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- Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian) 28
- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 19
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- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 11
- Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian) 10
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Opabin Dome, Lake O'Hara
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.02.04
- Date
- 1930 – 1931
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.04
- Description
- Colour: blue, white, purple. In the lower right section a peak rises four inches up to a large diagonal cloud which runs from upper left to lower right. A second cloud runs underneath it. A small third cloud appears to be breaking off to the upper right corner. Looks like Opabin Dome
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- Title
- Opabin Dome, Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1930 – 1931
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, white, purple. In the lower right section a peak rises four inches up to a large diagonal cloud which runs from upper left to lower right. A second cloud runs underneath it. A small third cloud appears to be breaking off to the upper right corner. Looks like Opabin Dome
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.04
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- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.05
- Description
- Colour: brown, blue. An older man sits in a chair - a Hudson Bay blanket showing on the left side. His right leg is up. His left hand is on the arm of the chair. His right hand holds a pipe to his mouth - ring on fourth finger. He wears a navy blue suit and a grey felt hat. He's looking to the righ…
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- Title
- Tom Wilson
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 74.9 x 62.2 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown, blue. An older man sits in a chair - a Hudson Bay blanket showing on the left side. His right leg is up. His left hand is on the arm of the chair. His right hand holds a pipe to his mouth - ring on fourth finger. He wears a navy blue suit and a grey felt hat. He's looking to the right although facing out. The background is brown.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.05
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.428
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of a man. The face is turned slightly to the left, his eyes are closed. He has short black hair and is wearing a pink neckerchief. The background is soft yellow. The painting is unfinished.
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- Title
- Mark Poucette
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 32.2 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of a man. The face is turned slightly to the left, his eyes are closed. He has short black hair and is wearing a pink neckerchief. The background is soft yellow. The painting is unfinished.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Mark Poucette
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.428
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At the Yoho Camp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.430
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.430
- Description
- A brown cabin with white trim is in left centre, another building to the left of it. Mountain in the distance at centre right. Large evergreen trees beside the cabin. Billowy sky. A saddled brown horse is standing near a standing man in the right foreground.
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- Title
- At the Yoho Camp
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 30.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A brown cabin with white trim is in left centre, another building to the left of it. Mountain in the distance at centre right. Large evergreen trees beside the cabin. Billowy sky. A saddled brown horse is standing near a standing man in the right foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.430
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- Date
- 1932 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.06
- Description
- A lake dominates the picture from foreground to centre middle. Trees, stumps and brush line the shorelines. Mountains rise up to each side. Cloudy sky. The lake reflects the scene.
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- Title
- Water Lakes
- Date
- 1932 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A lake dominates the picture from foreground to centre middle. Trees, stumps and brush line the shorelines. Mountains rise up to each side. Cloudy sky. The lake reflects the scene.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.06
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The Opabin Tarns
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.02.07
- Date
- 1932 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.07
- Description
- A detailed painting of the tarns and surrounding area. Colours of light blue, green, browns , purples, and white, with yellow larch trees interspersed. The side of a mountain is the background.
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- Title
- The Opabin Tarns
- Date
- 1932 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.8 cm
- Description
- A detailed painting of the tarns and surrounding area. Colours of light blue, green, browns , purples, and white, with yellow larch trees interspersed. The side of a mountain is the background.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Opabin
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.07
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Man's Portrait
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.02.08
- Date
- 1928 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.08
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of an elderly man. He is facing to the right showing a partial left profile. His hair is white, small glasses. Wearing a large light green jacket with and orange tie.
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- Title
- Man's Portrait
- Date
- 1928 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of an elderly man. He is facing to the right showing a partial left profile. His hair is white, small glasses. Wearing a large light green jacket with and orange tie.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.08
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Man's Head and Torso
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.02.10
- Date
- 1928 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.10
- Description
- A portrait of a young man. He is facing to the right, has red hair and a mustache. His shoulders and arms are well defined, he is wearing a dark coloured belt. The background is dark blue. Unfinished near the bottom.
