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Lake Agnes, Canadian Rockies

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Artist: Louis Akhi

Date: 1910

Medium: oil on canvas on board

Catalogue Number: AkL.02.01

Description: A mountain top view of Lake Agnes in the Canadian Rockies. In the foreground on the right are trees and land sloping to the left of the image. Behind the lake in the background are mountains with snow and a medium to light toned sky above.

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Artist: Louis Akhi

Title: Lake Agnes, Canadian Rockies

Date: 1910

Medium: oil on canvas on board

Dimensions: 40.3 x 30.4 cm

Description: A mountain top view of Lake Agnes in the Canadian Rockies. In the foreground on the right are trees and land sloping to the left of the image. Behind the lake in the background are mountains with snow and a medium to light toned sky above.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake Agnes

Credit: Gift of George K.K. (Tommy) Link, Tucson, USA, 1979

Catalogue Number: AkL.02.01

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Mountains near Jasper, 1914

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Artist: John William Beatty (1869 – 1941, Canadian)

Date: 1914

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: BeJ.02.01

Description: Oil painting depicting a mountain scene near Jasper. A dark green mountain in the foreground slopes up to the left of the image. In the bottom right corner, small brushstrokes of deep indigo blue are visible. Beyond the slope of this mountain, other mountains are visible in the distance. They a…

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Artist: John William Beatty (1869 – 1941, Canadian)

Title: Mountains near Jasper, 1914

Date: 1914

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 35 x 39 cm

Description: Oil painting depicting a mountain scene near Jasper. A dark green mountain in the foreground slopes up to the left of the image. In the bottom right corner, small brushstrokes of deep indigo blue are visible. Beyond the slope of this mountain, other mountains are visible in the distance. They are painted in shades of mauve and blue. The mountain at the centre of the painting is capped by snow. The sky is a grey mauve colour.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Jasper National Park

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2003

Catalogue Number: BeJ.02.01

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Clearwater Lake

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1914

Medium: oil on paperboard

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.01

Description: In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Clearwater Lake

Date: 1914

Medium: oil on paperboard

Dimensions: 119.5 x 80.1 cm

Description: In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake; figure; man; forest; canoe

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.01

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Athabasca Valley and River, B.C.

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1914

Medium: oil on paperboard

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.03

Description: Mountain range dominates top half of the picture, small glacier on one mountain. Foreground is a dark blue river with white currents. Forest at centre right and centre left. Yellow tinged river valley.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Athabasca Valley and River, B.C.

Date: 1914

Medium: oil on paperboard

Dimensions: 90.6 x 103.5 cm

Description: Mountain range dominates top half of the picture, small glacier on one mountain. Foreground is a dark blue river with white currents. Forest at centre right and centre left. Yellow tinged river valley.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; river; valley; Athabasca

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.03

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Untitled

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1917

Medium: oil on paper board

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.05

Description: A river covers most of the foreground with reflections of trees and mountains, rapids appear at centre. Evergreen trees and shrubs line the river on both sides. Low mountains in background. The sky is cloudy with tinges of yellow and pink.

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1917

Medium: oil on paper board

Dimensions: 24.5 x 34.8 cm

Description: A river covers most of the foreground with reflections of trees and mountains, rapids appear at centre. Evergreen trees and shrubs line the river on both sides. Low mountains in background. The sky is cloudy with tinges of yellow and pink.

Subject: landscape; river; mountains; forest

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.05

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Mount Rainier

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1917

Medium: oil on paper board

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.04

Description: A solitary snow covered mountain is in top half of picture, cloudy sky top third. A lake with reflections of the mountain and trees cover bottom half of picture. A green forested peninsula juts out from right centre. The surface has an odd overall texture. It appears that the surface was roll…

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Mount Rainier

Date: 1917

Medium: oil on paper board

Dimensions: 30.6 x 47.0 cm

Description: A solitary snow covered mountain is in top half of picture, cloudy sky top third. A lake with reflections of the mountain and trees cover bottom half of picture. A green forested peninsula juts out from right centre. The surface has an odd overall texture. It appears that the surface was rolled with a paint roller before painting the picture.

Subject: landscape; mountains; lake

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.02.04

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Chief Dan Wildman

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.01

Description: Colour: brown, grey, red. Head and upper torso of a man facing left. He wears a large feather headress and a buckskin jacket with beaded trim. He wears a claw or teeth necklace. The background is grey.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Chief Dan Wildman

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63.4 x 76.7 cm

Description: Colour: brown, grey, red. Head and upper torso of a man facing left. He wears a large feather headress and a buckskin jacket with beaded trim. He wears a claw or teeth necklace. The background is grey.

Subject: portrait, male; Dan Wildman

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.01

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.129

Description: Colour: grey, black, brown, bits of orange, white. The left profile of a man.His black hair is short on top and at the back two braids come down over his white garment which is trimmed with orange and green. There seems to be a dark piece of cloth around his neck. The background is dark grey.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.4 x 27.8 cm

Description: Colour: grey, black, brown, bits of orange, white. The left profile of a man.His black hair is short on top and at the back two braids come down over his white garment which is trimmed with orange and green. There seems to be a dark piece of cloth around his neck. The background is dark grey.

