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My Christmas Present
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.03.222
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.222
- Description
- watercolour set with blue, yellow, red, black and a green paint brush
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- Title
- My Christmas Present
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- watercolour set with blue, yellow, red, black and a green paint brush
- Subject
- watercolour set
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.222
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Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.001
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.001
- Description
- A dwelling with a grass roof. Three palm trees behind and to the right. Four figures are in front. There is a ladder leaning up against the dwelling. The house is a golden colour, the people are blue and red, and trees are green and brown. It is sketchily rendered.
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- Title
- Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A dwelling with a grass roof. Three palm trees behind and to the right. Four figures are in front. There is a ladder leaning up against the dwelling. The house is a golden colour, the people are blue and red, and trees are green and brown. It is sketchily rendered.
- Subject
- house
- Philippines
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.001
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New Year 1934, Moana Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.398
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.398
- Description
- Three watercolour and pencil drawings of two men and one woman, all with hats. In brc DIDYA SAY/ HOROSCOPE OR HOROWITZZZ ICH !!In brc, signed in cursive Peter Whytetop centre NEW YEAR 1934/ MOANA HOTEL
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- Title
- New Year 1934, Moana Hotel
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.9 x 22.9 cm
- Description
- Three watercolour and pencil drawings of two men and one woman, all with hats. In brc DIDYA SAY/ HOROSCOPE OR HOROWITZZZ ICH !!In brc, signed in cursive Peter Whytetop centre NEW YEAR 1934/ MOANA HOTEL
- Subject
- New Year
- Moana Hotel
- Hawaii
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.398
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Nikko, Japan, Iyeyasu's Mausoleum
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.002
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.002
- Description
- A many stepped stone structure on right side with a cylinder cap and Japanese-style temple roof adornment. It is coloured with green and brown with slight highlights of red. At the base and in the foreground is a stone slab with what could be offerings and a figure of a crane-like bird coloured i…
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- Title
- Nikko, Japan, Iyeyasu's Mausoleum
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A many stepped stone structure on right side with a cylinder cap and Japanese-style temple roof adornment. It is coloured with green and brown with slight highlights of red. At the base and in the foreground is a stone slab with what could be offerings and a figure of a crane-like bird coloured in brown and green.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.002
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North American Ski Championships
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.800
- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on board
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.800
- Description
- Circular drawing with the North American continent drawn inside with blue coloured pencil filling in the major bodies of water. A ring is drawn around the circle with the words “NORTH AMERICAN SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS” written inside it. Behind the circular shape there are two skis crossed behind it, with…
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- Title
- North American Ski Championships
- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on board
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Circular drawing with the North American continent drawn inside with blue coloured pencil filling in the major bodies of water. A ring is drawn around the circle with the words “NORTH AMERICAN SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS” written inside it. Behind the circular shape there are two skis crossed behind it, with the front of them at the top, and the ends and the bottom. Written in pencil in the TLC and TRC “UP TURN” and an arrow pointing at the skis, and in the BLC and BRC “FLAT” with an arrow pointing at the end of the skis. There is a distinct dot in the middle of the board, and lines drawn out finding the absolute centre of the board and image.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.800
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.765
- Description
- A fast figure drawing initially done in pencil is filled with coloured pencil to add depth and dimension to the figure. The woman is shoeless, resting on a cane in her right hand, and is wearing a colourful wrap on her head. Behind her there is some sort of structure that is three-tiered.
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- Title
- Old Woman
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A fast figure drawing initially done in pencil is filled with coloured pencil to add depth and dimension to the figure. The woman is shoeless, resting on a cane in her right hand, and is wearing a colourful wrap on her head. Behind her there is some sort of structure that is three-tiered.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.765
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Our Very Best Wishes Christmas and the New Year
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.827%20
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.827
- Description
- A group of people are gathered together sitting out on the grass. There is a person walking towards them walking an animal (potentially a dog). To the right and in the mid ground there is six tipis arranged uniformly. In the background there is a green coloured hill/mountain with a grey mountain in…
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- Title
- Our Very Best Wishes Christmas and the New Year
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.2 x 30.7 cm
- Description
- A group of people are gathered together sitting out on the grass. There is a person walking towards them walking an animal (potentially a dog). To the right and in the mid ground there is six tipis arranged uniformly. In the background there is a green coloured hill/mountain with a grey mountain in the background. Written below the drawing “CATHARINE WHYTE PETER WHYTE OUR VERY BEST WISHES CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.827
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Rocky Mountain Drawing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.03.01
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.01
- Description
- Pencil sketch of overlapping mountains at centre leading to viewer’s right; a blue pencil crayon has been used to shade a few mountain tops. Artist signature in bottom brhc corner “Sinclair”.Rocky Mountain Drawing is a precursor to Sinclair’s long career in landscape drawing and painting.
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- Title
- Rocky Mountain Drawing
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.9 x 29.7 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of overlapping mountains at centre leading to viewer’s right; a blue pencil crayon has been used to shade a few mountain tops. Artist signature in bottom brhc corner “Sinclair”.Rocky Mountain Drawing is a precursor to Sinclair’s long career in landscape drawing and painting.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.01
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Seasons Greetings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.259
- Date
- 1948 – 1948
- Medium
- graphite; ink on pen; watercolour
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.259
- Description
- Postcard size image of Peter and Catharine’s 1948 Christmas card. To the right, a man and a woman are in a green jeep full of baggage. A large moose stands in front of them on the left facing the jeep. Mountains and water are in the background and the sky is blue.
