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Switzerland

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

Date: prior to 1977

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.065

Description: Two parallel rows of small buildings. Hills and trees behind.

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

Title: Switzerland

Date: prior to 1977

Medium: oil on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.3 cm

Description: Two parallel rows of small buildings. Hills and trees behind.

Subject: landscape; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.065

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Kitwanga

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

Date: prior to 1973

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.081

Description: Three totem poles, mountains behind.

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

Title: Kitwanga

Date: prior to 1973

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: Three totem poles, mountains behind.

Subject: religious; totem pole; landscape; mountain

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.081

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From the Little Beehive

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

Date: 1953 – 1958

Medium: oil on canvas on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.112

Description: Mt. Victoria and Mt. Lefroy seen from the Little Beehive.

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

Title: From the Little Beehive

Date: 1953 – 1958

Medium: oil on canvas on masonite

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: Mt. Victoria and Mt. Lefroy seen from the Little Beehive.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Little Beehive; Mt. Victoria, Mt. Lefroy

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.112

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Mount Lefroy from the Big Beehive

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

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.167

Description: Mount Lefroy from Big Beehive.

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

Title: Mount Lefroy from the Big Beehive

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Mount Lefroy from Big Beehive.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Lefroy; Big Beehive

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.167

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Bow Lake

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

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.241

Description: The light and dark turquoise of Bow Lake is placed in the middleground. At the base of the picture, the lake is described by a horizontal stroke of light grey and by a number of vertical brushstrokes of turquoise. The vegetation in front of the lake, in the lower left and right corners, contains th…

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

Title: Bow Lake

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: The light and dark turquoise of Bow Lake is placed in the middleground. At the base of the picture, the lake is described by a horizontal stroke of light grey and by a number of vertical brushstrokes of turquoise. The vegetation in front of the lake, in the lower left and right corners, contains the same dark green, and light violet-grey found in the background. The violet-grey is used to indicate: the snow covering the dark violet-grey mountain on the right; the rock forming the more distant peak on the left; and a lighter tint of this colour forms the clouds in the upper left corner. A separate area of blue-grey clouds occupies the upper right corner.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.241

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Tack Shed at Num-Ti-Jah

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

Date: 1950 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.283

Description: View of a cabin with tall mountains in the distance. In the centre of the background is found a distinctive triangular peak covered in snow. The peak's exposed rock is coloured brown-grey. Two mountains, partially obscured by trees, are located on either side of the centre peak-on the left, a blue-…

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

Title: Tack Shed at Num-Ti-Jah

Date: 1950 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas on masonite

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: View of a cabin with tall mountains in the distance. In the centre of the background is found a distinctive triangular peak covered in snow. The peak's exposed rock is coloured brown-grey. Two mountains, partially obscured by trees, are located on either side of the centre peak-on the left, a blue-grey mountainside slopes downwards and on the right is a rounded summit with a line white snow dividing the crown from the lower slopes. In the right foreground, a brown cabin (with a red-brown roof and an open front door) sits in a meadow surrounded by tall evergreens. To the left of the front of the cabin, a brown horse is tied to a wooden railing.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; animal, horse; architecture, rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.283

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Mount Weed, Bow Summit

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

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.242

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

Title: Mount Weed, Bow Summit

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.3 x 30.1 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.242

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A Sioux Chief

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Artist: Earl F. Spencer

Date: 1959

Medium: oil on canvas on board

Catalogue Number: SpE.02.05

Description: Portrait of a Sioux man wearing a large headdress, and multi-coloured beaded jacket.

Artist: Earl F. Spencer

Title: A Sioux Chief

Date: 1959

Medium: oil on canvas on board

Dimensions: 35.5 x 25.0 cm

Description: Portrait of a Sioux man wearing a large headdress, and multi-coloured beaded jacket.

Subject: portrait, male; Indigenous; Sioux

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

Catalogue Number: SpE.02.05

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Mt. Robson, B.C.

