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Evening, Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: JkR.02.02

Description: In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white …

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Artist: Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)

Title: Evening, Lake O'Hara

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 69.9 x 90.0 cm

Description: In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white clouds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; Lake O'Hara

Credit: Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1996

Catalogue Number: JkR.02.02

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

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Mount Yukness, Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: 1936

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.05.11

Description: Blue/green lake in foreground; shoreline with rocks and evergreen trees centre right; indigo coloured mountain dominates the centre and top right of picture; snow capped mountains behind and right of picture; pale blue sky. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or p…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Mount Yukness, Lake O'Hara

Date: 1936

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.2 x 37.8 cm

Description: Blue/green lake in foreground; shoreline with rocks and evergreen trees centre right; indigo coloured mountain dominates the centre and top right of picture; snow capped mountains behind and right of picture; pale blue sky. 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 0315 A; 20668.

Subject: landscape; mountain; lake

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

Catalogue Number: PhW.05.11

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

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Unfinished Sketch of Mountains and Lake

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

Date: 1935 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.397

Description: The bottom half of the painting has a small lake surrounded by low hills, with trees and rocks. The top half has outlines of mountains.

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

Title: Unfinished Sketch of Mountains and Lake

Date: 1935 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.2 cm

Description: The bottom half of the painting has a small lake surrounded by low hills, with trees and rocks. The top half has outlines of mountains.

Subject: landscape; mountain; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.397

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Mountain Lake

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

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.399

Description: The foreground is a light green lake. Behind it is a low green ridge with blue mountains to the left and right. A cloudy sky. The mountains and sky are reflected in the lake.

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

Title: Mountain Lake

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.0 cm

Description: The foreground is a light green lake. Behind it is a low green ridge with blue mountains to the left and right. A cloudy sky. The mountains and sky are reflected in the lake.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.399

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A Morning Glory Lake

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

Date: 1930 – 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.405

Description: A pale blue lake is centered, left foreground slopes down to the right, has yellow grass and green trees. Background is the side of a mountain,light colours, with a brown patch to the right background. No sky showing.

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

Title: A Morning Glory Lake

Date: 1930 – 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 15.8 x 16.0 cm

Description: A pale blue lake is centered, left foreground slopes down to the right, has yellow grass and green trees. Background is the side of a mountain,light colours, with a brown patch to the right background. No sky showing.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake; forest

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.405

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Mount Biddle, Lake McArthur

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

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.416

Description: A dark blue mountain dominates the picture. Glacier in centre falls into a blue lake in the foreground, rocks and grass on shoreline. The sky is cloudy.

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

Title: Mount Biddle, Lake McArthur

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.2 cm

Description: A dark blue mountain dominates the picture. Glacier in centre falls into a blue lake in the foreground, rocks and grass on shoreline. The sky is cloudy.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.416

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

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Water Lakes

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

Date: 1932 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.06

Description: A lake dominates the picture from foreground to centre middle. Trees, stumps and brush line the shorelines. Mountains rise up to each side. Cloudy sky. The lake reflects the scene.

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

Title: Water Lakes

Date: 1932 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.0 x 34.0 cm

Description: A lake dominates the picture from foreground to centre middle. Trees, stumps and brush line the shorelines. Mountains rise up to each side. Cloudy sky. The lake reflects the scene.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.06

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The Opabin Tarns

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

Date: 1932 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.07

Description: A detailed painting of the tarns and surrounding area. Colours of light blue, green, browns , purples, and white, with yellow larch trees interspersed. The side of a mountain is the background.

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

Title: The Opabin Tarns

Date: 1932 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.0 x 34.8 cm

Description: A detailed painting of the tarns and surrounding area. Colours of light blue, green, browns , purples, and white, with yellow larch trees interspersed. The side of a mountain is the background.