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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 44
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- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 1
- Edward Goodall (1909 – 1982, Canadian) 1
- Frederick Horsman Varley (1881 – 1969, Canadian) 1
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- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.763
- Description
- Detailed sketch of a cabin on the edge of lake that has smoke coming out of the chimney, there is a dead tree to its left and a canoe sitting on the shore by the water. Out on the water there is two people in canoes paddling (all canoes are rockered canoes) about the water. In the background there …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 21.6 cm
- Description
- Detailed sketch of a cabin on the edge of lake that has smoke coming out of the chimney, there is a dead tree to its left and a canoe sitting on the shore by the water. Out on the water there is two people in canoes paddling (all canoes are rockered canoes) about the water. In the background there is detailed tree line and mountain range.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.763
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Range Approaching Castle Mountain from Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactvaf.03.01
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- VaF.03.01
- Description
- A stylistically loose line drawing of a mountain scene. The drawing is done on a paper that is brownish in tone. The top 1/3 of the piece is blank - a clear sky. A mountain range takes up the next 1/3 of the piece, and the tallest portion is centered on the page. In the foreground of the piece …
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- Title
- Range Approaching Castle Mountain from Banff
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A stylistically loose line drawing of a mountain scene. The drawing is done on a paper that is brownish in tone. The top 1/3 of the piece is blank - a clear sky. A mountain range takes up the next 1/3 of the piece, and the tallest portion is centered on the page. In the foreground of the piece is a small valley with low lying hills on either side. The hills and mountains are cropped at either side of the piece. The valley created by the hills exits the drawing in the BLC.
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- VaF.03.01
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- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.759
- Description
- In the foreground there is a man/cowboy wearing his spurs and carrying his hat. He is standing by his horse and leading his saddled horse by the noseband. In the background is a mountain range with clouds in the sky.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- In the foreground there is a man/cowboy wearing his spurs and carrying his hat. He is standing by his horse and leading his saddled horse by the noseband. In the background is a mountain range with clouds in the sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.759
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- 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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- 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
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.696
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- 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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- 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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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.722
- 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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- 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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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.721
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- car
- reading
- mountains
- cooking
- couple
- moose
- deer
- bird
- rabbit
- wolf
- bear
- squirrel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.777
- Description
- a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around with them. Down below and in the background there is a idyllic mountain range, and below it is says, “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” b: As supplement to the drawing seen in a, b is a newspaper clipping of a helicopter rescuing a man from his plane. In the bottom portion of the clipping is states, “RESCUES AT SEA. The two pictures tell two...the Atlantic at the weekend. On the left, a U.S. navy...single-engine plane after he was forced to ditch today...harbor. Two young girls and another passenger were....a French trawler, is hauled ashore by breeches buoy fro...England Sunday...” verso: an article discussing a game played by the Calgary Stampeders against the Regina Roughriders. The writes: “Sandhogs Stampeder Blitz... Keys 25-0 Win. By Gorde Hunter [Herald Sports Editor]. A brilliant defence that allowed the Regina Rough-riders a total offence of a mere 32 years, powered the Calgary Stampeders to a one-sided 25-0 win over the Roughriders Saturday afternoon at McMahon in the first game of the Western Conference total point semi-final series. With a crowd of 17,780 sitting in bright sunshine, the Cowboys completely dominated proceedings from flag to finish as the sandhogs made a shambles of the Regina attack by putting a tremendous rush on quarterback Bob Ptacek, a thorn in Stampeder sides all season. He managed to complete but five passes in 17 attempts for 47 yeard and the ground attack had less success. Meanwhile EAgle Day guided the Stamps to three touch-downs, a field goal, two converts and a pair of singles to add up to the 25 points they will take into tonights’s second game...”
- Subject
- Christmas card
- helicopter
- mountains
- mountain range
- birds
- rope
- stretcher
- squirrel
- moose
- bear
- rabbit
- wolf
- deer
- scarves
- flying
- rescue
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.777
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.780
- Description
- A rough sketch of a group of animals on a sketcher that is tethered to a helicopter. There are birds flying around them, and their scarves are blowing in the wind suggesting that the helicopter is moving. Below the animals there is a mountain range.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of a group of animals on a sketcher that is tethered to a helicopter. There are birds flying around them, and their scarves are blowing in the wind suggesting that the helicopter is moving. Below the animals there is a mountain range.