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Artist: Earl F. Spencer

Date: 1958

Medium: oil on canvas; board

Catalogue Number: SpE.02.04

Description: Landscape of a mountain filling most of the painting to the centre and bottom there is a body of water, centre left is a clump of trees. foreground left there is another patch of green.

Artist: Earl F. Spencer

Title: Mt. Robson, B.C.

Date: 1958

Medium: oil on canvas; board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: Landscape of a mountain filling most of the painting to the centre and bottom there is a body of water, centre left is a clump of trees. foreground left there is another patch of green.

Subject: landscape

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

Catalogue Number: SpE.02.04

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Untitled

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Artist: Edward Fred Hagell (1895 – 1964, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: HaE.02.01

Description: In center of picture a ring of bison, some calves, are warding off 3 wolves. The foreground, which covers two thirds of picture is rolling benchlands down to a river shown at middle right, many bison are seen in the distance in valley bottom and on the hills. Mountains on horizon to the right. The …

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Artist: Edward Fred Hagell (1895 – 1964, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1951

Medium: oil on canvas board

Description: In center of picture a ring of bison, some calves, are warding off 3 wolves. The foreground, which covers two thirds of picture is rolling benchlands down to a river shown at middle right, many bison are seen in the distance in valley bottom and on the hills. Mountains on horizon to the right. The sky is blue with tinges of white and green. A plaque is attached to the frame: To Chief Walking Buffalo who has bravely fought to bring the right spirit to the people of Canada and the world from his friends commemorating his 91st birthday March 20, 1962.

Subject: landscape, mountains; animal, buffalo; Chief Walking Buffalo

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

Catalogue Number: HaE.02.01

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Revelstoke, Lower Town

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Artist: Edward Roper (1854 – 1891, English)

Date: 1887

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RoD.02.01

Description: Town of low wooden buildings in brown meadow with train bridge crossing river at left. Logs and blackened trees in foreground. Tree-covered and snowcapped mountains in background beneath sliver of blue sky. Signature and date (15/11/1887) in lower right corner. Gold painted wood frame with thick wh…

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Artist: Edward Roper (1854 – 1891, English)

Title: Revelstoke, Lower Town

Date: 1887

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 31.5 x 44.4 cm

Description: Town of low wooden buildings in brown meadow with train bridge crossing river at left. Logs and blackened trees in foreground. Tree-covered and snowcapped mountains in background beneath sliver of blue sky. Signature and date (15/11/1887) in lower right corner. Gold painted wood frame with thick white linen mat. White label on back for Masters Gallery Ltd.

Subject: Revelstoke; town; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2021

Catalogue Number: RoD.02.01

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Trees, Log

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Artist: Elizabeth Rummel (1897 – 1980, Canadian)

Date: 1950

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: RwE.02.02

Description: A large grey log lies in the foreground, a greenish foreground, two large leafless brown trees in center and center left. Green trees (3) in center, a mountain side to the right, the sky is orange. Titled, dated and signed on back.

Artist: Elizabeth Rummel (1897 – 1980, Canadian)

Title: Trees, Log

Date: 1950

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 30.3 x 39.8 cm

Description: A large grey log lies in the foreground, a greenish foreground, two large leafless brown trees in center and center left. Green trees (3) in center, a mountain side to the right, the sky is orange. Titled, dated and signed on back.

Subject: landscape; forest

Credit: Gift of Haneylore Auchenbach, Canmore, 1984

Catalogue Number: RwE.02.02

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Crosses

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Artist: Elizabeth Rummel (1897 – 1980, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: RwE.02.01

Description: Seven large brown crosses dominate from the foreground to top of picture, one post is on extreme left. The foreground is brownish, blue/green water (?), orange/red horizon, yellowish sky (?), the top of picture is greyish. Titled, dated and signed on back.

Artist: Elizabeth Rummel (1897 – 1980, Canadian)

Title: Crosses

Date: 1951

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 30.3 x 40.2 cm

Description: Seven large brown crosses dominate from the foreground to top of picture, one post is on extreme left. The foreground is brownish, blue/green water (?), orange/red horizon, yellowish sky (?), the top of picture is greyish. Titled, dated and signed on back.

