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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 50
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 10
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 10
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 9
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 5
- John Lefthand Jr. 4
- John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian) 3
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 2
- Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian) 2
- Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian) 2
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 1
- Bruno Engler (1915 – 2001, Canadian) 1
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BaM.04.01
- Description
- Black and white print of a man on a horse. There is a watermark in the paper which is placed vertically along the right side of the piece it reads: “ Howard Smith Autograph”.
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- Title
- Horseman
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 21.7 cm
- Description
- Black and white print of a man on a horse. There is a watermark in the paper which is placed vertically along the right side of the piece it reads: “ Howard Smith Autograph”.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- BaM.04.01
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Building a Log House
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- Artist
- Grace Carswell
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaG.05.01
- Description
- A primitive style painting of a pioneer scene, a log house building, with much activity around it. Lush trees in background, blue sky centre top, a blue river runs bottom left corner to centre right. Off centre right stands a red coated man with hat and long barrelled rifle talking to another man…
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- Artist
- Grace Carswell
- Title
- Building a Log House
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 22.7 cm
- Description
- A primitive style painting of a pioneer scene, a log house building, with much activity around it. Lush trees in background, blue sky centre top, a blue river runs bottom left corner to centre right. Off centre right stands a red coated man with hat and long barrelled rifle talking to another man dressed in buckskin, also with a long barrelled rifle
- Subject
- landscape
- historical
- genre
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- CaG.05.01
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- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …
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- Title
- Old Town
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.02
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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
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- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…
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- Title
- Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
- Date
- c. 1875
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 19 cm
- Description
- Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.43
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- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.34
- Description
- Mountains dominate top two thirds of picture. Running along base of mountains are a line of trees, a lake is indicated in bottom third foreground.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Mountains dominate top two thirds of picture. Running along base of mountains are a line of trees, a lake is indicated in bottom third foreground.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.34
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Avalanche Slope
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- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
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- Title
- Avalanche Slope
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.00 cm
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
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Down Before the Storm
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- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
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- Title
- Down Before the Storm
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
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Abbot Pass from Upper Victoria Glacier
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- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EnB.18.04
- Description
- A black and white photographic positive, a mountain pass , snow and ice covered, meanders from the bottom left of the picture to centre top, the mountains rise steeply from both sides of the pass and fill the picture almost to the top, a hut is at the top of the pass, the sky is cloudy
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- Title
- Abbot Pass from Upper Victoria Glacier
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 39.1 cm
- Description
- A black and white photographic positive, a mountain pass , snow and ice covered, meanders from the bottom left of the picture to centre top, the mountains rise steeply from both sides of the pass and fill the picture almost to the top, a hut is at the top of the pass, the sky is cloudy
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Abbot Pass
- Credit
- Purchased from Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- EnB.18.04
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- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.02.03
- Description
- An abstract work representing a waterfall. The dominant colours in this work are yellow, red, pink and green.
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- Title
- Waterfall
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 33 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- An abstract work representing a waterfall. The dominant colours in this work are yellow, red, pink and green.
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.02.03
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5 Mile Point, West of Banff
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- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.04
- Description
- Large jagged rocks encompass the centre of this work, with grass and foliage surrounding. A large tree rises on the right.
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- Title
- 5 Mile Point, West of Banff
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- Large jagged rocks encompass the centre of this work, with grass and foliage surrounding. A large tree rises on the right.
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.04
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- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.08
- Description
- Three mountains are in the background of this work, the centre is encompassed by a winding river surrounded by trees. At the bottom left hand corner “July 10th 7:25 pm ‘55.”
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- Three mountains are in the background of this work, the centre is encompassed by a winding river surrounded by trees. At the bottom left hand corner “July 10th 7:25 pm ‘55.”
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.08
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- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.09
- Description
- A mountain range is in the background of this work, while the Banff hoodoos dominate the bottom left. In the bottom left hand corner “Bow Valley Banff 10 July ‘55 7:45.”