- Subject
- helicopter
- flying
- rescue
- stretcher
- birds
- rope
- moose
- deer
- wolf
- squirrel
- rabbit
- bear
- mountains
- mountain range
- scarf
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.780
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.784
- Description
- A rough sketch for the 1962 Christmas card, the viewer is looking up at the bottom of the stretcher that is carrying six identifiable animals. The stretcher is tethered to a helicopter that can be seen above, and below the animals you can see an mountain range.verso: a loose boxed off sketch of a h…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.6 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch for the 1962 Christmas card, the viewer is looking up at the bottom of the stretcher that is carrying six identifiable animals. The stretcher is tethered to a helicopter that can be seen above, and below the animals you can see an mountain range.verso: a loose boxed off sketch of a helicopter lifting gestural drawings of figures on a surface attached to the helicopter.
- Subject
- helicopter
- rescue
- rope
- stretcher
- moose
- rabbit
- squirrel
- bear
- deer
- mountains
- mountain range
- Christmas card
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.784
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.785
- Description
- Boxed off there is a rough sketch of the 1962 Christmas card. There is the mountain range in the bottom area of the drawing, and above you can make out five gestural drawings of animals that are sitting on a stretcher that is being airlifted out by a helicopter.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.6 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- Boxed off there is a rough sketch of the 1962 Christmas card. There is the mountain range in the bottom area of the drawing, and above you can make out five gestural drawings of animals that are sitting on a stretcher that is being airlifted out by a helicopter.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.785
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.788
- Description
- A quick Christmas card sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out on a stretcher. There is a mountain range and clouds below them. In the BRC of the drawing there appears to be markings that could be Peter’s signature.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- A quick Christmas card sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out on a stretcher. There is a mountain range and clouds below them. In the BRC of the drawing there appears to be markings that could be Peter’s signature.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- helicopter
- flying
- mountains
- mountain range
- clouds
- stretcher
- rope
- rescue
- animals
- moose
- deer
- bear
- squirrel
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.788
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.789
- Description
- A boxed-off sketch for the 1962 Christmas card. A helicopter is airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. The animals are on a stretcher of sorts with their scarves blowing in the wind.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.4 cm
- Description
- A boxed-off sketch for the 1962 Christmas card. A helicopter is airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. The animals are on a stretcher of sorts with their scarves blowing in the wind.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- helicopter
- flying
- rescue
- rope
- stretcher
- mountains
- mountain range
- animals
- moose
- deer
- bear
- squirrel
- scarves
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.789
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.790
- Description
- Quick sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. There is a mountain range below them, and birds flying around. verso: quick sketch of the same drawing, though it is just of the moose being airlifted out by the helicopter, with the mountains below.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- Quick sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. There is a mountain range below them, and birds flying around. verso: quick sketch of the same drawing, though it is just of the moose being airlifted out by the helicopter, with the mountains below.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- helicopter
- rescue
- stretcher
- birds
- squirrel
- moose
- deer
- bear
- rabbit
- rope
- mountains
- mountain range
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.790
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Chilcotin Road
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.03.03
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.03
- Description
- Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.
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- Title
- Chilcotin Road
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 31.6 cm
- Description
- Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.03
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Untitled [Mountains]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.17
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.17
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Kootenay Plains / Study #3
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- Date
- 2000 – 2000
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.04
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The top of the work is dominated by mountains and a shaded sky, and the bottom third is composed of suggestions of foliage. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “44/X…
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- Title
- Kootenay Plains / Study #3
- Date
- 2000 – 2000
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.6 x 21.4 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The top of the work is dominated by mountains and a shaded sky, and the bottom third is composed of suggestions of foliage. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “44/X-6”.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.04
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Kootenay Plains / Study #5
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- Date
- 2000 – 2000
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.06
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The top of the work is dominated by large rough forms which appear to be clouds, and the bottom third is composed of a mountain range. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the …
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- Title
- Kootenay Plains / Study #5
- Date
- 2000 – 2000
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.6 x 21.4 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The top of the work is dominated by large rough forms which appear to be clouds, and the bottom third is composed of a mountain range. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “44/Z-6”.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.06
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Kootenay Plains / Study #1
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- Date
- 2001 – 2001
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.07
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The mountains are rendered in simple, single lines, and shading is done centrally on the left and right sides. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “45/G-7”.
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- Title
- Kootenay Plains / Study #1
- Date
- 2001 – 2001
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The mountains are rendered in simple, single lines, and shading is done centrally on the left and right sides. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “45/G-7”.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.07
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Kootenay Plains / Study #2
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- Date
- 2001 – 2001
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.08
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The mountains sit in the centre and to the right of the work, with a long, narrow cloud over the central mountain. Shapes of trees are in the llhc. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in p…
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- Title
- Kootenay Plains / Study #2
- Date
- 2001 – 2001
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a landscape on paper with intact sketchbook binding holes at the top. The mountains sit in the centre and to the right of the work, with a long, narrow cloud over the central mountain. Shapes of trees are in the llhc. The artist’s signature is in the brhc. Au verso, written in pencil in the tlhc, “45/H-7”.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- GrL.03.08
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