Subject: abstract

Credit: Gift of Haneylore Auchenbach, Canmore, 1984

Catalogue Number: RwE.02.01

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The Brewster Homestead (Banff)

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Artist: Ella May Walker (1892 – 1960, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WaE.02.01

Description: A log house dominates the pictures, out buildings to the left of the house, wood fencing both sides; green/brown grasses foreground, evergreen trees behind house; mountains to left and right top of picture; some clouds in blue sky.

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Artist: Ella May Walker (1892 – 1960, Canadian)

Title: The Brewster Homestead (Banff)

Date: 1951

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 56.3 x 71.5 cm

Description: A log house dominates the pictures, out buildings to the left of the house, wood fencing both sides; green/brown grasses foreground, evergreen trees behind house; mountains to left and right top of picture; some clouds in blue sky.

Subject: architecture, rural; Mount Rundle; landscape, mountain

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: WaE.02.01

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Rough Country near Dease Lake

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1952

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: LaE.01.01

Description: See photo

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Rough Country near Dease Lake

Date: 1952

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.3 x 40.5 cm

Description: See photo

Subject: landscape; mountain; Cassier County B.C.; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.01.01

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Ruffed Grouse in Winter

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Artist: George Browne (1918 – 1958, American)

Date: 1955 – 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: BwG.02.01

Description: Colour: puprle, blue. Two birds perched in snow laden birch trees facing away from the viewer and to the right.

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Artist: George Browne (1918 – 1958, American)

Title: Ruffed Grouse in Winter

Date: 1955 – 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 60.0 x 49.3 cm

Description: Colour: puprle, blue. Two birds perched in snow laden birch trees facing away from the viewer and to the right.

Subject: animal; grouse; partridge; Ruffed Grouse

Credit: Gift of C. M. Smith, 1968

Catalogue Number: BwG.02.01

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Rockslide, Moraine Lake

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: PeG.02.02

Description: Colour: blue, green, black. Lower half is rough rocks rising up a bit on each side. Upper half at the left has trees and a smooth ridge going up to the upper left corner. Behind and central are blue mts. The sky across the top has a storm cloud in the upper right corner.

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Title: Rockslide, Moraine Lake

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 31.5 x 39 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green, black. Lower half is rough rocks rising up a bit on each side. Upper half at the left has trees and a smooth ridge going up to the upper left corner. Behind and central are blue mts. The sky across the top has a storm cloud in the upper right corner.

Subject: landscape; Rocky Mountains

Credit: Gift of Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1968

Catalogue Number: PeG.02.02

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Mt.Eisenhower, Banff, 1950

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Artist: Gordon Rayner (1935 – 2010, Canadian)

Date: 1950

Medium: painting on board

Catalogue Number: RaG.02.01

Description: A landscape oil painting of Mount Eisenhower. A mountain, that is positioned to the left on the canvas, dominates the painting. The sky in the background has heavy dark grey clouds and a mountain range can be seen at right. In front of Mount Eisenhower are green hills and in the foreground a dark s…

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Artist: Gordon Rayner (1935 – 2010, Canadian)

Title: Mt.Eisenhower, Banff, 1950

Date: 1950

Medium: painting on board

Dimensions: 44.2 x 59.5 cm

Description: A landscape oil painting of Mount Eisenhower. A mountain, that is positioned to the left on the canvas, dominates the painting. The sky in the background has heavy dark grey clouds and a mountain range can be seen at right. In front of Mount Eisenhower are green hills and in the foreground a dark shadow runs across the bottom of the painting. The artists signature is painted in white in the bottom rhc, “Rayner”. The colour palette consists primarily of dark grey, green and blue and the brush strokes and loose and visible. Au verso, right of centre at the top written in black marker is, “ MT. EISEHAUR (sic) ELONGATED 1950-BANFF”.