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Across the North Saskatchewan River/Shadows

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2003 – 2003
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.28
Description
An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artis…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Across the North Saskatchewan River/Shadows
Date
2003 – 2003
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 40.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artist’s signature is in the blhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “47/R”.
Subject
landscape
river
shadow
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.28
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.150
Description
Colour: green, purple. Across the bottom and angling up left is grass with trees, three at left and two at right, along the river's edge. The green river comes in from the right side, goes left and then up right side to disappear into the far shore of dark trees. The right shore juts in from that s…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Alexander River
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 28 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple. Across the bottom and angling up left is grass with trees, three at left and two at right, along the river's edge. The green river comes in from the right side, goes left and then up right side to disappear into the far shore of dark trees. The right shore juts in from that side, halfway up. In the background across the top are purple mountains. Five peaks meet a green grey sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
river
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.150
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.292
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Fenway, Boston
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.8 x 27.9 cm
Subject
landscape
river
structure, fence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.292
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The Fenway in Boston

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927 – 1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.140
Description
Colour: green, pale blue. The lower two thirds is a stream and grass. The upper third is a bank of trees and the top of a brick tower which is left of center. Sky is pale along the top edge.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Fenway in Boston
Date
1927 – 1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: green, pale blue. The lower two thirds is a stream and grass. The upper third is a bank of trees and the top of a brick tower which is left of center. Sky is pale along the top edge.
Subject
landscape
river
urban
architecture
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.140
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.04
Description
General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Johnson's Canyon
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
44.6 x 34.5 cm
Description
General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
Subject
landscape
river
bridge
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.04
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Kicking Horse River, Chancellor Peak Campground

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.215
Description
A landscape of mountains, sky and a river. The foreground is dominated by brown and grey rocks and by white and turquoise frothing, raging water. The upper half of the painting are dark green pine trees with mauve and white mountains beyond. Mid- to-top is blue sky with one long white cloud.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Kicking Horse River, Chancellor Peak Campground
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.8 x 35.5 cm
Description
A landscape of mountains, sky and a river. The foreground is dominated by brown and grey rocks and by white and turquoise frothing, raging water. The upper half of the painting are dark green pine trees with mauve and white mountains beyond. Mid- to-top is blue sky with one long white cloud.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
river
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.215
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Kootenay Plains North Saskatchewan River #4 2002

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002
Medium
painting on masonite
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.04
Description
An oil sketch painting of a mountain landscape. There is a large, clear blue sky behind a mountain range and a valley with a river below. The painting is impressionistic with thick, visible brush strokes. The colours primarily used are blue, green, brown, grey and pink. The artist’s signature is in…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains North Saskatchewan River #4 2002
Date
2002
Medium
painting on masonite
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch painting of a mountain landscape. There is a large, clear blue sky behind a mountain range and a valley with a river below. The painting is impressionistic with thick, visible brush strokes. The colours primarily used are blue, green, brown, grey and pink. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in pink paint. Au verso, in the top lhc in black ink, “46/M-2”. Written on the wood frame at the bottom in blue ink, “68415” and on the top, “84” (scratched out) and “68415 75(?) Thursday(?)”.
Subject
landscape
river
mountains
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.04
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #1

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.21
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, grey and beige. The sky in the upper third of the image is light blue and contains three grey clouds on the left. The centre of the image is dominated by mountains and greenery, and the bottom of the image represents t…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #1
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, grey and beige. The sky in the upper third of the image is light blue and contains three grey clouds on the left. The centre of the image is dominated by mountains and greenery, and the bottom of the image represents the river. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in brown paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/J-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountains
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.21
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #2

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.22
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, white, green and purple. The foreground is dominated by the river, intersected with the land. The background depicts a mountain range in a variety of shades, and the sky is blue with several white clouds. The artist’s signature is…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #2
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, white, green and purple. The foreground is dominated by the river, intersected with the land. The background depicts a mountain range in a variety of shades, and the sky is blue with several white clouds. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/K-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.22
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #3

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.23
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, red, yellow and brown. The top section of the image is a matt blue, while the centre of the image presents a mountain range painted in red and green tones. The lower half of the image is painted in yellows and blues, w…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #3
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, red, yellow and brown. The top section of the image is a matt blue, while the centre of the image presents a mountain range painted in red and green tones. The lower half of the image is painted in yellows and blues, with a suggestion of land to the right side. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/L-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.23
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North Saskatchewan River/Flood

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.16
Description
An oil sketch of a river landscape. The primary colours used are white, blue, grey, green and orange. The upper half of the image is dominated by varying shades of green and orange. The lower half is represented with thick blue, grey and white brushstrokes that swirl in the lower centre of the piec…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
North Saskatchewan River/Flood
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a river landscape. The primary colours used are white, blue, grey, green and orange. The upper half of the image is dominated by varying shades of green and orange. The lower half is represented with thick blue, grey and white brushstrokes that swirl in the lower centre of the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey and white paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/Y”.
Subject
landscape
river
Saskatchewan
flood
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.16
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North Saskatchewan River/Shaded Mountain #1

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2003 – 2003
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.29
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are orange, purple, green and blue. An orange sky dominates the upper third of the piece, and is punctuated by a grey and a purple cloud. A purple and green mountain extends from the left side across the surface of the piece. The blue …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
North Saskatchewan River/Shaded Mountain #1
Date
2003 – 2003
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are orange, purple, green and blue. An orange sky dominates the upper third of the piece, and is punctuated by a grey and a purple cloud. A purple and green mountain extends from the left side across the surface of the piece. The blue water of the river runs over the lower third, and is disrupted by an area composed of green, brown and purple strokes. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink at the tlhc, “47/U”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
shadow
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.29
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Storm Clouds Above Victoria Glacier, Pipestone River

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.133
Description
Colour: green, yellow, grey. In the foreground are bright purple and pink shrubs in the green grass. Three yellow larches stand left of center. A sliver of blue water can be seen across the picture and the far shore starts an inch up from the bottom. Trees and green hills fill the rest of the lower…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Storm Clouds Above Victoria Glacier, Pipestone River
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm
Description
Colour: green, yellow, grey. In the foreground are bright purple and pink shrubs in the green grass. Three yellow larches stand left of center. A sliver of blue water can be seen across the picture and the far shore starts an inch up from the bottom. Trees and green hills fill the rest of the lower half. Grey sky with hints of purple mountains fill the top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
glacier
Victoria Glacier
river
Pipestone River
Credit
Gift of Margaret White, Kamloops, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.133
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The Yukon River, Dawson City

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.100
Description
Colour: green, purple, red, yellow. The lower canvas is a town. Beyond that is a pale green river which goes across, upright and then left a bit. On either side as it goes into the distance are green hills becoming purple in the distance. A grey yellow sky fills the upper area.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Yukon River, Dawson City
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple, red, yellow. The lower canvas is a town. Beyond that is a pale green river which goes across, upright and then left a bit. On either side as it goes into the distance are green hills becoming purple in the distance. A grey yellow sky fills the upper area.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
river
architecture
urban
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.100
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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