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings
- Date
- 1948 – 1948
- Medium
- graphite; ink on pen; watercolour
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Postcard size image of Peter and Catharine’s 1948 Christmas card. To the right, a man and a woman are in a green jeep full of baggage. A large moose stands in front of them on the left facing the jeep. Mountains and water are in the background and the sky is blue.
- Subject
- moose
- Christmas card
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.259
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.713
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.713
- Description
- Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, …
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, with Peter’s signature and date in the BRC of the drawing. Some coloured pencil markings in the BRC starting 4.5cm to the left with a circled no. 3 written in pen and 8cm up more coloured pencil. verso: written in coloured pencil “not over 4”x6””, “3 colors Cragg & Canyon Banff”, and “mountain”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.713
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.769
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.769
- Description
- Peter is driving their vehicle towards Concord (as depicted in the sign), just below the back end of the vehicle there is an erased sign that pointed to Banff in the opposite direction. There is a band of animals with Peter as he drives. At the bottom of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHA…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- Peter is driving their vehicle towards Concord (as depicted in the sign), just below the back end of the vehicle there is an erased sign that pointed to Banff in the opposite direction. There is a band of animals with Peter as he drives. At the bottom of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” and “29.1”in the BRC
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.769
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Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.936
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.936
- Description
- The 1955 Christmas card design. Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a tree stump. They are watching a group of animals paint the mountain scene in the background. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS 1955 CATHARINE AND PETER”verso: ink marks along the left edge
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- Title
- Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 28.8 cm
- Description
- The 1955 Christmas card design. Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a tree stump. They are watching a group of animals paint the mountain scene in the background. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS 1955 CATHARINE AND PETER”verso: ink marks along the left edge
- Subject
- Christmas card
- people
- man
- woman
- animal
- moose
- deer
- bear
- squirrel
- bird
- rabbit
- wolf
- landscape
- mountain
- Rocky Mountains
- painting
- canvas
- brush
- paint
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.936
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.938
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.938
- Description
- A Christmas card design of a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, …
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.2 x 28.6 cm
- Description
- A Christmas card design of a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, DAWSON CITY, BANFF, ANCHORAGE, VALDEZ, WHITEHORSE, FORT ST. JOHN, AND SEWARD”. The licence plate on the last vehicle says “B.N.P. 1956 CANADA”. While below the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”. Around the edges of the drawing it says “6 inches” and “3 3/4”
- Subject
- travel
- driving
- vehicle
- car
- Christmas card
- sign
- mountain
- Rocky Mountain
- animal
- moose
- bird
- bear
- deer
- wolf
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.938
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Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.940
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.940
- Description
- A Christmas card design. A rabbit in snowshoes holding poles has one lifted up and is pointing at a group of animals that is watching it. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” and on the left edge it says “REDUCE TO 3 3/4”.verso: lines drawn to determine a size for the …
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- Title
- Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 28.7 cm
- Description
- A Christmas card design. A rabbit in snowshoes holding poles has one lifted up and is pointing at a group of animals that is watching it. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” and on the left edge it says “REDUCE TO 3 3/4”.verso: lines drawn to determine a size for the card. Written along the left edge “Rota brown Yellow Lake Mixing white animals Standard red Peacock blue”.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- animal
- rabbit
- moose
- deer
- bird
- squirrel
- bear
- clothing
- mittens
- scarf
- winter
- sports
- snowshoes
- poles
- skis
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.940
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Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.941
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.941
- Description
- A Christmas card design. A group of animals are in a convoy of snow mobiles, and they are driving up and over a snowy hill. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETING’S [sic Greetings] CATHARINE AND PETER”
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- Title
- Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.7 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A Christmas card design. A group of animals are in a convoy of snow mobiles, and they are driving up and over a snowy hill. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETING’S [sic Greetings] CATHARINE AND PETER”
- Subject
- Christmas card
- vehicle
- snow mobile
- winter
- snow
- sport
- animal
- moose
- deer
- wolf
- squirrel
- rabbit
- bear
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.941
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Season’s Greetings Peter and Catharine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.937
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.937
- Description
- The 1954 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine sit on stools at their easels painting the mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals standing around watching them. Written below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”.
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- Title
- Season’s Greetings Peter and Catharine
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The 1954 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine sit on stools at their easels painting the mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals standing around watching them. Written below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”.
- Subject
- people
- man
- woman
- animal
- moose
- rabbit
- wolf
- squirrel
- bird
- bear
- deer
- mountain
- Rocky Mountains
- painting
- pain
- furniture
- stool
- paint
- canvas
- easel
- Christmas card
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.937
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The Smith Brothers Limited
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.331
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.331
- Description
- Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the botto…
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- Title
- The Smith Brothers Limited
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the bottom right corner of the drawing. A hand drawn line frames the drawing.Intersecting with the bottom of the hand-drawn frame is the title, hand written in pencil as: THE SMITH BROTHERS LIMITED
- Subject
- train
- industry
- investigation
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.331
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- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite; wax pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.165
- Description
- red border box containing 5 socks, red, brown, yellow, green, blue and one blue chair
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- Title
- Thanksgiving
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite; wax pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- red border box containing 5 socks, red, brown, yellow, green, blue and one blue chair
- Subject
- Thanksgiving
- socks
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.165
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.03.071
- Description
- Two portrait studies of a male sitter.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Two portrait studies of a male sitter.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.03.071
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on pale brown paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.010
- Description
- The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; conté on pale brown paper
- Dimensions
- 65.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is male and is standing, oriented the opposite way. The head is on the left hand side, and his back is to the viewer, with arms raised with bent elbows. He has no hands.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.010
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