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Fire Engine, Dawson City

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.097

Description: Colour: blue, orange red. Central image is a four wheeled vehicle with a tank and a long black handled pump. It stands in green grass. Behind is a large building: the back part of which is yellow, the front purple brown. A few figures can be seen by the door at the left side. Above are telegraph po…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Fire Engine, Dawson City

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Colour: blue, orange red. Central image is a four wheeled vehicle with a tank and a long black handled pump. It stands in green grass. Behind is a large building: the back part of which is yellow, the front purple brown. A few figures can be seen by the door at the left side. Above are telegraph poles and blue sky.

Subject: transportation; architecture; urban

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.097

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The Yukon River, Dawson City

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.100

Description: Colour: green, purple, red, yellow. The lower canvas is a town. Beyond that is a pale green river which goes across, upright and then left a bit. On either side as it goes into the distance are green hills becoming purple in the distance. A grey yellow sky fills the upper area.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Yukon River, Dawson City

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Colour: green, purple, red, yellow. The lower canvas is a town. Beyond that is a pale green river which goes across, upright and then left a bit. On either side as it goes into the distance are green hills becoming purple in the distance. A grey yellow sky fills the upper area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; river; architecture; urban

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.100

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

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Bank in Dawson City

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.101

Description: Colour: blue, black, green, ochre. A road goes up from the lower center towards the right. On the right side of the road are five telegraph poles receding into the distance. On the left side are buildings. The front one is white and built of stone or brick. In the background is a hillside which goe…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Bank in Dawson City

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Colour: blue, black, green, ochre. A road goes up from the lower center towards the right. On the right side of the road are five telegraph poles receding into the distance. On the left side are buildings. The front one is white and built of stone or brick. In the background is a hillside which goes up at an angle from the left to he upper right. Clear blue sky fills in the rest.

Subject: architecture; urban

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.101

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

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Tofino

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.092

Description: A grey road runs from left of centre bottom to the left at the centre, on either side are buildings including a church to the left. To the right at centre is the blue ocean and rimming it to the left are green trees. Two large stumps are at left and right in foreground. Cloudy streaked sky is t…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Tofino

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.1 cm

Description: A grey road runs from left of centre bottom to the left at the centre, on either side are buildings including a church to the left. To the right at centre is the blue ocean and rimming it to the left are green trees. Two large stumps are at left and right in foreground. Cloudy streaked sky is top quarter.

Subject: architecture; urban; Pacific Ocean

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.092

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Tofino

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.176

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Tofino

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.8 x 35.2 cm

Subject: landscape; architecture; rural; water; Tofino; figures; group

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.176

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

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Grain Elevators, Fort McLeod

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.461

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Grain Elevators, Fort McLeod

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.8 x 35.2 cm

Subject: landscape; architecture; rural; prairie

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.461

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Elevators, Fort McLeod

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.584

Description: Sketch only

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Elevators, Fort McLeod

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on canvas

Dimensions: 35.6 x 46.0 cm

Description: Sketch only

Subject: architecture; rural; figure; group

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.584

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Romsdal Valley, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.018

Description: Colour: green, blue, purple. Four little buildings sit in green hills above a patch of white snow at the left side. Two more sit right of center. In the lower right corner is a dark shape. In the distance on he right side rises a mountain with snow sides. A ribbon of cloud crosses the blue sky behi…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Romsdal Valley, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: green, blue, purple. Four little buildings sit in green hills above a patch of white snow at the left side. Two more sit right of center. In the lower right corner is a dark shape. In the distance on he right side rises a mountain with snow sides. A ribbon of cloud crosses the blue sky behind.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.018

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.001

Description: Colour: blue. A building in the lower left corner. Two roofs can be seen behind and five more buildings across the picture towards the night. There are three tall shrubs in the lower night corner. There is a bank of snow behind the buildings and mountain peaks beyond. Bit of clear blue sky at the u…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.8 x 34.9 cm

Description: Colour: blue. A building in the lower left corner. Two roofs can be seen behind and five more buildings across the picture towards the night. There are three tall shrubs in the lower night corner. There is a bank of snow behind the buildings and mountain peaks beyond. Bit of clear blue sky at the upper edge.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.001

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Grindelwald, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.002

