Skip header and navigation

Narrow Results By

191 records – page 1 of 10.

Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.137
Description
Colour: blue, pink, yellow. Central image is a boat with its sail up. The head and shoulders of three figures can be seen in the boat. On the horizon to the right side is another boat. Distant mauve mountains can be seen behind and soft white blue sky above.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Chinese Junk
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, pink, yellow. Central image is a boat with its sail up. The head and shoulders of three figures can be seen in the boat. On the horizon to the right side is another boat. Distant mauve mountains can be seen behind and soft white blue sky above.
Subject
seascape
transportation
mountains
figures
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.137
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.138
Description
Colour: blue, green, grey. Warm blue water in the lower quarter has three tiny boats on it in the lower right corner. Green and grey hills mark the far shore and a large blue snow capped mountain rises up behind and to the left. Clouds come down around it half way down.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Fujiyama
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green, grey. Warm blue water in the lower quarter has three tiny boats on it in the lower right corner. Green and grey hills mark the far shore and a large blue snow capped mountain rises up behind and to the left. Clouds come down around it half way down.
Subject
seascape
mountains
transportation
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.138
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.139
Description
Colour: blue, purple, yellow. In the lower left corner, a section of sail can be seen. In the middleof the water on the lower right side is he frontal view of a boat. Two boats are pulld up to the dock on te left and center halfway up. Purple hills are seen behind and blue sky above.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Junks
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: blue, purple, yellow. In the lower left corner, a section of sail can be seen. In the middleof the water on the lower right side is he frontal view of a boat. Two boats are pulld up to the dock on te left and center halfway up. Purple hills are seen behind and blue sky above.
Subject
seascape
transportation
mountains
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.139
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Lake O'Hara, Opabin Dome

