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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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Chinese Sampans, Hong Kong Harbour
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.438
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.438
- Description
- A watercolour and pencil drawing of covered boats in Hong Kong Harbour.[blc] CHINESE SANPANS/ HONG KONG HARBOUR[brc, in cursive] Peter Whyte/ OCTOBER 1929
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- Title
- Chinese Sampans, Hong Kong Harbour
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A watercolour and pencil drawing of covered boats in Hong Kong Harbour.[blc] CHINESE SANPANS/ HONG KONG HARBOUR[brc, in cursive] Peter Whyte/ OCTOBER 1929
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.438
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Grandma Takes to Skiing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.282
- Date
- 1931 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.282
- Description
- Watercolour and pencil drawing of an older woman wearing green pants, red coat and blue scarf and mittens occupies the foreground. She has just skied down a hill, leaving six fallen skiers in her wake. There are two people on the top right horizon watching. Bottom left: GRANDMA TAKES TO SKIING.
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- Title
- Grandma Takes to Skiing
- Date
- 1931 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Watercolour and pencil drawing of an older woman wearing green pants, red coat and blue scarf and mittens occupies the foreground. She has just skied down a hill, leaving six fallen skiers in her wake. There are two people on the top right horizon watching. Bottom left: GRANDMA TAKES TO SKIING.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.282
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Graphite; Watercolour Drawing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.236
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.236
- Description
- Side view drawing of man in soldiers uniform wearing red and green kilt, holding a rifle in front of him. Head is tilted down, legs wide-stance. Very faint pencil line left edge.
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- Title
- Graphite; Watercolour Drawing
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 11.7 cm
- Description
- Side view drawing of man in soldiers uniform wearing red and green kilt, holding a rifle in front of him. Head is tilted down, legs wide-stance. Very faint pencil line left edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.236
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Hawaiian Islands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.768
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.768
- Description
- Drawing of two palm trees bearing coconuts on a beach close to the ocean’s edge. No sky is drawn in, the horizon line is the stop point. In the TRC is says “Best Wishes In the New year,” BLC “HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.”verso: “Honolulu T.H. December 20th Dear Mother + Father - Just a note to wish you all a …
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- Title
- Hawaiian Islands
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Drawing of two palm trees bearing coconuts on a beach close to the ocean’s edge. No sky is drawn in, the horizon line is the stop point. In the TRC is says “Best Wishes In the New year,” BLC “HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.”verso: “Honolulu T.H. December 20th Dear Mother + Father - Just a note to wish you all a very Happy New Year and to let you know that I haven’t forgotten. Will be writing you a regular letter soon and I hope to hear from you when you have time. My very best wishes again. Always, Peter”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.768
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If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.397
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.397
- Description
- A man and a woman with their backs to the viewer are dressed in fancy outfits. There is a flask in the man’s back pocket. Signed Peter Whyte in cursive in brc.Top centre title: If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--MOANA HOTEL HONOLULU [brc]; JANUARY 1ST [blc]
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- Title
- If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.8 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- A man and a woman with their backs to the viewer are dressed in fancy outfits. There is a flask in the man’s back pocket. Signed Peter Whyte in cursive in brc.Top centre title: If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--MOANA HOTEL HONOLULU [brc]; JANUARY 1ST [blc]
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.397
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Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.001
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.001
- Description
- A dwelling with a grass roof. Three palm trees behind and to the right. Four figures are in front. There is a ladder leaning up against the dwelling. The house is a golden colour, the people are blue and red, and trees are green and brown. It is sketchily rendered.
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- Title
- Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A dwelling with a grass roof. Three palm trees behind and to the right. Four figures are in front. There is a ladder leaning up against the dwelling. The house is a golden colour, the people are blue and red, and trees are green and brown. It is sketchily rendered.