Description: Colour: green, brown, blue. Foreground is snow patches. Central image, night of canter is a log cabin. To the left is a scrawny tree and behind the cabin is a bare fill. In the background are three more cabins with green and blue shutters, situated on the green slope. Across the upper left corner i…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Grindelwald, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: green, brown, blue. Foreground is snow patches. Central image, night of canter is a log cabin. To the left is a scrawny tree and behind the cabin is a bare fill. In the background are three more cabins with green and blue shutters, situated on the green slope. Across the upper left corner is the forest.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.002

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.003

Description: Colour: blue. A fence partly hidden by snow runs across the shadowed embankment half way up the picture. A row of brown buildings goes across the upper part. The forest and mountain peaks can be seen in the upper left corners.The sun comes from the right highlighting the areas not shadowed by the h…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue. A fence partly hidden by snow runs across the shadowed embankment half way up the picture. A row of brown buildings goes across the upper part. The forest and mountain peaks can be seen in the upper left corners.The sun comes from the right highlighting the areas not shadowed by the house.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.003

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.004

Description: Colour: blue, brown. At the lower right three figures haul a sled up to the left through blue snow drifts. There are five buildings: two in the foreground on each side and three in the background at the center. A dark hill rises on the right side. Cloudy sky beyond.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue, brown. At the lower right three figures haul a sled up to the left through blue snow drifts. There are five buildings: two in the foreground on each side and three in the background at the center. A dark hill rises on the right side. Cloudy sky beyond.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.004

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.005

Description: Colour: blue, white, brown, yellow. A group of houses with white snowy roofs are encircled by blue snow banks. A brown fence can be seen at the lower left side. In the upper right corner the building there is barely painted in, much of the bare canvas shows through.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue, white, brown, yellow. A group of houses with white snowy roofs are encircled by blue snow banks. A brown fence can be seen at the lower left side. In the upper right corner the building there is barely painted in, much of the bare canvas shows through.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.005

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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.006

Description: Colour: white, blue, brown. Seven little cabins sit nestled in snowy hills. Three on the left and four on the right. A fence runs down right then down left at center. In the lower left corner is a large blue shadowed snow bank. In the background are trees with two snowy trails coming from each side…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Klosters, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.7 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: white, blue, brown. Seven little cabins sit nestled in snowy hills. Three on the left and four on the right. A fence runs down right then down left at center. In the lower left corner is a large blue shadowed snow bank. In the background are trees with two snowy trails coming from each side to behind the houses at center.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.006

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Merok, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.012

Description: Colour: green, grey. Upper canvas is green and blue mountain slopes and grey sky. Lower canvas is mostly grey water with buildings. A dock in the right corner and a tree in the left corner and part way up the left.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Merok, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: green, grey. Upper canvas is green and blue mountain slopes and grey sky. Lower canvas is mostly grey water with buildings. A dock in the right corner and a tree in the left corner and part way up the left.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.012

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Top of Stigfossen, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.014

Description: Colour: purple, green grey. The lower half is a teal blue stream going from the lower left corner across to the right side half way up where there is a bridge joining the green grey rocky banks. Behind on the right side a purple mountain slope rises up and off the canvas. At the upper left side are…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Top of Stigfossen, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: purple, green grey. The lower half is a teal blue stream going from the lower left corner across to the right side half way up where there is a bridge joining the green grey rocky banks. Behind on the right side a purple mountain slope rises up and off the canvas. At the upper left side are distant mountains and grey blue blustery sky.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.014

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Andalsnes, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.016

Description: Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Andalsnes, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to the left and right of it. Sky is in the upper right area.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.016

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Elizabeth Parker Hut, Contentment Meadows, Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.078

Description: Colour: green, purple. In the foreground is green grass and two boulders in the lower right corner. Trees fill the middle ground and right of center are three cabins. The mountains rise up behind the trees. There's a patch of blue sky in the upper left corner and a little right of center at the top.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Elizabeth Parker Hut, Contentment Meadows, Lake O'Hara

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.4 cm

Description: Colour: green, purple. In the foreground is green grass and two boulders in the lower right corner. Trees fill the middle ground and right of center are three cabins. The mountains rise up behind the trees. There's a patch of blue sky in the upper left corner and a little right of center at the top.