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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.020

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, curly ginger hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a black garment, -v-neck with three stripes of varying blues, from light to dark, and a blue rope-like necklace. She is situated in front of a beige/brown background.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, curly ginger hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a black garment, -v-neck with three stripes of varying blues, from light to dark, and a blue rope-like necklace. She is situated in front of a beige/brown background.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.020

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.021

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with curly, light blonde/brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a loose blue garment with a frilled, white colour, of which a blue ornament is adorned in the middle. She is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, backg…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 23.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with curly, light blonde/brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a loose blue garment with a frilled, white colour, of which a blue ornament is adorned in the middle. She is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.021

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.022

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with short dark hair and warm fair skin in profile, looking to the viewers left. The man is wearing a black garment, with a white collared shirt underneath and a tie. He is situated in front of a black background.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with short dark hair and warm fair skin in profile, looking to the viewers left. The man is wearing a black garment, with a white collared shirt underneath and a tie. He is situated in front of a black background.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.022

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.024

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a black suit, black hat and white collared shirt. The portrait is painted in profile view, with the subject facing to the left of the viewer. The subject has fair skin and dak hair that is grey around the temples. He is seated in front of a dark g…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a black suit, black hat and white collared shirt. The portrait is painted in profile view, with the subject facing to the left of the viewer. The subject has fair skin and dak hair that is grey around the temples. He is seated in front of a dark grey background.This painting bears a striking resemblance to another oil portrait painted by Peter or Catharine Whyte during their time at the Boston School of Fine Arts. Its catalogue number is Wy?.02.030.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.024

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.025

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman situated against a dark red background. The woman has short, dark brown/black wavy hair, fair skin and brown eyes. She is in three-quarter profile and looks to the right of the viewer. She is wearing a white collared shirt with a black tie, with a red b…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman situated against a dark red background. The woman has short, dark brown/black wavy hair, fair skin and brown eyes. She is in three-quarter profile and looks to the right of the viewer. She is wearing a white collared shirt with a black tie, with a red blazer over top.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.025

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.026

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with fair skin, red lips, rosy cheeks and dark hair, tied back. She is painted in profile view, facing to the right of the viewer. She is wearing a dark red garment and is situated in front of a cream coloured background, which has two brown rectangles …

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with fair skin, red lips, rosy cheeks and dark hair, tied back. She is painted in profile view, facing to the right of the viewer. She is wearing a dark red garment and is situated in front of a cream coloured background, which has two brown rectangles in the top center and top right corner.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.026

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.027

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up who has fair skin, short dark hair, and brown eyes. The subject is wearing a flowy green garment, which is unfinished in the bottom left corner. She is situated in front of a green/grey background, painted in three quarter view. She is looking to the ri…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up who has fair skin, short dark hair, and brown eyes. The subject is wearing a flowy green garment, which is unfinished in the bottom left corner. She is situated in front of a green/grey background, painted in three quarter view. She is looking to the right of the viewer.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.027

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.028

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, red lips, and short, wavy dark hair that curls around her cheekbones. She is painted in three quarter profile, looking to the right of the viewer. She wears a red garment with a rounded collar, which has a thin teardrop shaped decoration…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, red lips, and short, wavy dark hair that curls around her cheekbones. She is painted in three quarter profile, looking to the right of the viewer. She wears a red garment with a rounded collar, which has a thin teardrop shaped decoration (or perhaps a cutout?) where it meets in the middle. She is situated in fron of a orange/brown background.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.028

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.029

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, brown eyes and short brown hair parted on the side and combed over. He is painted in three-quarter view, with his gaze directed to the right of the viewer. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a beige tie, and a dark grey collared coat ov…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, brown eyes and short brown hair parted on the side and combed over. He is painted in three-quarter view, with his gaze directed to the right of the viewer. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a beige tie, and a dark grey collared coat over top. The bottom left and right corners are left unfinished, showing the broader brushstrokes that make up the painting. He is situated in front of a grey/green background, which is also unfinished in some areas.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.029

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.030

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, brown eyes, and dark hair that is grey in some areas. The man is frontal facing, looking forward and making eye contact with the viewer. He is wearing a black hat, a white collared shirt with a black tie, along with a black coat over top. …

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, brown eyes, and dark hair that is grey in some areas. The man is frontal facing, looking forward and making eye contact with the viewer. He is wearing a black hat, a white collared shirt with a black tie, along with a black coat over top. The bottom third of the painting is largely left unfinished, revealing some of the brushwork present in the painting. He is situated against a black background which is highlighted with dark green in areas.This painting bears a striking resemblance to another oil portrait painted by Peter or Catharine Whyte during their time at the Boston School of Fine Arts. Its catalogue number is Wy?.02.024.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.030

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Oil Sketches

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Artist: Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian)

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: MoE.01.01

Artist: Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian)

Title: Oil Sketches

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on paper

Dimensions: 45.5 x 30.2 cm

Subject: portrait; still life

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: MoE.01.01

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Orest Dournovo

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Date: c. 1930

Medium: drawing on paper

Catalogue Number: DgN.03.12

Description: A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, …

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Title: Orest Dournovo

Date: c. 1930

Medium: drawing on paper

Dimensions: 47.0 x 36.5 cm

Description: A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, written in black, “N de Grandmaison”. Au verso, there is an illegible purple ink stamp in the centre near the bottom. The stamp is a rectangle with print inside.

Subject: portrait; man; Nicolas de Grandmaison

Credit: Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011

Catalogue Number: DgN.03.12

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Portrait of Mrs. Pearl Moore

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Artist: Elizabeth Fulda (1879 – 1968, American)

Date: c. 1931

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: FuE.02.02

Description: An almost full face portrait of a woman, she has short hair.

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Artist: Elizabeth Fulda (1879 – 1968, American)

Title: Portrait of Mrs. Pearl Moore

Date: c. 1931

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 44.5 x 36.5 cm

Description: An almost full face portrait of a woman, she has short hair.

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: FuE.02.02

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Sketches

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928 – 1928

Medium: graphite; ink; on paper;

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.15

Description: Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [incl…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Sketches

Date: 1928 – 1928

Medium: graphite; ink; on paper;

Dimensions: 26.1 x 20.1 cm

Description: Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [including children, Mounties, women, golfers, climbers, cowboys, and Indigenous People], caricatures, horses, and portraits.