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Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdak.03.04
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.04
- Description
- General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.
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- Title
- Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.04
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Athabasca from Parkers Ridge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.382
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.382
- Description
- In the forground there are some trees on the right and one big one on the left. On the ground between the trees are different colors of weeds and flowers. In the background there are two mountains very triangle shaped. One is brown and the other on the left is smokey blue. The sky is a very pale bl…
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- Title
- Athabasca from Parkers Ridge
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- In the forground there are some trees on the right and one big one on the left. On the ground between the trees are different colors of weeds and flowers. In the background there are two mountains very triangle shaped. One is brown and the other on the left is smokey blue. The sky is a very pale blue.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.382
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.376
- Description
- The lake within this image begins at the blc and continues over to the cr. The lake is partically blue and the other sections are not complete. In the foreground from the bl to the br and cr a sand area is light brown and extends into the bank on the right side that has trees and green grass. The p…
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- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- The lake within this image begins at the blc and continues over to the cr. The lake is partically blue and the other sections are not complete. In the foreground from the bl to the br and cr a sand area is light brown and extends into the bank on the right side that has trees and green grass. The painting is not completed.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Bow Lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.376
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Bow Lake, Outlet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.378
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.378
- Description
- In the foreground and in the mid ground there are many trees and areas of green grass. Behind thid meadow area is large grey mountains with small areas of snow coverage. The sky that is showing is located in the upper right corner and is white with very little blue.
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- Title
- Bow Lake, Outlet
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- In the foreground and in the mid ground there are many trees and areas of green grass. Behind thid meadow area is large grey mountains with small areas of snow coverage. The sky that is showing is located in the upper right corner and is white with very little blue.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.378
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Firs, Bow Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.373
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.373
- Description
- In the foreground there are about ten trees varing in size and shape reaching from the right side to the left. Behind these trees there is a lake of blue and directly behind the water is a mountain with some snow covered peaks. The sky is mostle covered with clouds. The clouds are white and grey, t…
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- Title
- Firs, Bow Lake
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- In the foreground there are about ten trees varing in size and shape reaching from the right side to the left. Behind these trees there is a lake of blue and directly behind the water is a mountain with some snow covered peaks. The sky is mostle covered with clouds. The clouds are white and grey, the clouds cover almost all of the sky with the exception of a small area in the center.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.373
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Glacier, Bow Summit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.384
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.384
- Description
- The foreground is a field of green grass with a section of yellow running through. Behind this grass area in the center of the image starting at the cl and extending to the cr is a row of trees dark green in color. Behind the grass and the trees is a mountain range that has some snow coverage. The …
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- Title
- Glacier, Bow Summit
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The foreground is a field of green grass with a section of yellow running through. Behind this grass area in the center of the image starting at the cl and extending to the cr is a row of trees dark green in color. Behind the grass and the trees is a mountain range that has some snow coverage. The mountains are a medium blue and the sky is a pale blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.384
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Happy Birthday To You
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.579
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.579
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a figure in a beret and a long coat. His face is simply made from horizontal lines for the brow and mouth, and a vertical line to describe the nose. At the top, a message reads HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. PW. It is signed again P.W. [brc] Verso: written in pen, in another hand and curs…
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- Title
- Happy Birthday To You
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a figure in a beret and a long coat. His face is simply made from horizontal lines for the brow and mouth, and a vertical line to describe the nose. At the top, a message reads HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. PW. It is signed again P.W. [brc] Verso: written in pen, in another hand and cursive: ‘by Peter Whyte/ Dec. 9. 1940.; #84; #94; S/S; p. 98 [underlined]
- Subject
- birthday
- greatcoat
- trench coat
- beret
- soldier
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.579
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Happy Birthday to You 1940
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.745
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.745
- Description
- On the top half of the page there is three quick sketches: the one on the left is a full profile view of the figure, the middle drawing is a the full figure from his back, and the one on the right is just of the man’s head. He is wearing an army coat and a beret. In the middle of the page it says “…
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- Title
- Happy Birthday to You 1940
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- On the top half of the page there is three quick sketches: the one on the left is a full profile view of the figure, the middle drawing is a the full figure from his back, and the one on the right is just of the man’s head. He is wearing an army coat and a beret. In the middle of the page it says “Happy Birthday to you 1940” and is signed “Peter”
- Subject
- army, man, coat, birthday
- corporal
- beret
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.745
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Limber Pine, Porcupine Hills
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.363
- Date
- 1946 – 1953
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.363
- Description
- In the foreground with it's trunk starting in the br this tree reaches up to the tc and has many limbs reaching out to both sides. Behind the tree in the background are rolling hills, golden in color. On the tops of the rolling hills are small areas of green trees. The ground area around the tree i…
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- Title
- Limber Pine, Porcupine Hills
- Date
- 1946 – 1953
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- In the foreground with it's trunk starting in the br this tree reaches up to the tc and has many limbs reaching out to both sides. Behind the tree in the background are rolling hills, golden in color. On the tops of the rolling hills are small areas of green trees. The ground area around the tree in the foreground is also gold in color.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.363
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A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.707
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.707
- Description
- Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”
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- Title
- A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 27.4 cm
- Description
- Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.707
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Molar Mountain, Mount Hector, Bow Peak
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.362
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.362
- Description
- In the foreground there is a green section of grass that starts at the bl and ends at the br. There are two trees in the front grass area, one on each side of the image. Behind the grass is a lake of light blue and behind that is a mountain range and trees in the distance. The sky is a light blue w…
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- Title
- Molar Mountain, Mount Hector, Bow Peak
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- In the foreground there is a green section of grass that starts at the bl and ends at the br. There are two trees in the front grass area, one on each side of the image. Behind the grass is a lake of light blue and behind that is a mountain range and trees in the distance. The sky is a light blue with grey and white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.362
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.371
- Description
- The mid ground is a green meadow grass area. The foreground has trees that surrounds the middle area. In the background there is a large mountain beige in color. The sky is blue with white clouds.
