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Airplane Lake, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.05.02
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.02
- Description
- General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right …
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- Title
- Airplane Lake, British Columbia
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.9 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right side. Sky beyond with two birds flying center and left.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- lake
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.02
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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.
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- 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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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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Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.34
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.34
- Description
- Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Sr. 1966-7.
- Title
- Canadian Rockies
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Sr. 1966-7.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.34
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In the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactphw.05.10
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.10
- Description
- The painting is on heavy, brownish paper. The foreground is green, lower right are rocks and a rocky side of a mountain. Blue mountains are evident in background. The top two thirds of the painting is sky, slight washes indicate soft white clouds. Signed brc.
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- Title
- In the Rockies
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- The painting is on heavy, brownish paper. The foreground is green, lower right are rocks and a rocky side of a mountain. Blue mountains are evident in background. The top two thirds of the painting is sky, slight washes indicate soft white clouds. Signed brc.
- Credit
- Purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet (Canada) Ltd, Toronto, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.10
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- Artist
- Doris Cormie
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CmD.05.06
- Description
- A watercolour painting of a mountain landscape with a lake. A distinct and pointed Mt. Edith right of centre in the background dominates this painting. The mountain is beige with green and grey. Behind the mountain is a blue cloudless sky. To the left of Mt. Edith is a mountain range extending out …
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- Artist
- Doris Cormie
- Title
- Mount Edith
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour painting of a mountain landscape with a lake. A distinct and pointed Mt. Edith right of centre in the background dominates this painting. The mountain is beige with green and grey. Behind the mountain is a blue cloudless sky. To the left of Mt. Edith is a mountain range extending out of frame and on the right is the side of another mountain leading out of frame. In the middle ground is a short line of shrubs and trees with two tall pine trees on the far right. In the foreground is an indigo and blue lake with the shore visible along the bottom edge, predominately on the right side. Blue, purple, green, grey and beige are the main colours used. The artist signature is at the bottom right. Au verso, written in pencil along the bottom, “Mt. Edith Cormie Aug 24/38”. Written right of centre in the bottom half of the paper is, “14 x 10 1/4 6 x 6 1/2 20 x 16 3/4”. Written on the left side mid way up is, “51” with a circle around it.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Mount. Edith
- lake
- Doris Cormie
- Credit
- Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- CmD.05.06
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- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.01
- Description
- Two tents are pitched lower left, trees to right, yellow/green foreground, blue mountain in background, yellowish, light blue sky.
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- Title
- On the Trail
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 22.1 cm
- Description
- Two tents are pitched lower left, trees to right, yellow/green foreground, blue mountain in background, yellowish, light blue sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.01
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South from Palliser Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.06
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.06
- Description
- Colour: green, blue. Foreground is shrubs and trees sloping down to the center. A bank of trees rises up on the right and further in the distance to the left as well. The valley leads to mountains up center. The sky across the top is yellow at the left and blue at the right.
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- Title
- South from Palliser Pass
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.1 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, blue. Foreground is shrubs and trees sloping down to the center. A bank of trees rises up on the right and further in the distance to the left as well. The valley leads to mountains up center. The sky across the top is yellow at the left and blue at the right.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- pass
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.06
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Stream Coming from Peyto Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.40
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.40
- Description
- A blue/green stream is centre bottom and dissappears in centre of picture; autumn colours on both banks; evergreen trees also both banks; mountains in background centre of picture; cloudy sky; brc inked markings appears to have been signed and dated then inked out; inscription on brc of mat: Happy …
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- Title
- Stream Coming from Peyto Lake
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A blue/green stream is centre bottom and dissappears in centre of picture; autumn colours on both banks; evergreen trees also both banks; mountains in background centre of picture; cloudy sky; brc inked markings appears to have been signed and dated then inked out; inscription on brc of mat: Happy Xmas & Happy New Year from Simpson clan 1962-63. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs.J. I. Brewster in any exhibition of publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0308 A; 20661.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.40
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Tunnel Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactphw.05.08
- Date
- c. 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.08
- Description
- General colour: blue, mauve. Sky fills the upper half of paper. Lake, trees and mountains, the lower half. Two poplar trees divide the picture vertically top to bottom, one third from left side.
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- Title
- Tunnel Mountain
- Date
- c. 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.7 x 53.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, mauve. Sky fills the upper half of paper. Lake, trees and mountains, the lower half. Two poplar trees divide the picture vertically top to bottom, one third from left side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.08
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