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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 26
- Luxton family fonds 20
- James Irving McLeod fonds 6
- Kidney family fonds 4
- Archives General File Collection 3
- Eliza Hunter fonds 3
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds 2
- Lindow family fonds 2
- Nicholas Morant fonds 2
- Aileen Harmon fonds 1
- Alistair and Maud Robertson fonds 1
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 1
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 248
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 150
- Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American) 10
- Whyte, Peter 7
- Harmon, Byron 6
- Luxton, Norman 6
- McLeod, James Irving 6
- Whyte, Catharine 6
- Luxton, Eleanor 5
- Aleen Aked (1907 – 2003, Canadian) 4
- Sydney C. Vick (1855 – 1922, Canadian) 4
- Brewster, Pat 3
Elizabeth Aleen Aked
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her pa…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: prints; b&w, postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- Aleen Aked was born in England in 1907 and moved with her parents to Ontario in 1910. Aked attended the Ontario College of Art and completed her degree with honours in 1928. Aked travelled to Banff and Lake Louise with her parents in 1939 and documented her activities in a photograph album. Aked died in 2003.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her parents.
- Name Access
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Cairn (Summer/Fall 2004), pp. 6, 9.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.02.03
- Description
- A realistic rendering of Mount Rundle; foreground green and brownish grasses;evergreen trees through centre with a snow capped Mount Rundle in background; blue sky with white clouds top right. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, e…
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- Title
- Mount Rundle
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of Mount Rundle; foreground green and brownish grasses;evergreen trees through centre with a snow capped Mount Rundle in background; blue sky with white clouds top right. 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 0317 A; 20670
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.02.03
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked Travel Album
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff …
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: 140 b&w prints; postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Snowsqualmie Pass, Columbia River, Chukanut Drive (Washington), Puget Sound, Aked and her parents. Album also includes newsclippings and pamphlet pertaining to Banff Indian Days, pamphlets from Radium Hotsprings lodge and hot springs, and the Banff Springs Golf course pamphlet.
- Name Access
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Melting Snow, near Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.017
- Description
- Colour: greys, blue. Two large round chunks of ice sit in a pool of water surrounded at the bottom and top by snow banks. Three dark rock patches show through the snow on the left side. A long snow slope crosses the picture in the upper half. Grey sky fills the upper left corner over to right of ce…
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- Title
- Melting Snow, near Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: greys, blue. Two large round chunks of ice sit in a pool of water surrounded at the bottom and top by snow banks. Three dark rock patches show through the snow on the left side. A long snow slope crosses the picture in the upper half. Grey sky fills the upper left corner over to right of center.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.017
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Romsdal Valley, Norway
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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Road to Grotli, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.007
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The two basic colours split the picture diagonally in half from upper left to lower right. In the lower half is a road which goes from the lower right corner up to the middle of the picture. To the left of it is a green and white embankment. In the upper half is blue snow and d…
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- Title
- Road to Grotli, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The two basic colours split the picture diagonally in half from upper left to lower right. In the lower half is a road which goes from the lower right corner up to the middle of the picture. To the left of it is a green and white embankment. In the upper half is blue snow and dark rock patches indicating a mountain side. Two patches of blue sky can be seen at the top left and top right.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.007
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Spring in Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.009
- Description
- Colour: purple blue, teal, white. In the lower half is a pool of teal green water surrounded by brown and grey rocks and boulders. A band of white snow crosses the picture on the far side of the pool. Purple mountain slopes behind with a patch of sky in the upper left area.
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- Title
- Spring in Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: purple blue, teal, white. In the lower half is a pool of teal green water surrounded by brown and grey rocks and boulders. A band of white snow crosses the picture on the far side of the pool. Purple mountain slopes behind with a patch of sky in the upper left area.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.009
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Instedalen Valley, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.010
- Description
- Colour: white, blue, brown. Central image is a stream which comes over the rocks at center and comes down to the right and then to the bottom left. Rocks are on either side and then banks of snow. In the upper left corner the cloudy sky meets the rest of the hill.
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- Title
- Instedalen Valley, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Colour: white, blue, brown. Central image is a stream which comes over the rocks at center and comes down to the right and then to the bottom left. Rocks are on either side and then banks of snow. In the upper left corner the cloudy sky meets the rest of the hill.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.010
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Troltinder, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.011
- Description
- Colour: blue grey. In the lower left corner running to lower center is a dark rock. In the lower right area is a patch of water surrounded by snow. A gully runs from left to right of center. On either sides are snow and rock embankments. On the left side is a rocky peak and on the right - distant p…
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- Title
- Troltinder, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue grey. In the lower left corner running to lower center is a dark rock. In the lower right area is a patch of water surrounded by snow. A gully runs from left to right of center. On either sides are snow and rock embankments. On the left side is a rocky peak and on the right - distant peaks and a grey layered sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.011
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.012
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Geiranger Fjord, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.013
- Description
- colour: green, purple. Central image is teal blue water surrounded by green and rocky slopes on all sides rising to white peaks at the top of the picture and grey sky in the upper left corner.
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- Title
- Geiranger Fjord, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- colour: green, purple. Central image is teal blue water surrounded by green and rocky slopes on all sides rising to white peaks at the top of the picture and grey sky in the upper left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.013
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Top of Stigfossen, Norway
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- 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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- 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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Romsdal, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.015
- Description
- Colour: purple blue, green grey. In the foreground are two large clumps of rock. The one on the right being larger. Behind is the purple mountain face. Cloudy sky is in the upper left corner and upper right corner. At the left side a green slope can be seen.
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- Title
- Romsdal, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: purple blue, green grey. In the foreground are two large clumps of rock. The one on the right being larger. Behind is the purple mountain face. Cloudy sky is in the upper left corner and upper right corner. At the left side a green slope can be seen.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.015
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- 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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- 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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