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- 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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- 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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Clump of Birches
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmoe.02.09
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MoE.02.09
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MoE.02.10
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Ram River Area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactruc.01.08
- Date
- c. 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.01.08
- Description
- Colour: greens, purple. Grass in the foreground gives way to evergreen forest with the taller trees at the left. Behind in the distance are two purple peaks and grey sky across the upper edge
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- Title
- Ram River Area
- Date
- c. 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 22.2 cm
- Description
- Colour: greens, purple. Grass in the foreground gives way to evergreen forest with the taller trees at the left. Behind in the distance are two purple peaks and grey sky across the upper edge
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy H. Wardle, Sidney, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.01.08
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Crowfoot Peak, Bow Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.053
- Date
- 1931 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.053
- Description
- Crowfoot Mountain above Bow Lake in foreground.
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- Title
- Crowfoot Peak, Bow Lake
- Date
- 1931 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Crowfoot Mountain above Bow Lake in foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.053
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Lake O'Hara from Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.054
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.054
- Description
- Lake O’Hara seen from Opabin Plateau.
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- Title
- Lake O'Hara from Opabin
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Lake O’Hara seen from Opabin Plateau.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.054
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Cathedral Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.055
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.055
- Description
- Cathedral Mountain viewed from across Lake O’Hara.
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Cathedral Mountain viewed from across Lake O’Hara.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.055
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Mount Assiniboine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.128
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.128
- Description
- Mt. Assiniboine stands erect in the distance. The slopes in front of it weave their way into the foreground. Lake Assiniboine can be seen in front. The immediate foreground depicts a yellow ochre shoreline.
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- Title
- Mount Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Mt. Assiniboine stands erect in the distance. The slopes in front of it weave their way into the foreground. Lake Assiniboine can be seen in front. The immediate foreground depicts a yellow ochre shoreline.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.128
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Near Assiniboine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.135
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.135
- Description
- A big stone fence is in the immediate foreground. The rocky formations in the distance are displayed in soft, cool greyish blue tones. The mellow colours contrast so nicely with the yellow leaved trees in the foreground. A blue sky whispen with white clouds is visible beyond the mountains.
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- Title
- Near Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A big stone fence is in the immediate foreground. The rocky formations in the distance are displayed in soft, cool greyish blue tones. The mellow colours contrast so nicely with the yellow leaved trees in the foreground. A blue sky whispen with white clouds is visible beyond the mountains.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.135
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.201
- Description
- The peak of Yoho Mountain comprises the bottom 1/3 of the sketch. It is mostly covered with snow with only a few patches of bare rock peering through in places. A grey cloud covering takes up most of the sky above which rises over the mountain peaks. The colour of the sky in the background is cobal…
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- Title
- Yoho Peak
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- The peak of Yoho Mountain comprises the bottom 1/3 of the sketch. It is mostly covered with snow with only a few patches of bare rock peering through in places. A grey cloud covering takes up most of the sky above which rises over the mountain peaks. The colour of the sky in the background is cobalt blue.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.201
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Rocks and Spruce
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.226
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.226
- Description
- A rock pile is comprised of varying tinges of purples, greys, and greens. A single evergreen stands at the top of the pile. A second tree is rooted at the bottom of the forms to the left of centre. A turquoise patch of colour is located behind the second evergreen. A dark grey sky comprises 2/3 of …
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- Title
- Rocks and Spruce
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas on masonite
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A rock pile is comprised of varying tinges of purples, greys, and greens. A single evergreen stands at the top of the pile. A second tree is rooted at the bottom of the forms to the left of centre. A turquoise patch of colour is located behind the second evergreen. A dark grey sky comprises 2/3 of the sketch.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.226
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Autumn, Sawback Range
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.227
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.227
- Description
- A row of yellow and lime green leaved trees create a line of colour behind an open field. The Sawbacks are located behind the treeline. The vein-like sculptural rock forms, rise high above the field. A cobalt blue sky creates a solid colour behind the mountains.
