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Geiranger Fjord, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.013

Description: colour: green, purple. Central image is teal blue water surrounded by green and rocky slopes on all sides rising to white peaks at the top of the picture and grey sky in the upper left corner.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Geiranger Fjord, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: colour: green, purple. Central image is teal blue water surrounded by green and rocky slopes on all sides rising to white peaks at the top of the picture and grey sky in the upper left corner.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.013

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Top of Stigfossen, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.014

Description: Colour: purple, green grey. The lower half is a teal blue stream going from the lower left corner across to the right side half way up where there is a bridge joining the green grey rocky banks. Behind on the right side a purple mountain slope rises up and off the canvas. At the upper left side are…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Top of Stigfossen, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: purple, green grey. The lower half is a teal blue stream going from the lower left corner across to the right side half way up where there is a bridge joining the green grey rocky banks. Behind on the right side a purple mountain slope rises up and off the canvas. At the upper left side are distant mountains and grey blue blustery sky.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.014

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Romsdal, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.015

Description: Colour: purple blue, green grey. In the foreground are two large clumps of rock. The one on the right being larger. Behind is the purple mountain face. Cloudy sky is in the upper left corner and upper right corner. At the left side a green slope can be seen.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Romsdal, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: purple blue, green grey. In the foreground are two large clumps of rock. The one on the right being larger. Behind is the purple mountain face. Cloudy sky is in the upper left corner and upper right corner. At the left side a green slope can be seen.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.015

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Andalsnes, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.016

Description: Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Andalsnes, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to the left and right of it. Sky is in the upper right area.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.016

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Elizabeth Parker Hut, Contentment Meadows, Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.078

Description: Colour: green, purple. In the foreground is green grass and two boulders in the lower right corner. Trees fill the middle ground and right of center are three cabins. The mountains rise up behind the trees. There's a patch of blue sky in the upper left corner and a little right of center at the top.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Elizabeth Parker Hut, Contentment Meadows, Lake O'Hara

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.4 cm

Description: Colour: green, purple. In the foreground is green grass and two boulders in the lower right corner. Trees fill the middle ground and right of center are three cabins. The mountains rise up behind the trees. There's a patch of blue sky in the upper left corner and a little right of center at the top.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; architecture; rural; camp

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.078

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Grindelwald, Switzerland

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.160

Description: Chalets in hills in Switzerland.

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

Title: Grindelwald, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 23.0 x 27.7 cm

Description: Chalets in hills in Switzerland.

Subject: landscape; Switzerland; architecture, rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.160

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Norway

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.161

Description: Waterfalls over cliffs in Norway.

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

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Waterfalls over cliffs in Norway.

Subject: landscape; Norway; waterfalls

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.161

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Norway

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.162

Description: Snow covered mountain peaks in Norway.

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

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Snow covered mountain peaks in Norway.

Subject: landscape; Norway

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.162

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Norway

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.163

Description: Bridge over small river in Norway, mountains behind.

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

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Bridge over small river in Norway, mountains behind.

Subject: landscape; Norway; river; architecture; bridge

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.163

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Geiranger Fjord, Norway

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.164

Description: Fjord in Norway, green valley walls surrounding it.

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

Title: Geiranger Fjord, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Fjord in Norway, green valley walls surrounding it.

Subject: landscape; Norway; fjord

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.164

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Norway

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.307

Description: White patch of snow lrc to centre with a grey rock in the middle of it, water (ice) (blue) llc and extends across lower quarter of painting, large brown (rock) centre with a water-fall to left, snow covered mountains behind and larger mountain also snow covered sweeps upwards to small area of blue …

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

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: White patch of snow lrc to centre with a grey rock in the middle of it, water (ice) (blue) llc and extends across lower quarter of painting, large brown (rock) centre with a water-fall to left, snow covered mountains behind and larger mountain also snow covered sweeps upwards to small area of blue sky top centre.

Subject: landscape; mountain; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.307

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Norway

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

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.324

Description: Two structures in foreground, the one on the right has two chimneys and a green roof and a (log) leaned up against one side, the structure on the left has two trees to it's left, behind which is a large blue-green mountain brc four trees, light blue-green mountain range on the right, white and grey…

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

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Two structures in foreground, the one on the right has two chimneys and a green roof and a (log) leaned up against one side, the structure on the left has two trees to it's left, behind which is a large blue-green mountain brc four trees, light blue-green mountain range on the right, white and grey clouds in a blue sky.

Subject: landscape; mountain; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.324

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Andalsnes, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.008

Description: A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Andalsnes, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.0 cm

Description: A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .