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Old Banff Springs Hotel

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on wood

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.11

Description: A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the …

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Old Banff Springs Hotel

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 37.3 x 115.2 cm

Description: A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the sky looks unfinished).

Subject: landscape; Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Rockies; architecture; river

Credit: Purchased from Thomas N. Lackey, Halifax, 1983

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.11

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Mount Cory

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

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.002

Description: Yellowish slopes dotted with patches of evergreens rise to the foot of the rocky mountains in the middle of the image. The sky in the background is a cobalt blue colour.

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

Title: Mount Cory

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.3 x 30.0 cm

Description: Yellowish slopes dotted with patches of evergreens rise to the foot of the rocky mountains in the middle of the image. The sky in the background is a cobalt blue colour.

Subject: landscape, mountain; Canadian Rockies; West Road, Mt. Cory

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.002

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Clouds

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.003

Description: Mountains of purplish black hues are located in the lower right corner. Cloud formations in various tones of blues, greys and white take up the majority of the canvas.

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

Title: Clouds

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.2 x 30.0 cm

Description: Mountains of purplish black hues are located in the lower right corner. Cloud formations in various tones of blues, greys and white take up the majority of the canvas.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; skyscape

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.003

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

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Temple Mountain from Above Temple Lodge

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

Date: 1938 – 1946

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.006

Description: Temple Mountain with its various bluish tones in the mid ground appears behind the sparse patches of evergreen slopes in the foregound.

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

Title: Temple Mountain from Above Temple Lodge

Date: 1938 – 1946

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: Temple Mountain with its various bluish tones in the mid ground appears behind the sparse patches of evergreen slopes in the foregound.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Temple

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.006

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Yoho Valley

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

Date: 1930 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.007

Description: White and grey cloud cover against a blue sky encompasses most of the canvas. A mountain rock silhouette against the skyline with a row of trees in the immediate foreground.

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

Title: Yoho Valley

Date: 1930 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: White and grey cloud cover against a blue sky encompasses most of the canvas. A mountain rock silhouette against the skyline with a row of trees in the immediate foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Yoho

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.007

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Peyto Lake

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

Date: 1936 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.010

Description: Peyto Lake. In the mid ground is a row of mountain peaks which meet an overcast sky. T

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

Title: Peyto Lake

Date: 1936 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: Peyto Lake. In the mid ground is a row of mountain peaks which meet an overcast sky. T

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Peyto Lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.010

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Lake McArthur

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

Date: 1930 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.011

Description: Lake McArthur in the immediate foreground.

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

Title: Lake McArthur

Date: 1930 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: Lake McArthur in the immediate foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake McArthur

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.011

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Mount Biddle and Mount Schaffer

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

Date: 1930 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.012

Description: Two peaked mountain comprises three-quarters of the picture. Loosely sketched dark evergreens wind down one of the mountain sides in diagonal fashion from right to left in the mid ground. A clearing depicted in the foreground.

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

Title: Mount Biddle and Mount Schaffer

Date: 1930 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: Two peaked mountain comprises three-quarters of the picture. Loosely sketched dark evergreens wind down one of the mountain sides in diagonal fashion from right to left in the mid ground. A clearing depicted in the foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Biddle; Mt. Schaffer

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.012

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Ten Peaks from Temple Lodge Area

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

Date: 1938 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.013

Description: The upper portion is predominately comprised of sky. The lower half is made up of a rolling meadows dotted with groupings of evergreens. The mountain range separates the sky from the meadows.

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

Title: Ten Peaks from Temple Lodge Area

Date: 1938 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: The upper portion is predominately comprised of sky. The lower half is made up of a rolling meadows dotted with groupings of evergreens. The mountain range separates the sky from the meadows.