Subject: portrait; male; Stoney; Job Stevens

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.129

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Bungalow Camp at Yoho, Whiskey Falls

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.034

Description: Colour: green, blue, brown. In the lower third there are numerous small cabins clustered in amongst trees and grass at the base of a mountain which on the right side is grassy slopes with a stream running down a crevice. On the left are trees becoming more blue as they go into the distance and up t…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Bungalow Camp at Yoho, Whiskey Falls

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 39.5 x 49.9 cm

Description: Colour: green, blue, brown. In the lower third there are numerous small cabins clustered in amongst trees and grass at the base of a mountain which on the right side is grassy slopes with a stream running down a crevice. On the left are trees becoming more blue as they go into the distance and up the mountain. Beyond in the upper left corner is a purple mountain face and clouds with a patch of blue upper center.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; architecture; rural; camp

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.034

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Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.001

Description: Colour: green, blue. The lower quarter is a green lake, the bottom edge being the near shore with two short trees at the right side. The far shore is green and blue trees with a rode jutting out on the left side that is lit by the sun from the right. Upper half is grey, purple mountains and a patch…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Lake O'Hara

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Description: Colour: green, blue. The lower quarter is a green lake, the bottom edge being the near shore with two short trees at the right side. The far shore is green and blue trees with a rode jutting out on the left side that is lit by the sun from the right. Upper half is grey, purple mountains and a patch of sky along the upper edge right of center.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake; Lake O’Hara

Credit: Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1967

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.001

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: JkR.02.01

Description: A realistic rendering of Lake O'Hara, the lake, green/blue in colour with white covers the foreground, the mountain and glacier fill most of the remaining picture with just a little sky showing. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection,…

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Artist: Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)

Title: Lake O'Hara

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 20.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of Lake O'Hara, the lake, green/blue in colour with white covers the foreground, the mountain and glacier fill most of the remaining picture with just a little sky showing. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0337 A; 20689

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986

Catalogue Number: JkR.02.01

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Chief Dan Wildman

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.075

Description: Dan Wildman is facing toward the left side of the image and takes up most of the right side of the image. The left half of the painting is a grey-green colour. Dan Wildman is wearing traditional Stoney clothing and head dress. He wears a bear tooth necklace and extensive beadwork is visible on h…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chief Dan Wildman

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.0 x 62.3 cm

Description: Dan Wildman is facing toward the left side of the image and takes up most of the right side of the image. The left half of the painting is a grey-green colour. Dan Wildman is wearing traditional Stoney clothing and head dress. He wears a bear tooth necklace and extensive beadwork is visible on his shirt. His eyes appear as if they are slightly closed.

Subject: portrait; male; Stoney; Dan Wildman

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.075

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Clump of Birches

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Artist: Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: MoE.02.09

Description: Oil painting showing birch trees with mountains in the background. The painting is in a gilt wood frame.

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Artist: Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian)

Title: Clump of Birches

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 19 x 24 cm

Description: Oil painting showing birch trees with mountains in the background. The painting is in a gilt wood frame.

Subject: landscape; mountain; forest

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: MoE.02.09

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Mount Rundle

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Artist: Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: MoE.02.10

Description: Oil painting showing Mount Rundle in the background with a body of water [Bow River?] in the foreground. The painting is in a wooden and gold frame.

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Artist: Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian)

Title: Mount Rundle

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 34.5 x 26.5 cm

Description: Oil painting showing Mount Rundle in the background with a body of water [Bow River?] in the foreground. The painting is in a wooden and gold frame.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: MoE.02.10

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Mount Biddle near Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.036

Description: Sheer face of Mount Biddle in shadow with peaks in sunshine.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Mount Biddle near Lake O'Hara

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 15.9 x 15.9 cm

Description: Sheer face of Mount Biddle in shadow with peaks in sunshine.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Biddle

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.036

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Yoho

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.044

Description: Hazy image of Yoho area.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Yoho

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: Hazy image of Yoho area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Yoho

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.044

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Near Yoho Camp

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.335

Description: Two evergreen trees on the left, one evergreen tree and one stump on the right, flat grassy area in foreground, row of trees in background.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Near Yoho Camp

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.3 x 17.9 cm

Description: Two evergreen trees on the left, one evergreen tree and one stump on the right, flat grassy area in foreground, row of trees in background.

Subject: landscape; forest; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.335

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Yoho Camp

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.306

Description: Yellow to blue-green meadow lower third of painting, small (path) centre moves to left corner, two small structures centre left, blue-green mass of trees through centre, grey cloud-covered mountains upper third of painting to light grey sky.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Yoho Camp

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Yellow to blue-green meadow lower third of painting, small (path) centre moves to left corner, two small structures centre left, blue-green mass of trees through centre, grey cloud-covered mountains upper third of painting to light grey sky.