the left through blue snow drifts. There are five buildings: two in the foreground on each side and three in the background at the center. A dark hill rises on the right side. Cloudy sky beyond.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.004

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.005

Description: Colour: blue, white, brown, yellow. A group of houses with white snowy roofs are encircled by blue snow banks. A brown fence can be seen at the lower left side. In the upper right corner the building there is barely painted in, much of the bare canvas shows through.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue, white, brown, yellow. A group of houses with white snowy roofs are encircled by blue snow banks. A brown fence can be seen at the lower left side. In the upper right corner the building there is barely painted in, much of the bare canvas shows through.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.005

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.006

Description: Colour: white, blue, brown. Seven little cabins sit nestled in snowy hills. Three on the left and four on the right. A fence runs down right then down left at center. In the lower left corner is a large blue shadowed snow bank. In the background are trees with two snowy trails coming from each side…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.7 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: white, blue, brown. Seven little cabins sit nestled in snowy hills. Three on the left and four on the right. A fence runs down right then down left at center. In the lower left corner is a large blue shadowed snow bank. In the background are trees with two snowy trails coming from each side to behind the houses at center.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.006

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.236

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Subject: landscape; mountains; winter; buildings, chalets

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.236

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Lake O'Hara, Early Snow

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1936

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.074

Description: Colour: green, white, grey. The lower third is a winter lake. A few shrubs and two snow laden trees grow at the bottom edge and right side respectively. The trees on the far shore which are reflected in the lake, go across the middle of the picture. Behind is a mountain with snow sides peaking just…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Lake O'Hara, Early Snow

Date: 1936

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: green, white, grey. The lower third is a winter lake. A few shrubs and two snow laden trees grow at the bottom edge and right side respectively. The trees on the far shore which are reflected in the lake, go across the middle of the picture. Behind is a mountain with snow sides peaking just left of center. The sky is grey blue.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.074

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Larch in Snow (Mt. Assiniboine Trip)

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.023

Description: Yellow larch in snow.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Larch in Snow (Mt. Assiniboine Trip)

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: Yellow larch in snow.

Subject: landscape; winter; botanical; larch

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.023

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Merok, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.012

Description: Colour: green, grey. Upper canvas is green and blue mountain slopes and grey sky. Lower canvas is mostly grey water with buildings. A dock in the right corner and a tree in the left corner and part way up the left.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Merok, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: green, grey. Upper canvas is green and blue mountain slopes and grey sky. Lower canvas is mostly grey water with buildings. A dock in the right corner and a tree in the left corner and part way up the left.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural; lake

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.012

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Miki's House, Hanalei

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.040

Description: Colour: green. A wide green field in the foreground leads up to a group of buildings in the center. There is a fence at the left side and a tree at the right. A hill rises up behind and darker hills beyond. Across the top is a grey sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Miki's House, Hanalei

Date: 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: green. A wide green field in the foreground leads up to a group of buildings in the center. There is a fence at the left side and a tree at the right. A hill rises up behind and darker hills beyond. Across the top is a grey sky.

Subject: mountain; architecture; rural; Pacific; Hawaii

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.040

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Molar Peak, Skoki

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.288

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Molar Peak, Skoki

Date: 1933 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.8 x 28.0 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.288

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Mount Assiniboine in September Snow

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.060

Description: Colour: blue. Snow in the foreground. Seven snow laden evergreens in the middle ground with four bare larch trees on the right side. In the background are two peaks - one to each side - a cloud sits in the saddle between them. Blue sky beyond is to the right.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mount Assiniboine in September Snow

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.2 cm

Description: Colour: blue. Snow in the foreground. Seven snow laden evergreens in the middle ground with four bare larch trees on the right side. In the background are two peaks - one to each side - a cloud sits in the saddle between them. Blue sky beyond is to the right.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.060

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Mount Assiniboine Region

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.219

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mount Assiniboine Region

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.1 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.219

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Mount Temple, Halfway Hut

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.283

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mount Temple, Halfway Hut

Date: 1933 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.7 x 28.0 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.283

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Norway

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.307

Description: White patch of snow lrc to centre with a grey rock in the middle of it, water (ice) (blue) llc and extends across lower quarter of painting, large brown (rock) centre with a water-fall to left, snow covered mountains behind and larger mountain also snow covered sweeps upwards to small area of blue …

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: White patch of snow lrc to centre with a grey rock in the middle of it, water (ice) (blue) llc and extends across lower quarter of painting, large brown (rock) centre with a water-fall to left, snow covered mountains behind and larger mountain also snow covered sweeps upwards to small area of blue sky top centre.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.307

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Norway

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.324

Description: Two structures in foreground, the one on the right has two chimneys and a green roof and a (log) leaned up against one side, the structure on the left has two trees to it's left, behind which is a large blue-green mountain brc four trees, light blue-green mountain range on the right, white and grey…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Two structures in foreground, the one on the right has two chimneys and a green roof and a (log) leaned up against one side, the structure on the left has two trees to it's left, behind which is a large blue-green mountain brc four trees, light blue-green mountain range on the right, white and grey clouds in a blue sky.