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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 802
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Stream, forest and mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.404
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.404
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .Stream (snow?) in foreground, faint sketch of trees mid-ground with faint sketch of mountains in background.
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- Title
- Stream, forest and mountains
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in between the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing .Stream (snow?) in foreground, faint sketch of trees mid-ground with faint sketch of mountains in background.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.404
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Nearing Calgary from Regina
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.399
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.399
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in betwwern the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing . Writing denotes details and colour scheme.Writing on back: “nearing Calgary from Regina - March 12th - 28”
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- Title
- Nearing Calgary from Regina
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Landscapes where the focal point is in betwwern the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing . Writing denotes details and colour scheme.Writing on back: “nearing Calgary from Regina - March 12th - 28”
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.399
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Portrait of Dr. Brett
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcea.03.01
- Artist
- A.F. Cels
- Date
- 1907
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CeA.03.01
- Description
- General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.
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- Artist
- A.F. Cels
- Title
- Portrait of Dr. Brett
- Date
- 1907
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Dr. R. G. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- CeA.03.01
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Mt. Resplendent
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjaa.03.15
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.15
- Description
- A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain scene. The view is looking in between two mountains who are cropped at either side of the page. In between them is one mountain who's peak is in the left third of the page. Trees are scattered across the mountains in the foreground.
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- Title
- Mt. Resplendent
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain scene. The view is looking in between two mountains who are cropped at either side of the page. In between them is one mountain who's peak is in the left third of the page. Trees are scattered across the mountains in the foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.15
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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“Corfe Castle” Dorset
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.03.10
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.10
- Description
- A pencil drawing showing a castle on a hilltop in the upper centre portion of the image. At the base of the hill there is a village. A streeet extends from the bottom of the hill as if the viewer is looking down it. There are buildings at the bottom of it and buildings line it. A horse and cart…
- Title
- “Corfe Castle” Dorset
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A pencil drawing showing a castle on a hilltop in the upper centre portion of the image. At the base of the hill there is a village. A streeet extends from the bottom of the hill as if the viewer is looking down it. There are buildings at the bottom of it and buildings line it. A horse and cart and people are on the street. The drawing looks as if it is a sketch.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.10
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.11
- Description
- A road runs across the image from the blc but turns up into the image in the centre. In the centre left of the image there is a house with bow windows, one above the other. Another house appears to be behind this one. Trees are further behind these two houses. In the centre of the image there i…
- Title
- Bodium Sussex
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A road runs across the image from the blc but turns up into the image in the centre. In the centre left of the image there is a house with bow windows, one above the other. Another house appears to be behind this one. Trees are further behind these two houses. In the centre of the image there is a church and beside it are two more houses facing toward the left of the image. A small grassy area is in the brc.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.11
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Draining Mill - Norfolk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.03.12
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.12
- Description
- Black and white drawing of a windmill. The windmill is drawn in the centre left of the image on a slight hill. The arms of the windmill are viewed from the side. A bit of a fence is visible in the brc. In the distance on the blc there is a farmhouse. Clouds are drawn in the sky.
- Title
- Draining Mill - Norfolk
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- Black and white drawing of a windmill. The windmill is drawn in the centre left of the image on a slight hill. The arms of the windmill are viewed from the side. A bit of a fence is visible in the brc. In the distance on the blc there is a farmhouse. Clouds are drawn in the sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.12
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Untitled [Sketch]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.03.14
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.14
- Description
- A sketch of a church is in the upper left corner of the paper. The sketch is framed by a hand-drawn square border. Around the the sketch there are hand-written notes. In the upper right corner of the paper there is a sketch of a church spire.
- Title
- Untitled [Sketch]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A sketch of a church is in the upper left corner of the paper. The sketch is framed by a hand-drawn square border. Around the the sketch there are hand-written notes. In the upper right corner of the paper there is a sketch of a church spire.
- Subject
- architecture
- church
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.14
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LiA.03.01
- Description
- This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many…
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- Title
- Mt. Biddle
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many loose rocks that are piled on top of one another and recede into the background. The line quality of the drawing in the foreground is much heavier and more detailed than the background. Shading in the piece is done mostly with cross-hatching.
- Subject
- Landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- LiA.03.01
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Tofino Paintings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.03.234%20a-i
- Date
- 1943 – 1977
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.234 a-i
- Description
- a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banf…
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- Title
- Tofino Paintings
- Date
- 1943 – 1977
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.2 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banff) 1 of [sic: can’t make out the work after of] Mrs. Catharine R. Whyte, P.O. Box 370, Banff, Alberta OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER - CABINET DU PREMIER MINISTRE OTTAWA K1A 0A2”. b)Sketch of a an inlet, there is a mountain to the right with some quick pencil marks to establish trees at the base and across the water near the right edge. There is also outlines for mist. Surrounding the sketch there are notes on the structure of the painting and what colours to use: “very misty, blue green about right, darker than in painting, mist behind trees, white, pale pink peach, peach - same value sky -, more orange, yellow green, white, fig, pinkish lavender hills, 4, 3, yellow, blue, pale, [sic can not make out] dark, pale yellow green blue & shy reflec., pink in stores, pale brown, 5, reflection, pink, wind pale blue, dark reflection, some pink, merges, darkest green, sky about right green in trees on island”. c) Quick sketch of a mountain, trees and a body of water. Around the drawing there is notes on colour and structure for future paintings : “misty above, faint hits light lavender hue, orange light, fog flat bluish fog, green, dark, soft lavender blue reflection, reflect of trees lighter than trees, orange wind - pale yellowish no pink”. d) A sketch of what appears to be a mountains landscape next to water. There is a printed inscription on the paper that says “Mail order Tofino, B.C. Nov. 24, 1943.”. As well there is references to colour and structure to be used on an artwork later on: “bluer flecks of pale green pink, more pinkish lavender, patch pale green sky , soft sweet pea pink, bright pinkish yellow, blueish lavender, blueish green, dark green, dark green blue, pink reflection, blue, pinkish, redish [sic] brownish purple”. Verso: another sketch of an inlet with a mountain, water and trees. Throughout the drawing it is filled with artist notes: “sweet pea cloud, soft edges, pale greenish stripe [sic] sky, sweet pea lavender, blue violet, deep pink, 2 darker blue green, 3 blackish green, steal blue, dark reflect, pink reflection, blue, pink, blueish greenish grey water wind, pinkish stripe , lavender, sand reddish brown”. e) A drawing of trees on the edge of water. In the sketch there is artist notes that say: “pinkish orangish haze on hills, greenish sky, light blue, dark green, light blue”. f) Sketch of trees on water. Around the drawing it says “sort of green relect, reflect of trees fades off, pinkist near edge, outs - [sic], dark where pebbles reflect sky are”. g) Multiple sections of trees bordered by the ocean. Around the drawing there is artist notes: “ paler sky - little orange in yellow, value trees about reflect, darker beach - little blue in white fog, light, light, dark, dark, wind whitish blue, [sic can not make out first word] reflect”. h) Sketch of a mountain with clouds all around, and trees. Throughout the drawing it says “5, 7, 8, bluish grey white, lighter grey, 6, 4, greenish, darkest, 2, 3, 3, light silver, 9”. i) Along top edge it says “Cold blue above, laven d [sic lavender] yellow greenish blue. robins egg - brilliant orange sunrise top part more pinkish blue -”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.234 a-i
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