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- Title
- Near Bow Lake
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- The mid ground is a green meadow grass area. The foreground has trees that surrounds the middle area. In the background there is a large mountain beige in color. The sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.371
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.367
- Description
- The center of this image is occupied by a light blue pond with a yellow ochar sand area surrounding the primater. Behind the pond on the left and the right, hills slope upward and are light beige in color with green areas of trees here and there on both sides. In the foreground on the left is a lar…
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- Title
- Pond
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- The center of this image is occupied by a light blue pond with a yellow ochar sand area surrounding the primater. Behind the pond on the left and the right, hills slope upward and are light beige in color with green areas of trees here and there on both sides. In the foreground on the left is a large rock with green shrubs and small trees on all sides. The right foreground has more green shrubs and earth tones.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.367
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.364
- Description
- In the foreground are several large and medium sized rocks. The rocks are brown with grey and light brown highlights. Between the rocks in the foreground some green grass is exposed. Behind the rocks some grey blue mountains are peaking out into the sky. On the far left just in front of the mountai…
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- Title
- Rock Fall
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.9 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- In the foreground are several large and medium sized rocks. The rocks are brown with grey and light brown highlights. Between the rocks in the foreground some green grass is exposed. Behind the rocks some grey blue mountains are peaking out into the sky. On the far left just in front of the mountains a very small section of a lake shows with some trees behind it. The sky above the mountains is light blue with one white and grey cloud in the center area.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.364
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Ruins at Bankhead
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgyh.03.38
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.38
- Description
- Mountain peaks on left and right top of work. Suggestion of a building or dam dominates the centre of the work. On back: “Ruins at Bankhead, August 1949.”
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- Title
- Ruins at Bankhead
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- Mountain peaks on left and right top of work. Suggestion of a building or dam dominates the centre of the work. On back: “Ruins at Bankhead, August 1949.”
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.38
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.719
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.719
- Description
- A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 15.9 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides both numbers it appears to say “inches.”verso: landscape with an artist sitting at the top of the hill painting, there is a plane and a mountain in the background. In the BLC there are ink scribbles and “Peter Whyte” as a practice signature and the initials “P.W.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.719
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.718
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.718
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” i…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” is written.Inside the fold of the paper you can see a simple sketch of the floor plan of their cabin (main level), and inside one room it reads “kitchen.” On the bottom half of the page there is multiple squirrels drawn out. verso: there is a rough sketch of what looks like a landscape, with multiple birds drawn around it.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- cabin
- winter
- food
- moose
- deer
- bird
- squirrel
- floor plan
- kitchen
- wolf
- bear
- Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.718
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.722
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.722
- Description
- Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “S…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS 1949” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “Peter Whyte” can be read. Near the TLC different dimensions are written out: “4 3/8 x 6 3/4” (above 6 3/4 there is a faint 6/8 written), “2 4 1/2 3 3/8,” “4 3/8 x 1 1/2.”verso: there is another rough sketch of the same scene seen on the the front side of the paper. In this image though there is no mountains in the background or the tree in front of the house.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- mountains
- tree
- house
- cabin
- rabbit
- mouse
- wolf
- deer
- bird
- figure
- sleeping
- chimney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.722
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South Tower, Castle Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.380
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.380
- Description
- The large brown mountain peak located at the bottom left and bottom center of the image frame reaches out to the center left area and is surrounded by white and grey clouds and blue sky. The sky continues down to the br corner. The clouds cast a shadow on the peak of the mountain.
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- Title
- South Tower, Castle Mountain
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- The large brown mountain peak located at the bottom left and bottom center of the image frame reaches out to the center left area and is surrounded by white and grey clouds and blue sky. The sky continues down to the br corner. The clouds cast a shadow on the peak of the mountain.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.380
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Toe of Athabasca Glacier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.369
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.369
- Description
- From the top left a glacier comes into the image and continues down to the bottom left and across to the middle right. In front of the glacier is a green body of water that is surrounded by grey and beige dirty snow and ice or earth. The shadows of the glacier are shades of blue ranging from light …
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- Title
- Toe of Athabasca Glacier
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- From the top left a glacier comes into the image and continues down to the bottom left and across to the middle right. In front of the glacier is a green body of water that is surrounded by grey and beige dirty snow and ice or earth. The shadows of the glacier are shades of blue ranging from light to medium.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.369
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