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- Title
- Autumn, Sawback Range
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A row of yellow and lime green leaved trees create a line of colour behind an open field. The Sawbacks are located behind the treeline. The vein-like sculptural rock forms, rise high above the field. A cobalt blue sky creates a solid colour behind the mountains.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.227
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From The West Road
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.229
- Date
- 1938 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.229
- Description
- The Bow River flows from mid centre to the front right corner. It is surrounded by tall spindle trees with yellow leaves on either side as it winds through the forest. Yellow, green and orange coloured grasses occupy the left bank. The blue mountains occupy the back part of the canvas. The blue sky…
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- Title
- From The West Road
- Date
- 1938 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The Bow River flows from mid centre to the front right corner. It is surrounded by tall spindle trees with yellow leaves on either side as it winds through the forest. Yellow, green and orange coloured grasses occupy the left bank. The blue mountains occupy the back part of the canvas. The blue sky creates a foreboding atmosphere.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.229
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Cathedral Mountain from Yoho Valley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.233
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.233
- Description
- A view of Cathedral peaks, with the main mountain located in the background to the right of the centre of the composition. A horizontal range of rock extends to the left side of the picture, while the main peak slopes downwards to the right side of the sketch. The foreground is composed of hills co…
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain from Yoho Valley
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A view of Cathedral peaks, with the main mountain located in the background to the right of the centre of the composition. A horizontal range of rock extends to the left side of the picture, while the main peak slopes downwards to the right side of the sketch. The foreground is composed of hills covered in dark green trees and areas of light green grass. The background mountains are steel-grey blue with touches of purple blended in. White patches of snow divide the main peak from the horizontal range. The sky, occupying the top third of the composition, is filled with grey clouds, except for a strip of blue on the left-hand side.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.233
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Cathedral Mountain from Yoho Valley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.234
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.234
- Description
- Evening sketch of Cathedral mountain seen from Spiral Tunnels. Cathedral peak is located in the background slightly to the left of the centre of the composition. Shadowed rocks are notated in dark violet, while ochre and pale orange describe sunlit surfaces. The sky is pale blue. Four clouds spread…
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain from Yoho Valley
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Evening sketch of Cathedral mountain seen from Spiral Tunnels. Cathedral peak is located in the background slightly to the left of the centre of the composition. Shadowed rocks are notated in dark violet, while ochre and pale orange describe sunlit surfaces. The sky is pale blue. Four clouds spread out in the upper right corner form a semi-circle. The foreground of hills covered with dark green trees takes up more than half of the composition.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.234
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Pilot Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.239
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.239
- Description
- The recognizable peak of Pilot mountain is placed in the lower right-hand corner. The peak rises in steps on its left side, and slopes downwards on the opposite side. The mountain is mainly defined with touches of blue, steel-grey blue and green-grey. The entire background is filled with thick band…
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- Title
- Pilot Mountain
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The recognizable peak of Pilot mountain is placed in the lower right-hand corner. The peak rises in steps on its left side, and slopes downwards on the opposite side. The mountain is mainly defined with touches of blue, steel-grey blue and green-grey. The entire background is filled with thick bands of light and dark-grey clouds. Two patches of light-blue sky show through the lower area of clouds, and four patches of darker blue sky appear near the top of the composition.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.239
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Alpine Rock Garden
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.240
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.240
- Description
- The foreground is predominant in this sketch, with dabs of bright red vegetation in the lower right quarter of the picture. Three groupings of trees, placed along a line in the upper half of the sketch, frame and divide the background into two sections. The left background section contains a peak w…
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- Title
- Alpine Rock Garden
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The foreground is predominant in this sketch, with dabs of bright red vegetation in the lower right quarter of the picture. Three groupings of trees, placed along a line in the upper half of the sketch, frame and divide the background into two sections. The left background section contains a peak with sunlight illuminating it from the left-hand side. The right background section contains a large white cloud, and a small triangular peak partially hidden by the grasses growing in the foreground.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.240
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Spring, Vermilion Lakes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.257
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Medium
- oil on canvas on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.257
- Description
- The foreground contains brush. A single tree is placed on the left side, and a smaller tree plus a tree extending the width of the picture is on the right side. The vegetation is painted in browns, greens, grey and brick-red. The surface of the thawing lake beyond fills half the picture frame. The …
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- Title
- Spring, Vermilion Lakes
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Medium
- oil on canvas on masonite
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The foreground contains brush. A single tree is placed on the left side, and a smaller tree plus a tree extending the width of the picture is on the right side. The vegetation is painted in browns, greens, grey and brick-red. The surface of the thawing lake beyond fills half the picture frame. The ice on the water is a green-grey near the foreground, while it is white with streaks of green-blue near the background. Water can be seen above the centre foreground. Patches of water also stretch diagonally upwards from the centre right to the left-hand side. In the left background is the base of a large mountainside. Small blue and white peaks are found in the right background behind the tallest tree.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.257
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Cathedral Mountain from Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.272
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.272
- Description
- View of Cathedral Mountain looking from Opabin Plateau near Lake O'Hara. In the right foreground are two tall larch trees, whose needles are small brushstrokes of yellow, ochre, light green and orange. The trees' trunks and thin branches are dark brown. In the left foreground two very small larch t…
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain from Opabin
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- View of Cathedral Mountain looking from Opabin Plateau near Lake O'Hara. In the right foreground are two tall larch trees, whose needles are small brushstrokes of yellow, ochre, light green and orange. The trees' trunks and thin branches are dark brown. In the left foreground two very small larch trees are also growing amongst violet-grey boulders. The triangular shape of Cathedral Mountain is in the left background. Its peak has two distinctive groups of cliffs side-by-side. The mountain is brown, dark blue and violet with touches of ochre and light red-brown. On the mountainside near the picture's centre is found a blue-grey area of snow. The sky is filled with a grey and light yellow cloud which stretches from the middle of the left-hand side to the upper right.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.272
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.289
- Description
- To the right of centre, the lower trunk of a large larch tree is visible. The trunk is outlined in black, and coloured brown and blue-grey (with touches of ochre and red-brown). In the upper half of the sketch, a few small branches, with brushstrokes indicating groups of yellow needles, are growing…
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- Title
- Aged Larch
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- To the right of centre, the lower trunk of a large larch tree is visible. The trunk is outlined in black, and coloured brown and blue-grey (with touches of ochre and red-brown). In the upper half of the sketch, a few small branches, with brushstrokes indicating groups of yellow needles, are growing from the tree's trunk. In the middleground are groups of younger (smaller) yellow trees, with tall dark green evergreens behind them. Beyond the trees is a flat area coloured tan-green.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.289
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