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His Haunt

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: 1893

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: CoJ.02.03

Description: Scene in a forest with a stream. Overall green value of the painting, - there is a herring standing in the steam just below center at the narrowest part where the stream seems to drop to a lower level. - dark green shadows across the top of the trees where they appear to canopy the scene. - dark br…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: His Haunt

Date: 1893

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 45.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: Scene in a forest with a stream. Overall green value of the painting, - there is a herring standing in the steam just below center at the narrowest part where the stream seems to drop to a lower level. - dark green shadows across the top of the trees where they appear to canopy the scene. - dark brown bank to the left of the steam, and a dark green/yellow to the right of the stream.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; heron; stream

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.02.03

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Rockies in Moonlight

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Artist: George Horne Russell, RCA (1861 – 1933, Canadian)

Date: 1898

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RuG.02.01

Description: Moonlit scene of the Canadian Rockies. The snowy peaks of a mountain are lit up by a crescent shaped moon in the top right corner. A wall of blue and grey mountain makes up most of the painting. The impression of trees is visible at the base of the mountain. The sky is a dark blue.

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Artist: George Horne Russell, RCA (1861 – 1933, Canadian)

Title: Rockies in Moonlight

Date: 1898

Medium: oil on canvas

Description: Moonlit scene of the Canadian Rockies. The snowy peaks of a mountain are lit up by a crescent shaped moon in the top right corner. A wall of blue and grey mountain makes up most of the painting. The impression of trees is visible at the base of the mountain. The sky is a dark blue.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; night; moonlight

Credit: Purchased from The Collector’s Gallery, Calgary, 2004

Catalogue Number: RuG.02.01

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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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Resplendent

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Artist: Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1914

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: JaA.03.04

Description: Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded

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Artist: Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Resplendent

Date: 1914

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.6 x 27.8 cm

Description: Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989

Catalogue Number: JaA.03.04

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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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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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Untitled (Study for Lake McArthur)

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: 1924

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: RuC.01.10

Description: A landscape rendered in shades of blue, mauve and taupe. The lower right is filled with a rise of rock. A glacier rises to the left from center of the lake. A mountain range dominates the upper section of the canvas, with the sky visible on the upper right.

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Untitled (Study for Lake McArthur)

Date: 1924

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 24 x 33 cm

Description: A landscape rendered in shades of blue, mauve and taupe. The lower right is filled with a rise of rock. A glacier rises to the left from center of the lake. A mountain range dominates the upper section of the canvas, with the sky visible on the upper right.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake McArthur

Credit: Gift of Peter Poole, Banff, 2013

Catalogue Number: RuC.01.10

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Cabin at Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Marion Boyd Allen (1862 – 1941, American)

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: AbM.02.01

Description: General colours: brown, green, purple and red. Central image is a log cabin coming out from left side. The front door is framed on either side by colourful hanging clothes and Aivo chairs, one on each side. In the background to the right is another cabin. Behind and above are trees, a patch of grey…

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Artist: Marion Boyd Allen (1862 – 1941, American)

Title: Cabin at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.2 x 25.6 cm

Description: General colours: brown, green, purple and red. Central image is a log cabin coming out from left side. The front door is framed on either side by colourful hanging clothes and Aivo chairs, one on each side. In the background to the right is another cabin. Behind and above are trees, a patch of grey sky in the upper right corner and a purple mountain face in the upper left.The painting was originally given by the artist, to Syd Graves (who managed Lake O’Hara for many years). It was then given to Bill Brewster, who gave it to Rita Crick, who gave it to the Peter Whyte Gallery.

Subject: architecture; cabin; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O'Hara area

Credit: Gift of Rita Crick, 1978

Catalogue Number: AbM.02.01

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Mount Biddle at Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Aldro T. Hibbard (1886 – 1972, American)

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: HbA.02.01

Description: General colour: lower canvas: greens and purples, upper canvas: blues and purples. In the foreground there is water surrounded by rocks. In the middle ground there are trees rising to a mountain face which goes to the top of the canvas. Cloudy sky appears in the upper left corner.

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Artist: Aldro T. Hibbard (1886 – 1972, American)

Title: Mount Biddle at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 87 x 76.5 cm

Description: General colour: lower canvas: greens and purples, upper canvas: blues and purples. In the foreground there is water surrounded by rocks. In the middle ground there are trees rising to a mountain face which goes to the top of the canvas. Cloudy sky appears in the upper left corner.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O'Hara; Mount Biddle

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

Catalogue Number: HbA.02.01

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

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Lake McArthur

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RuC.02.02

Description: General colour: blues and mauves, greens and browns in lower right. Lake and rocks fill lower half of the canvas left and right respectively. A glacier rises to the left from center of the lake and becomes mountain to the top of the canvas. There is sky in the upper right corner.

