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- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 10
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- George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian) 4
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 3
- Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian) 3
- Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian) 3
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 2
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CmC.03.01
- Description
- Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His t…
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- Title
- Bear Dancer I
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 105.0 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk.
- Credit
- Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- CmC.03.01
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Buffalo preliminary sketches
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.03.02
- Date
- prior to 1996
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.02
- Description
- Drawn lightly are two bison running toward each other ready to bang heads. Under foot you can see the suggestion of ground represented by a few lines. One bison is running from the upper left corner and the other is running from the center right.
- Title
- Buffalo preliminary sketches
- Date
- prior to 1996
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 20.4 cm
- Description
- Drawn lightly are two bison running toward each other ready to bang heads. Under foot you can see the suggestion of ground represented by a few lines. One bison is running from the upper left corner and the other is running from the center right.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.02
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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfsj.05.04
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FsJ.05.04
- Description
- A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.
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- Title
- Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.1 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.
- Subject
- Coast
- Nova Scotia
- fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- FsJ.05.04
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Consolation Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.46
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.46
- Description
- Vivid colours depicting a lake in the foreground, green growth to the front and right of water, dark trees and mountain slope. Multi coloured bank, growth trees to the left. Varied coloured mountains in the background, yellow and blue sky.
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- Title
- Consolation Lake
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 27.1 cm
- Description
- Vivid colours depicting a lake in the foreground, green growth to the front and right of water, dark trees and mountain slope. Multi coloured bank, growth trees to the left. Varied coloured mountains in the background, yellow and blue sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Audrey Campbell, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.46
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.01
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The horse plunges to the left. The rider leans to viewer’s right, the coup stick in his hand coming down to touch the head of another man who is bent over. In the background are silhouettes, to the left is a figure holding onto a horse and rider; both figures have arms rais…
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- Title
- Coup
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 39.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The horse plunges to the left. The rider leans to viewer’s right, the coup stick in his hand coming down to touch the head of another man who is bent over. In the background are silhouettes, to the left is a figure holding onto a horse and rider; both figures have arms raised and between the rider and figure to the right is a silhouette of another horse and rider.Au verso in pencil “COUP” the word “SOLD” in a rectangle, to the right of that “Archives of the Cdn” and above that the number “60” encircled and then an “X” to cross it out
- Subject
- animal, horse
- figure, male
- Credit
- Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.01
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- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.05
- Description
- Minimally painted red canyon; pencil drawn image frame 46.0x13.7 has tlc painted shapes of red and green; a line drops off from this to left of brc; red/yellow at bottom goes into red/purple then fades off into white; pencil lettered under image DWN UNDE
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- Title
- Down Under
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Minimally painted red canyon; pencil drawn image frame 46.0x13.7 has tlc painted shapes of red and green; a line drops off from this to left of brc; red/yellow at bottom goes into red/purple then fades off into white; pencil lettered under image DWN UNDE
- Credit
- Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.05
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Exceptional Fault
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthor.03.05
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.05
- Description
- Drawn from a passage by Gordon Walls for the exhibition Beyond Exceptional Pass at the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, summer of 1978.
- Title
- Exceptional Fault
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.2;10.1 x 6.4;6.3 cm
- Description
- Drawn from a passage by Gordon Walls for the exhibition Beyond Exceptional Pass at the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, summer of 1978.
- Subject
- landscape, mythological
- bird
- fish
- Credit
- Gift of Robert J. Hope, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.05
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Figures in Fading Light
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.03.01
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink, Sumi, graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.01
- Description
- Two figures, a man and a woman, are seated on grass, both are facing to the left, the woman is covered by a cloak with only her head showing, the man is behind her also facing to the left, lying down resting on his elbows, the grass is bottomn quarter of picture and finely detailed, a clear backgro…
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- Title
- Figures in Fading Light
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink, Sumi, graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 59.6 x 82.3 cm
- Description
- Two figures, a man and a woman, are seated on grass, both are facing to the left, the woman is covered by a cloak with only her head showing, the man is behind her also facing to the left, lying down resting on his elbows, the grass is bottomn quarter of picture and finely detailed, a clear background behind the figures.