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.142
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.142
Description
Colour: purple, green. The lower edge is blue water. A piece of land with bushes comes out into it from the right side to the center. Behind are green trees which become a purple hill with more green trees on top. At the left side is a pass between the hill and the green slope going off left. In th…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara, Opabin Dome
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: purple, green. The lower edge is blue water. A piece of land with bushes comes out into it from the right side to the center. Behind are green trees which become a purple hill with more green trees on top. At the left side is a pass between the hill and the green slope going off left. In the upper left and right cornes are light purple mountains. Pale blue sky is upper center and left a bit.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.142
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.143
Description
Colour: green, purple blue. In the lower third grass grows along the bottom edge and a row of trees cross form left to right leaving a gap between them at the right side. Behind is a purple blue mountain which rises to the right leaving the upper left area to clouds and sky.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Mount Thompson
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple blue. In the lower third grass grows along the bottom edge and a row of trees cross form left to right leaving a gap between them at the right side. Behind is a purple blue mountain which rises to the right leaving the upper left area to clouds and sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.143
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.144
Description
Colour: green, purple, grey brown. There is a green-blue lake at the bottom. Trees on the far shore become grey-brown mountains and in the upper centre area is a glacier on a purple mountain. Blue sky fills the top right edge.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple, grey brown. There is a green-blue lake at the bottom. Trees on the far shore become grey-brown mountains and in the upper centre area is a glacier on a purple mountain. Blue sky fills the top right edge.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.144
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.149
Description
Colour: green, grey, blue. The lower area is a river running from the lower right corner up left to center. Snow banks on either side give way to a rocky hillside on the left and a row of trees to the right. Behind in the centre is a treed slope going right to mountain and left to a distant mountai…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Below Bow Falls
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
21.6 x 16.8 cm
Description
Colour: green, grey, blue. The lower area is a river running from the lower right corner up left to center. Snow banks on either side give way to a rocky hillside on the left and a row of trees to the right. Behind in the centre is a treed slope going right to mountain and left to a distant mountain. Blue sky along the top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
falls
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.149
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.080
Description
Landscape with valley from above, framed by two low trees at left and two tall trees at right. Colourful buildings in foreground with brown fields in centre of painting. Snowy blue mountains in background. “PETER WHYTE” in red bottom right corner.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Oil Painting
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
26.5 x 34.0 cm
Description
Landscape with valley from above, framed by two low trees at left and two tall trees at right. Colourful buildings in foreground with brown fields in centre of painting. Snowy blue mountains in background. “PETER WHYTE” in red bottom right corner.
Subject
mountains
Banff
town
Credit
Gift of Dorothy H. Wardle, Sidney, 1976
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.080
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pen on paper; card
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.962
Description
A pen sketch of Whyte Home with mountains in the background and trees in the foreground. Drawn in an illustrative style. Back mountain is drawn in blue pen. Above the sketch “REDUCE ??? 1/2” in blue coloured pencil. BRC of drawing “P.W.”Back - a red stamp that reads “CRAIG & CANYON, BANFF, ALTA.”
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
pen on paper; card
Dimensions
19.3 x 28.7 cm
Description
A pen sketch of Whyte Home with mountains in the background and trees in the foreground. Drawn in an illustrative style. Back mountain is drawn in blue pen. Above the sketch “REDUCE ??? 1/2” in blue coloured pencil. BRC of drawing “P.W.”Back - a red stamp that reads “CRAIG & CANYON, BANFF, ALTA.”
Subject
whyte home
peter whyte
banff
mountains
trees
building
illustration
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.962
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.089
Description
An unfinished or reworked canvas showing a broad snowy slope with a row of peaks in the background. Slope is blue while background peaks are white and sky is a warmer shade of blue. Faint figures and skis can be seen on the ridge with a large disturbance in the sow near centre bottom.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Oil Painting
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 156.0 cm
Description
An unfinished or reworked canvas showing a broad snowy slope with a row of peaks in the background. Slope is blue while background peaks are white and sky is a warmer shade of blue. Faint figures and skis can be seen on the ridge with a large disturbance in the sow near centre bottom.
Subject
skiing
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.089
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.002
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile. She has short brown hair, blue eyes, and white collared robe. She is in front of a light tan background. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.5 x 43 cm
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile. She has short brown hair, blue eyes, and white collared robe. She is in front of a light tan background. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.002
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.005
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile on a greenish taupe background. She has dark hair and eyes, has a pink collar with a dark sweater or top. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53 x 43 cm
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile on a greenish taupe background. She has dark hair and eyes, has a pink collar with a dark sweater or top. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.005
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.006
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile. Woman is wearing purple, green, and white striped shawl, has short brown hair, flushed cheeks, and is against a dark background. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53 x 43.5 cm
Description
Portrait of young woman in three quarter profile. Woman is wearing purple, green, and white striped shawl, has short brown hair, flushed cheeks, and is against a dark background. Unfinished at edges- most likely a practice painting done in school.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.006
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.010
Description
Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair in three quarter profile, wearing a blue, purple, black and white shawl. The woman is placed against a dark black background. The woman has light brown eyes and fair skin.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair in three quarter profile, wearing a blue, purple, black and white shawl. The woman is placed against a dark black background. The woman has light brown eyes and fair skin.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.010
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.011
Description
Oil portrait of a woman wearing a long green dress is seated with her legs crossed at the ankles against a light brown draped background. Her face is in three quarter profile, and her gaze is directed away from the viewer while her body faces the viewer. One arm is resting against a table, on which…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait of a woman wearing a long green dress is seated with her legs crossed at the ankles against a light brown draped background. Her face is in three quarter profile, and her gaze is directed away from the viewer while her body faces the viewer. One arm is resting against a table, on which a blue teapot, teacup and red vessel are placed, while the other arm is resting on her lap. The woman has short brown hair and is wearing a large statement necklace.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.011
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.012
Description
Oil portrait from the waist up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair wearing a cream-coloured blouse and yellow accessory is seated against a deep yellow background in three quarter profile, looking away from the viewer. She has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and fair skin. The woman’s gaze is directed a…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait from the waist up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair wearing a cream-coloured blouse and yellow accessory is seated against a deep yellow background in three quarter profile, looking away from the viewer. She has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and fair skin. The woman’s gaze is directed away from the viewer.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.012
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.014
Description
Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with dark, tied-back hair.She is wearing a dark, v-neck shirt. The woman has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips and dark coloured eyes. Her hair is parted on the side and she is situated in front of a warm grey background. The womans face is near front fa…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with dark, tied-back hair.She is wearing a dark, v-neck shirt. The woman has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips and dark coloured eyes. Her hair is parted on the side and she is situated in front of a warm grey background. The womans face is near front facing, but her gaze is directed to the bottom right of the paintings.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.014
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.015
Description
Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, blue eyes and wavy ginger hair in profile view. She is wearing a cream coloured blouse with a collar and a dark garment over top, along with a short beaded statement necklace. She is situated in front of a deep yellow ochre background.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, blue eyes and wavy ginger hair in profile view. She is wearing a cream coloured blouse with a collar and a dark garment over top, along with a short beaded statement necklace. She is situated in front of a deep yellow ochre background.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.015
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.020
Description
Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, curly ginger hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a black garment, -v-neck with three stripes of varying blues, from light to dark, and a blue rope-like necklace. She is situated in front of a beige/brown background.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, curly ginger hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a black garment, -v-neck with three stripes of varying blues, from light to dark, and a blue rope-like necklace. She is situated in front of a beige/brown background.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.020
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.021
Description
Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with curly, light blonde/brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a loose blue garment with a frilled, white colour, of which a blue ornament is adorned in the middle. She is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, backg…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Oil Painting
Date
1924 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with curly, light blonde/brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a loose blue garment with a frilled, white colour, of which a blue ornament is adorned in the middle. She is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.
Subject
portrait
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.02.021
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

191 records – page 1 of 10.

Back to Top