- Subject
- house
- Philippines
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.001
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New Year 1934, Moana Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.398
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.398
- Description
- Three watercolour and pencil drawings of two men and one woman, all with hats. In brc DIDYA SAY/ HOROSCOPE OR HOROWITZZZ ICH !!In brc, signed in cursive Peter Whytetop centre NEW YEAR 1934/ MOANA HOTEL
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- Title
- New Year 1934, Moana Hotel
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.9 x 22.9 cm
- Description
- Three watercolour and pencil drawings of two men and one woman, all with hats. In brc DIDYA SAY/ HOROSCOPE OR HOROWITZZZ ICH !!In brc, signed in cursive Peter Whytetop centre NEW YEAR 1934/ MOANA HOTEL
- Subject
- New Year
- Moana Hotel
- Hawaii
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.398
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Nikko, Japan, Iyeyasu's Mausoleum
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.002
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.002
- Description
- A many stepped stone structure on right side with a cylinder cap and Japanese-style temple roof adornment. It is coloured with green and brown with slight highlights of red. At the base and in the foreground is a stone slab with what could be offerings and a figure of a crane-like bird coloured i…
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- Title
- Nikko, Japan, Iyeyasu's Mausoleum
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A many stepped stone structure on right side with a cylinder cap and Japanese-style temple roof adornment. It is coloured with green and brown with slight highlights of red. At the base and in the foreground is a stone slab with what could be offerings and a figure of a crane-like bird coloured in brown and green.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.002
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- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.009
- Description
- A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.009
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on pale brown paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.010
- Description
- The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on pale brown paper
- Dimensions
- 65.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is male and is standing, oriented the opposite way. The head is on the left hand side, and his back is to the viewer, with arms raised with bent elbows. He has no hands.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.010
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.012
- Description
- A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the bottom right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.012
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on brown paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.016
- Description
- A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on brown paper
- Dimensions
- 65.5 x 49.5 cm
- Description
- A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various scribble and doodles around edges.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.016
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.018
- Description
- A drawing of a seated female life model. Simply rendered, outlines stark, sitting on a stool with her right leg tucked slightly behind her left leg. Arms are hanging at side, eyes appear either incomplete or shut.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A drawing of a seated female life model. Simply rendered, outlines stark, sitting on a stool with her right leg tucked slightly behind her left leg. Arms are hanging at side, eyes appear either incomplete or shut.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.018
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.019
- Description
- A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.019
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- Date
- 1930 – 1936
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.302
- Description
- Christmas card. A man in a grey suit, holds a camera, a woman in a green dress carries three suitcases. Both figures are walking on a globe.Across bottom it reads: MERRY CHRISTMAS/ HAPPY NEW YEARbottom right: Peter Whyteverso: handwritten in Catharine’s cursive: A Merry Christmas and a Happy New …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1936
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- Christmas card. A man in a grey suit, holds a camera, a woman in a green dress carries three suitcases. Both figures are walking on a globe.Across bottom it reads: MERRY CHRISTMAS/ HAPPY NEW YEARbottom right: Peter Whyteverso: handwritten in Catharine’s cursive: A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you both! We have been very busy the last few weeks enlarging Leica pictures and seeing people, but we are certainly looking forward to getting back to Banff. I guess the time goes much faster for us than for anyone else, and I even think of “last winter” as the one skiing, and Honolulu as part of the summer. We were awfully glad to hear from you Papa, and will answer the letter soon. Loads of love,Catharine
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.302
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.036
- Description
- Brown conte drawing of standing male figure model - front view - with arms crossed over chest and hands tucked under arms. Figure shows significant muscle development. Hair is short and tousled on top of head. On matte board.Signed: Peter Whyte February 14, 1928 -
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- conté on paper
- Dimensions
- 66.0 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Brown conte drawing of standing male figure model - front view - with arms crossed over chest and hands tucked under arms. Figure shows significant muscle development. Hair is short and tousled on top of head. On matte board.Signed: Peter Whyte February 14, 1928 -
- Subject
- Life Drawing, male figure
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.036
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- ink; pastel; watercolour
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.102
- Description
- Drawing of beach scene. Two figures in foreground laying on beach. Two other figures sitting in chairs under an umbrella in distance to the right. Ocean horizon and blue sky with white clouds.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- ink; pastel; watercolour
- Dimensions
- 16 x 23.3 cm
- Description
- Drawing of beach scene. Two figures in foreground laying on beach. Two other figures sitting in chairs under an umbrella in distance to the right. Ocean horizon and blue sky with white clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.102
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- Date
- 1914 – 1920
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.243
- Description
- A still life watercolour of two pieces of fruit. The left one is yellow, the right is red.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1914 – 1920
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- A still life watercolour of two pieces of fruit. The left one is yellow, the right is red.
- Subject
- fruit;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.243
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- Date
- 1920 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.255
- Description
- Water colour sketch. Top half of image are two landscape scenes of trees in foreground and grass with stormy sky in background. Bottom of page is upside-down image with a mountain and a sky. The mountain is a pencil drawing and the sky is water colour, blue, purple and yellow.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Water colour sketch. Top half of image are two landscape scenes of trees in foreground and grass with stormy sky in background. Bottom of page is upside-down image with a mountain and a sky. The mountain is a pencil drawing and the sky is water colour, blue, purple and yellow.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.255
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- Date
- 1920 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.256
- Description
- Side 1:A pencil mark divides the paper in two horizontally. A strong black wash diminishes to white at centre line. Moving downwards, grey is reintroduced and becomes darker as it approaches the bottom edge. Verso: Page is oriented horizontally (opposite to side 1). Paint follows same trend as on s…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Side 1:A pencil mark divides the paper in two horizontally. A strong black wash diminishes to white at centre line. Moving downwards, grey is reintroduced and becomes darker as it approaches the bottom edge. Verso: Page is oriented horizontally (opposite to side 1). Paint follows same trend as on side 1, with lighter scheme.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.256
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