- Credit
- Purchased from James Agrell Smith, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.01
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Half Face in the Dark
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsts.03.03
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- marking pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.03
- Description
- Colour: black on white, the head of a woman, facing slightly to viewer’s right. The left side of the face is visible the right side is in total darkness. Her neck hides in the shadows also though her shoulders are white. Only the outline indicates their shape.Au verso: HALF FACE IN THE DARK
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- Title
- Half Face in the Dark
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- marking pen on paper
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white, the head of a woman, facing slightly to viewer’s right. The left side of the face is visible the right side is in total darkness. Her neck hides in the shadows also though her shoulders are white. Only the outline indicates their shape.Au verso: HALF FACE IN THE DARK
- Credit
- Purchased from Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.03
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.07
- Description
- Small landscape (5.5x6.5) in molded plastic frame; top two thirds is sky near horizon medium blue deepening to very dark at top of picture; foreground has various shapes indicating hills and fields of colours ranging in the light browns and greens to white.
- Title
- Hill Slipped
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- Small landscape (5.5x6.5) in molded plastic frame; top two thirds is sky near horizon medium blue deepening to very dark at top of picture; foreground has various shapes indicating hills and fields of colours ranging in the light browns and greens to white.
- Credit
- Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.07
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Insect Warrior
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthor.03.03
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.03
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- Title
- Insect Warrior
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 11.6 cm
- Subject
- insect
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.03
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- John Brewster
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.05
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Central to the picture are six men entangled in an attempt to retrieve a ball from one of them. Two men have head bands only five lacrosse sticks are evident. In the background to the left are five more players - to the right are three players and in the centre one is holdi…
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- Title
- Lacrosse Game
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.8 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Central to the picture are six men entangled in an attempt to retrieve a ball from one of them. Two men have head bands only five lacrosse sticks are evident. In the background to the left are five more players - to the right are three players and in the centre one is holding his lacrosse net over his head.Au verso “LACROSSE GAME” trhc K.64 below encircled “112” brhc encircled “40” topped by encircled “3” vestiges of earlier drawing.
- Subject
- figure, group
- activity, lacrosse
- Credit
- Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.05
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- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.07
- Description
- A watercolour depicting a mountain landscape, with a lake below (Lake O’Hara), painted in a very loose and free style. The bottom third is a blue lake with grey and white reflections from the banks, mountains, talus slopes, and trees above. The mid two-thirds depicts sparse trees, trail, and slopes…
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- Title
- Lake O’Hara
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour depicting a mountain landscape, with a lake below (Lake O’Hara), painted in a very loose and free style. The bottom third is a blue lake with grey and white reflections from the banks, mountains, talus slopes, and trees above. The mid two-thirds depicts sparse trees, trail, and slopes to the left, waterfalls (Seven Veils), snow-covered mountain with glacier in the background (Mt. Oesa), mid-to-far right a mountain in varying shades of grey rising to almost the top of the painting (Opabin Mountain). Top portion blue sky with clouds. The extreme bottom and right hand side is left mostly unpainted.Signed, in script, blue watercolour paint bottom right hand corner “Middleton 78”. The lake bleeds into the signature.
- Credit
- Purchased from Willock & Sax, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.07
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.01
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle -…
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- LIfe Cycle
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- 152 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle - all powerful symbols.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.01
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.02
- Description
- General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
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- Title
- Mahuk
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Purchased from Unknown, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.02
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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.43
- 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
- prior to 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.03
- Description
- A mink is sitting by a waters edge. The water is not drawn but suggested by the grass and the ground that has been drawn in around the mink. The mink is the darkest image within the drawing.
- Title
- Mink By Water
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.7 x 30.6 cm
- Description
- A mink is sitting by a waters edge. The water is not drawn but suggested by the grass and the ground that has been drawn in around the mink. The mink is the darkest image within the drawing.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.03
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.04
- Description
- Standing facing the viewer this moose stands with its legs strong and spaced wide. The moose looks as if it was just frightened and is ready to take off in a different direction.
- Title
- Moose
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Standing facing the viewer this moose stands with its legs strong and spaced wide. The moose looks as if it was just frightened and is ready to take off in a different direction.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.04
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Moose Cow and Calf
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.05
- Description
- Standing with its back to the viewer this calf looks to the left toward it's mother that is in the upper left corner of the image. Around the feet of the calf some grass is drawn in. Around the feet and body of the older moose in the distance there is grass and the suggestion of some trees and grou…
- Title
- Moose Cow and Calf
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Standing with its back to the viewer this calf looks to the left toward it's mother that is in the upper left corner of the image. Around the feet of the calf some grass is drawn in. Around the feet and body of the older moose in the distance there is grass and the suggestion of some trees and ground.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.03.05
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