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Top of Panther Falls

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ and watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.02

Description: A loose black and white sketch showing a pool surrounded by rocks and emerging in a waterfall in the foreground. The pool has been painted with light blue watercolour. There is a pile of dead logs at the edge of the pool where it begins to become a waterfall.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Top of Panther Falls

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ and watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 50.5 x 50.5 cm

Description: A loose black and white sketch showing a pool surrounded by rocks and emerging in a waterfall in the foreground. The pool has been painted with light blue watercolour. There is a pile of dead logs at the edge of the pool where it begins to become a waterfall.

Subject: waterfall

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.02

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Mountain forms - Sentinel

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ on paper

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.01

Description: Loosely sketched slopes with what appears to be a lake in the centre. Small shrubs and trees dot the landscape.

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Artist: David More (1947 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain forms - Sentinel

Date: 1993

Medium: black conte’ on paper

Dimensions: 45.0 x 81.0 cm

Description: Loosely sketched slopes with what appears to be a lake in the centre. Small shrubs and trees dot the landscape.

Subject: mountains

Credit: Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021

Catalogue Number: MoI.03.01

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.036

Description: Brown conte drawing of standing male figure model - front view - with arms crossed over chest and hands tucked under arms. Figure shows significant muscle development. Hair is short and tousled on top of head. On matte board.Signed: Peter Whyte February 14, 1928 -

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 66.0 x 51.5 cm

Description: Brown conte drawing of standing male figure model - front view - with arms crossed over chest and hands tucked under arms. Figure shows significant muscle development. Hair is short and tousled on top of head. On matte board.Signed: Peter Whyte February 14, 1928 -

Subject: Life Drawing, male figure

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.036

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.454

Description: Various conte drawings of a woman’s head, some in profile. [cursive brc] November 14 1928

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 26.2 x 18.1 cm

Description: Various conte drawings of a woman’s head, some in profile. [cursive brc] November 14 1928

Subject: woman; head

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.454

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.455

Description: A conte drawing of a woman’s full figure in the nude. She is seated with one knee bent.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 26.2 x 18.1 cm

Description: A conte drawing of a woman’s full figure in the nude. She is seated with one knee bent.

Subject: nude; woman; figure

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.455

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.456

Description: Smudges on paper that reflect the reverse of WyP.03.454. May have been created from transfer.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 25.8 x 18.1 cm

Description: Smudges on paper that reflect the reverse of WyP.03.454. May have been created from transfer.

Subject: shading; smudges

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.456

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on brown paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.016

Description: A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on brown paper

Dimensions: 65.5 x 49.5 cm

Description: A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various scribble and doodles around edges.

Subject: figure; male; Peter Whyte

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.016

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1927

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.838

Description: Full figure drawing of a cowboy that is looking away from the viewer. He is wearing a cowboy hat, chaps, and in his back pocket there is a bottle labelled “xxx”. In the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - Nov. 4 - 1927”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1927

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.2 cm

Description: Full figure drawing of a cowboy that is looking away from the viewer. He is wearing a cowboy hat, chaps, and in his back pocket there is a bottle labelled “xxx”. In the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - Nov. 4 - 1927”

Subject: cowboy; man; person; cowboy hat; chaps; whisky; liquor; bottle

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.838

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1926

Medium: conté on conte paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.063

Description: A beautifully rendered drawing of a standing male figure model. “March 1st 1926” written in TRC.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1926

Medium: conté on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.0 cm

Description: A beautifully rendered drawing of a standing male figure model. “March 1st 1926” written in TRC.

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.063

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1926

Medium: conté on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.009

Description: A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1926

Medium: conté on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.

Subject: figure; female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.009

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925

Medium: conté on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.019

Description: A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925

Medium: conté on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.

Subject: study; portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.019

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Untitled

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Artist: Fredrick S. Chattuses

Date: 1911

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: ChF.03.01

Description: Colour: black on white. A man facing right sits at a table lighted by a single lamp hanging above right.

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Artist: Fredrick S. Chattuses

Title: Untitled

Date: 1911

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 48.7 x 33.6 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. A man facing right sits at a table lighted by a single lamp hanging above right.

Subject: figure, male

Credit: Gift of W. (family) Painter, 1975

Catalogue Number: ChF.03.01

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.742

Description: Quick sketch of a man from the neck up. Use of red and white conte to create the dramatic image and define the man’s features.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 8.2 cm

Description: Quick sketch of a man from the neck up. Use of red and white conte to create the dramatic image and define the man’s features.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.742

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.836

Description: Three people are standing together, and two of which appear to be boys standing with a woman. One of the children is leaned back and looks like he could be laughing. The woman is standing somberly, and the second child is standing to her right and is turned looking at the viewer. Above the figures …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; conté on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 21.2 cm

Description: Three people are standing together, and two of which appear to be boys standing with a woman. One of the children is leaned back and looks like he could be laughing. The woman is standing somberly, and the second child is standing to her right and is turned looking at the viewer. Above the figures there is a drawing of a cup and saucer and what looks like a tie. In the background of the paper there is two more drawings. One is of a man sitting in a chair, and the other is just the outline of a face, in profile view. Near the BRC there is a small circle with lines dashed around it.

Subject: cup; saucer; tie; people; woman; children; man; chair; laughing; humour

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.836

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.878

Description: A detailed drawing of an upright drink dispenser with controlled flow nozzle. It is on an elevated platform and has gilded handles. The surface appears decorated, but it is light and shadow.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 48.5 cm

Description: A detailed drawing of an upright drink dispenser with controlled flow nozzle. It is on an elevated platform and has gilded handles. The surface appears decorated, but it is light and shadow.

Subject: drink dispenser; handle; platform; utensil; drink

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.878

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.879

Description: A detailed drawing of a marble bust head, that could be broken off at the nice. Their hair is tied back and is draped around the left shoulder.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 32 x 48.5 cm

Description: A detailed drawing of a marble bust head, that could be broken off at the nice. Their hair is tied back and is draped around the left shoulder.

Subject: bust; marble bust; head; person

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.879

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1930 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.131

Description: A detailed anatomy drawing of a male figure from the neck down found inside a folded portfolio. The drawing is focusing structure of the muscles in the body. The model has their left hand raised above his head. Below the work is says “School of Leonardo”. Beside the drawing to the left there is two…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930 – 1966

Medium: conté on paper

Dimensions: 58.0 x 76.5 cm

Description: A detailed anatomy drawing of a male figure from the neck down found inside a folded portfolio. The drawing is focusing structure of the muscles in the body. The model has their left hand raised above his head. Below the work is says “School of Leonardo”. Beside the drawing to the left there is two lines of pencil running down the height of the portfolio, near one of the folds. On the left fold there is a Christmas tag that has two dogs, a woman in a blue dress, with a snowy scene behind them. On the tag it reads “From Gwen with love To Catharine + Pete I’m appallingly late! But we have had a fair amount of illness here + that does delay things!”On the verso of drawing it says “School of Leonardo L3.10x 132.58”, and in the BRC “8.C8”