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Untitled

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

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.002

Description: A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.

Subject: figure; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.002

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[Mabel?]

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

Date: c. 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.432

Description: an unfinished painting of a woman wearing a red lei. She is painted in 3/4 view facing to viewers left. HEr brown hair is in a ponytail at the nape of her neck.

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

Title: [Mabel?]

Date: c. 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63.0 x 53.0 cm

Description: an unfinished painting of a woman wearing a red lei. She is painted in 3/4 view facing to viewers left. HEr brown hair is in a ponytail at the nape of her neck.

Subject: portrait; woman; Hawai’i

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.432

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Oil Painting

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

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.17

Description: Oil portrait of a women with short, medium brown hair and fair skin in profile. She is wearing a brown garment that blends with the background that she is situated in, which is split vertically off-center to the right; the left side of the background is a deep green colour, while the right side is …

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

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a women with short, medium brown hair and fair skin in profile. She is wearing a brown garment that blends with the background that she is situated in, which is split vertically off-center to the right; the left side of the background is a deep green colour, while the right side is a light brown. The bottom edge of the painting is unfinished.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.17

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Oil Painting

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

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.16

Description: Oil portrait of a man with short, dark hair, painted from the shoulders up in three-quarter view. He is wearing a dark red garment. He has fair skin, brown eyes and rosy cheeks. He is situated in front of a dark brown background.

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

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a man with short, dark hair, painted from the shoulders up in three-quarter view. He is wearing a dark red garment. He has fair skin, brown eyes and rosy cheeks. He is situated in front of a dark brown background.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.16

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Lake O'Hara

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

Date: 1929 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.037

Description: Lake O'Hara is depicted in the foreground with reflections of trees from the shoreline in it.

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

Title: Lake O'Hara

Date: 1929 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard

Dimensions: 15.9 x 19.1 cm

Description: Lake O'Hara is depicted in the foreground with reflections of trees from the shoreline in it.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O’Hara

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.037

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Blossoms - Concord

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

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.040

Description: Two large trees on the left side of image, pink blossoms

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

Title: Blossoms - Concord

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.4 x 24.8 cm

Description: Two large trees on the left side of image, pink blossoms

Subject: botanical; tree; blossoms

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.040

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Concord, Autumn

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

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.042

Description: A large tree with golden brown foliage. In the background you see glimpses of a low lying valley with a possible lake or stream.

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

Title: Concord, Autumn

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: A large tree with golden brown foliage. In the background you see glimpses of a low lying valley with a possible lake or stream.

Subject: landscape; Concord; season; Autumn

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.042

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Garden, Concord

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

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.048

Description: Treed garden.

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

Title: Garden, Concord

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: Treed garden.

Subject: landscape; botanical; trees

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.048

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The Concord Home

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

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.061

Description: Robb home in Concord, surrounded by trees.

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

Title: The Concord Home

Date: 1927 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 22.8 cm

Description: Robb home in Concord, surrounded by trees.

Subject: architecture; house; forest

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.061

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Yoho Lake

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

Date: 1929 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.329

Description: Body of water in foreground, light brown-grey shore-line, solid area of trees behind which is a solid area of greys which appear to be rock.

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

Title: Yoho Lake

Date: 1929 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 11.0 x 14.2 cm

Description: Body of water in foreground, light brown-grey shore-line, solid area of trees behind which is a solid area of greys which appear to be rock.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.329

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Cathedral Mountain

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

Date: 1929 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.330

Description: Lower third of painting is green with trees, upper two thirds is purple hills and mountain which is orange and has a patch of white on right slope, the sky is light blue-grey.

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

Title: Cathedral Mountain

Date: 1929 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 13.4 x 15.0 cm

Description: Lower third of painting is green with trees, upper two thirds is purple hills and mountain which is orange and has a patch of white on right slope, the sky is light blue-grey.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.330

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Teepee Where Pete and Gardner stayed

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

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.346

Description: A cream coloured teepee with the opening on the right in a green area with many trees behind it.

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

Title: Teepee Where Pete and Gardner stayed

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.9 x 19.0 cm

Description: A cream coloured teepee with the opening on the right in a green area with many trees behind it.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; forest; camp

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.346

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

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Mount Rundle

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

Date: ca. 1930 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.260

Description: Looking east towards Rundle Mountain. In the right background is Mount Rundle with the sun illuminating it from the right. Shadowed areas are done in medium blue. The upper slopes are light grey (with touches of brick-red and ochre), while the lower slopes are green with an underpainting of blue. A…

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

Title: Mount Rundle

Date: ca. 1930 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.2 cm

Description: Looking east towards Rundle Mountain. In the right background is Mount Rundle with the sun illuminating it from the right. Shadowed areas are done in medium blue. The upper slopes are light grey (with touches of brick-red and ochre), while the lower slopes are green with an underpainting of blue. A patch of blue water can be seen in the lower right, behind the foreground trees. Some of the foreground trees have yellow foliage and others are pine trees. A large pine tree rises on the left side to cut off the bottom of Rundle's left slope. The sky is blue except for two white and grey clouds above the mountain.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.260

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Man's Portrait

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

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.08

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of an elderly man. He is facing to the right showing a partial left profile. His hair is white, small glasses. Wearing a large light green jacket with and orange tie.

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

Title: Man's Portrait

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 52.0 x 42.0 cm

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of an elderly man. He is facing to the right showing a partial left profile. His hair is white, small glasses. Wearing a large light green jacket with and orange tie.

Subject: portrait; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.08

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Woman's Portrait

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

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.09

Description: A side portrait of a woman and her back shoulders. She has brown hair, facing to the left, the light is hitting her face neck and left shoulder. Her dress is green blue with alight brown collar. The background is yellow brown.

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

Title: Woman's Portrait

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 52.7 x 43.0 cm

Description: A side portrait of a woman and her back shoulders. She has brown hair, facing to the left, the light is hitting her face neck and left shoulder. Her dress is green blue with alight brown collar. The background is yellow brown.

Subject: portrait; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.09

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Man's Head and Torso

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

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.10

Description: A portrait of a young man. He is facing to the right, has red hair and a mustache. His shoulders and arms are well defined, he is wearing a dark coloured belt. The background is dark blue. Unfinished near the bottom.

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

Title: Man's Head and Torso

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.0 x 60.0 cm

Description: A portrait of a young man. He is facing to the right, has red hair and a mustache. His shoulders and arms are well defined, he is wearing a dark coloured belt. The background is dark blue. Unfinished near the bottom.