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A mountain range is in the background of this work, while the Banff hoodoos dominate the bottom left. In the bottom left hand corner “Bow Valley Banff 10 July ‘55 7:45.”
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.09
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Boat House, July 16th
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- Date
- c. 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.27
- Description
- A mountain is sketched in the central background with the word “Sand” inscribed on it. Below the mountain is a small boat house which is surrounded by row boats in the foreground. All of the objects in the work are annotated with colour notes. Inscribed at the bottom left “Boat House July 16th 1930…
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- Title
- Boat House, July 16th
- Date
- c. 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 35 cm
- Description
- A mountain is sketched in the central background with the word “Sand” inscribed on it. Below the mountain is a small boat house which is surrounded by row boats in the foreground. All of the objects in the work are annotated with colour notes. Inscribed at the bottom left “Boat House July 16th 1930 B.”
- Subject
- landscape
- boat house
- boats
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.27
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Moose at water's edge
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- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.03
- Description
- The foreground is a green grass and tree rimmed lake, a moose enters the lake near centre edge, grey mountains in background, light blue sky, large white cloud covers most of sky, edge of another cloud at right border
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- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Moose at water's edge
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- The foreground is a green grass and tree rimmed lake, a moose enters the lake near centre edge, grey mountains in background, light blue sky, large white cloud covers most of sky, edge of another cloud at right border
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.03
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- Artist
- J. Doris Hunt
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HuD.04.01-HuD.04.02
- Description
- Two prints of dark green woodland scenes; HuD.04.01 is signed in picture blc J. Doris Hunt; Xmas cards sent by artist to the Whytes; HuD.04.02 is titled The Little Tree.
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- Artist
- J. Doris Hunt
- Title
- Woodland Scenes
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.3 x 12.7 cm
- Description
- Two prints of dark green woodland scenes; HuD.04.01 is signed in picture blc J. Doris Hunt; Xmas cards sent by artist to the Whytes; HuD.04.02 is titled The Little Tree.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HuD.04.01-HuD.04.02
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Bighorns, Banff
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- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.09.01
- Description
- Spiral sketchbook with sketches of sheep, and groups of sheep in various poses and configurations. On cover Bighorns Banff One morning above vermillion lakes. 1950 inside back cover Above Vermillion Lakes 1955 Illingworth Kerr
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- Title
- Bighorns, Banff
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.7` x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Spiral sketchbook with sketches of sheep, and groups of sheep in various poses and configurations. On cover Bighorns Banff One morning above vermillion lakes. 1950 inside back cover Above Vermillion Lakes 1955 Illingworth Kerr
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.09.01
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Snow Scene in Oume, Hunabiki-Doli
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- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.02
- Description
- two ladies standing near a bridge, wearing stilted clogs and carrying closed umbrellas, three other people appear in the distance, the sky and water are very grey, trees and buildings are lightly covered with snow
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- Title
- Snow Scene in Oume, Hunabiki-Doli
- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.9 x 36.7 cm
- Description
- two ladies standing near a bridge, wearing stilted clogs and carrying closed umbrellas, three other people appear in the distance, the sky and water are very grey, trees and buildings are lightly covered with snow
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.02
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- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.10
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.
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- Title
- Molar Pass
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.10
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Rough Country near Dease Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.01.01
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.01.01
- Description
- See photo
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- Title
- Rough Country near Dease Lake
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- See photo
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.01.01
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Canyons Of Muskwa, Northern B.C.
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.04
- Description
- General colour: green, blue, brown. Boulders and rock face rise up on left and right side. Water winds up from bottom center towards left side and disappears around the bend. Blue and white mountains peek over the foreround rocks. Beyond is clouded blue sky.
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- Title
- Canyons Of Muskwa, Northern B.C.
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 46.7 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, blue, brown. Boulders and rock face rise up on left and right side. Water winds up from bottom center towards left side and disappears around the bend. Blue and white mountains peek over the foreround rocks. Beyond is clouded blue sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.04
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