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Lake McArthur

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 105.0 x 126.0 cm

Description: General colour: blues and mauves, greens and browns in lower right. Lake and rocks fill lower half of the canvas left and right respectively. A glacier rises to the left from center of the lake and becomes mountain to the top of the canvas. There is sky in the upper right corner.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain

Credit: Gift of Alfred Castle, Hawaii, 1973

Catalogue Number: RuC.02.02

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Goat Mountain

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1927

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.128

Description: Colour: green, blue. The lower area is two green slopes coming down from either side. The left crosses in front of right at center. Behind is two mountains with lower blue slopes and snow on top. Blue sky fills both upper corners and top edge.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Goat Mountain

Date: 1927

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 14.5 x 19.8 cm

Description: Colour: green, blue. The lower area is two green slopes coming down from either side. The left crosses in front of right at center. Behind is two mountains with lower blue slopes and snow on top. Blue sky fills both upper corners and top edge.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Goat Mountain

Credit: Gift of Dorothy V. Whyte, West Vancouver, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.128

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Mount Lefroy

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.070

Description: The mountain dominates left and centre, colours blues and white, another snow covered mountain is behind and to the right of Mount Lefroy. Patches of cloud in a blue sky at very top of picture. Right foreground is a flat topped rock. Treed mountain slope angles to top left from rock. Immediat…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mount Lefroy

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.7 x 28.0 cm

Description: The mountain dominates left and centre, colours blues and white, another snow covered mountain is behind and to the right of Mount Lefroy. Patches of cloud in a blue sky at very top of picture. Right foreground is a flat topped rock. Treed mountain slope angles to top left from rock. Immediate foreground is a patch of water with tall grasses on edge.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mount Lefroy

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.070

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Lake O’Hara — late afternoon

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Artist: James Edward Hervey MacDonald, R. C. A. (1873 – 1932, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: MaJ.02.01

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Artist: James Edward Hervey MacDonald, R. C. A. (1873 – 1932, Canadian)

Title: Lake O’Hara — late afternoon

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 26.3 x 21.0 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: MaJ.02.01

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: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.144

Description: Colour: green, purple, grey brown. There is a green-blue lake at the bottom. Trees on the far shore become grey-brown mountains and in the upper centre area is a glacier on a purple mountain. Blue sky fills the top right edge.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Lake O'Hara

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.5 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: green, purple, grey brown. There is a green-blue lake at the bottom. Trees on the far shore become grey-brown mountains and in the upper centre area is a glacier on a purple mountain. Blue sky fills the top right edge.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; lake

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.144

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

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The Goodsirs

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Artist: Duncan Darroch (1888 – 1967, New Zealander)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DaD.02.03

Description: A realistic rendering of The Goodirs mountain range; the peaks dominate the centre top half, light blue sky above; in the foreground a river meanders from bottom right across bottom; evergreen trees on the banks; splashes of colours, reds, yellow in foreground. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs.…

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Artist: Duncan Darroch (1888 – 1967, New Zealander)

Title: The Goodsirs

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 41.0 x 51.2 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of The Goodirs mountain range; the peaks dominate the centre top half, light blue sky above; in the foreground a river meanders from bottom right across bottom; evergreen trees on the banks; splashes of colours, reds, yellow in foreground. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication. Banff Centre identification numbers: 81 0333 A; 20686.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: DaD.02.03

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Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Duncan Darroch (1888 – 1967, New Zealander)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DaD.02.02

Description: A realistic rendering of Lake O'Hara, blue lake in foreground, mountains occupying most of picture, snow covered mountain in top centre; and towards left centre; a little sky at top; signed brc: Duncan Darroch. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J.I., Brewster in any exhibition or publication of…

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Artist: Duncan Darroch (1888 – 1967, New Zealander)

Title: Lake O'Hara

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 46.0 x 51.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of Lake O'Hara, blue lake in foreground, mountains occupying most of picture, snow covered mountain in top centre; and towards left centre; a little sky at top; signed brc: Duncan Darroch. 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 identification numbers: 81 0332 A; 20685.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: DaD.02.02

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Ptarmigan Pass, Canadian Rockies

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Artist: Lars Jonson Haukaness (1862 – 1929, American)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: HkL.02.01

Description: Landscape painting of Ptarmigan Pass painted in taupe, green and mauve. The landscape extends out from hills and mountains on the right of the painting. Two lakes are visible in the centre of the image. One is closer to the right of the painting and is in the foreground more than the other. Mou…

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Artist: Lars Jonson Haukaness (1862 – 1929, American)

Title: Ptarmigan Pass, Canadian Rockies

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Description: Landscape painting of Ptarmigan Pass painted in taupe, green and mauve. The landscape extends out from hills and mountains on the right of the painting. Two lakes are visible in the centre of the image. One is closer to the right of the painting and is in the foreground more than the other. Mountains are visible in the upper left corner of the image. A bare rocky area makes up the foreground and bottom portion of the painting.