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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 47
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- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 8
- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 5
- Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian) 4
- Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian) 3
- C. Firth 2
- Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian) 2
- John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English) 2
- Lillian Sarafinchan 2
- Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian) 2
Abstract Sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgyh.03.02
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.02
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- Title
- Abstract Sketch
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 8.3 cm
- Subject
- abstract
- non-representational
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.02
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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfic.05.01
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
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Before the White Man Came
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.30
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.30
- Description
- The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
1 image
- Title
- Before the White Man Came
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.30
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Boats in Harbour
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.289
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.289
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- Title
- Boats in Harbour
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 x 19 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.289
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Boats in Harbour, 1963
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactphw.05.03
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.03
- Description
- Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
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- Title
- Boats in Harbour, 1963
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 41.6 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.03
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Bogside Scotland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcuj.05.01
- Date
- later than 1883
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.05.01
- Description
- General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
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- Title
- Bogside Scotland
- Date
- later than 1883
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.25 x 18.75 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
- Subject
- landscape
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.05.01
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Bow Lake, 1962
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.59
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.59
- Description
- Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
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- Title
- Bow Lake, 1962
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Bow Lake
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.59
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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmij.05.06
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.06
- Description
- The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains an…
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- Title
- Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.2 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains and glacier; viewer’s right the scree slope and upward sweep of a mountain, moving to the left is the next mountain with its white and blue glacier top and blue sweep down the middle of the mountain. Lower mid-centre is the glacier snow field and to the left is a brown and white mountain. The gloomy sky is grey and white swirling clouds with hints of yellow through the grey and blue sky beyond.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.06
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Bow River NWT, 1887
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfic.05.02
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Bow River NWT, 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
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Building and Tree
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.516
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.516
- Description
- Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.
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- Title
- Building and Tree
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.516
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Canadian Rockies, 1965
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.67
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.67
- Description
- A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope ris…
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- Title
- Canadian Rockies, 1965
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope rises up on the right and is cut off.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.67
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Caribou, Bear and Fox
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkua.04.01
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KuA.04.01
- Description
- Brown and black image, irregular shape, encompasses positive forms of a caribou, bear, fox, and a human face, Inuit writing incised into centre bottom of image. Stamped on the back tlc: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962Text in image reads “ᑯᐊᓇᓇ”, the artist’s signature.Bottom text re…
1 image
- Title
- Caribou, Bear and Fox
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 41.7 cm
- Description
- Brown and black image, irregular shape, encompasses positive forms of a caribou, bear, fox, and a human face, Inuit writing incised into centre bottom of image. Stamped on the back tlc: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962Text in image reads “ᑯᐊᓇᓇ”, the artist’s signature.Bottom text reads “11/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒧ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ ᑐᑐᓗ ᓇᓄᓗ ᑎᕆᕋᓂᐊᓗ ᑯᐊᓇᓇ ᐳᕕᓂᑐ ᑯᐃᐱ ᑲᓇᑕ 1962”
- Subject
- animal, caribou, bear, fox
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KuA.04.01
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Chilcotin Road
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.03.03
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.03
- Description
- Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.
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- Title
- Chilcotin Road
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 31.6 cm
- Description
- Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.03
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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.292
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
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- Title
- Cider Pound
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 26 x 20 cm
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
- Subject
- men
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.292
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- graphite; crayon on curfew paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.08
- Description
- A road runs through the centre of the piece. Above the road is a cloud coloured in crayon in shades of purple and pink.
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- Title
- Clouded Road
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- graphite; crayon on curfew paper
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A road runs through the centre of the piece. Above the road is a cloud coloured in crayon in shades of purple and pink.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.08
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- felt marker on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.08
- Description
- One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc…
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- Title
- Clouds
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- felt marker on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.8 x 45.6 cm
- Description
- One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc encircled “35” topped by encircled “6”
- Subject
- face, human
- animal, bird
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.08
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Complex of Birds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactken.04.01
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.01
- Description
- General colour: black and blue. Black silhouettes of birds and figures on charcoal blue ground. Three figures, two at the top. Bird in lower left corner stands on a rock. Center bird has four legs and a pinwheel tail.The National Gallery of Canada also has this print in their collection.
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- Title
- Complex of Birds
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.3 x 55.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and blue. Black silhouettes of birds and figures on charcoal blue ground. Three figures, two at the top. Bird in lower left corner stands on a rock. Center bird has four legs and a pinwheel tail.The National Gallery of Canada also has this print in their collection.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.01
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Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.05.30
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.30
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- Title
- Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 37.7 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.30
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.08
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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- Title
- The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
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Corporal Windsor 1941
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.354
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.354
- Description
- Pencil drawing on paper of a soldier’s head. One is more complete, with pillbox hat, decorative collar, and the beginnings of facial features. The other is more lightly drawn and detached from the collar. Underneath these drawings are the words: Corporal Windsor 1941.all of this appears in the uppe…
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- Title
- Corporal Windsor 1941
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing on paper of a soldier’s head. One is more complete, with pillbox hat, decorative collar, and the beginnings of facial features. The other is more lightly drawn and detached from the collar. Underneath these drawings are the words: Corporal Windsor 1941.all of this appears in the upper left corner. The paper is embossed with the words HOWARD SMITH VICTORY WAR BONDS CANADA.
- Subject
- Blind Date
- soldier
- John Windsor
- Peter Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.354
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