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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
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.696
Description
Man sitting on mountain ledge painting on a canvas and easel setup, with his skis off to the side. “P.W.” is initialed below the skis
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 30.5 cm
Description
Man sitting on mountain ledge painting on a canvas and easel setup, with his skis off to the side. “P.W.” is initialed below the skis
Subject
mountains
painting
ski
man
painter
easel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.696
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1948
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.708
Description
Loose sketch of 1948 Christmas card with two larger versions of the moose being practiced. In TR section there are two ink scribbles, while in BLC there is a blue watercolour marks.Verso: loose sketch of a moose head and a jeep, more black ink scribbles, BRC there is a small box, and two practice s…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1948
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.8 x 27.7 cm
Description
Loose sketch of 1948 Christmas card with two larger versions of the moose being practiced. In TR section there are two ink scribbles, while in BLC there is a blue watercolour marks.Verso: loose sketch of a moose head and a jeep, more black ink scribbles, BRC there is a small box, and two practice signatures near TRC
Subject
Christmas card
jeep
moose
mountains
people
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.708
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Untitled [Mountain and Teepee]

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Artist
Marion Florence Nicoll (1909 – 1985, Canadian)
Date
1948 – 1948
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
NiM.04.01
Description
A mountain scene printed on a cream paper with black ink. 2/3 of the piece is taken up by the mountain which begins in the tl and leads into a foothill on the center right. The mountain comes to a sharp peak, and the range continues into the background on the right side of the piece. In the foreg…
Artist
Marion Florence Nicoll (1909 – 1985, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Mountain and Teepee]
Date
1948 – 1948
Medium
print on paper
Description
A mountain scene printed on a cream paper with black ink. 2/3 of the piece is taken up by the mountain which begins in the tl and leads into a foothill on the center right. The mountain comes to a sharp peak, and the range continues into the background on the right side of the piece. In the foreground on the right side is a teepee, beside the teepee to the left is another structure surrounded by trees. At the blc is another small tent like structure.
Subject
landscape
mountains
Canadian Rockies
foothills
with teepees
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
Catalogue Number
NiM.04.01
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Untitled [Mountains]

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1982
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.17
Description
Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Mountains]
Date
1982
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
Subject
abstract
landscape
mountains
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.17
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