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- Title
- Man's Head and Torso
- Date
- 1928 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 75.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- A portrait of a young man. He is facing to the right, has red hair and a mustache. His shoulders and arms are well defined, he is wearing a dark coloured belt. The background is dark blue. Unfinished near the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.10
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Crowfoot Glacier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.143
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.143
- Description
- This is a close up view of Crowfoot Glacier. The treeline can be seen weaving around the parameters of the lake. The lake consequently winds around a jutty of rock extending from the mountain. The Glacier above moves through the mountain rocks until it meets the source of the lake below. A cobalt b…
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- Title
- Crowfoot Glacier
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- This is a close up view of Crowfoot Glacier. The treeline can be seen weaving around the parameters of the lake. The lake consequently winds around a jutty of rock extending from the mountain. The Glacier above moves through the mountain rocks until it meets the source of the lake below. A cobalt blue sky can be seen in the top left hand corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.143
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.168
- Description
- Lake Louise lies complacently surrounded by green mountain slopes. The prevailing rock face of the mountains beyond encompasses 2/3 of the picture frame. Blue whisps of cloud cover hovering over the mountain peaks makes the tops indistinguishable. White clouds look as if there perched on top of the…
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- Title
- Lake Louise
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Lake Louise lies complacently surrounded by green mountain slopes. The prevailing rock face of the mountains beyond encompasses 2/3 of the picture frame. Blue whisps of cloud cover hovering over the mountain peaks makes the tops indistinguishable. White clouds look as if there perched on top of the background mountains.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.168
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Crowfoot Glacier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.202
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.202
- Description
- The Crowfoot Glacier comprises 2/3 of the sketch. The glacier is visible running down the mountain side. The rough terrain of the mountains is depicted in various colour ranges of blue grey, reddish pinks, and yellows. A placid river runs below the mountains. A far bank is lined with a row of tall …
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- Title
- Crowfoot Glacier
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- The Crowfoot Glacier comprises 2/3 of the sketch. The glacier is visible running down the mountain side. The rough terrain of the mountains is depicted in various colour ranges of blue grey, reddish pinks, and yellows. A placid river runs below the mountains. A far bank is lined with a row of tall evergreens. The front shoreline is comprised of lime green grasses. A single rock juts out of the water to the right of centre.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.202
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Inuit Boy at Povungnituk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.169
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.169
- Description
- Portrait of an Inuk boy.
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- Title
- Inuit Boy at Povungnituk
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Portrait of an Inuk boy.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.169
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Big Rock at Lake O'Hara
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.217
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.217
- Description
- A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.
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- Title
- Big Rock at Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.217
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Lake O'Hara, Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.220
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.220
- Description
- The dark evergreens create a high wall of solid green colour behind the deep blue water of Lake O'Hara. The rough terrain of the mountain peaks Hungabee and Biddle stretch across the canvas above the treeline. A grey sky forecasts the arrival of an impending storm.
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- Title
- Lake O'Hara, Opabin
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The dark evergreens create a high wall of solid green colour behind the deep blue water of Lake O'Hara. The rough terrain of the mountain peaks Hungabee and Biddle stretch across the canvas above the treeline. A grey sky forecasts the arrival of an impending storm.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.220
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From The West Road
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.229
- Date
- 1938 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.229
- Description
- The Bow River flows from mid centre to the front right corner. It is surrounded by tall spindle trees with yellow leaves on either side as it winds through the forest. Yellow, green and orange coloured grasses occupy the left bank. The blue mountains occupy the back part of the canvas. The blue sky…
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- Title
- From The West Road
- Date
- 1938 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The Bow River flows from mid centre to the front right corner. It is surrounded by tall spindle trees with yellow leaves on either side as it winds through the forest. Yellow, green and orange coloured grasses occupy the left bank. The blue mountains occupy the back part of the canvas. The blue sky creates a foreboding atmosphere.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.229
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Mount Yukness and Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.230
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.230
- Description
- Large rock forms comprise the immediate foreground framing the turquoise coloured lake behind it. A line strip of land populated with evergreens divides the lake latitudinally. The Yukness-Opabin are heavily populated with evergreens. The cliffs of the mountains folds behind one another. Light hazy…
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- Title
- Mount Yukness and Opabin
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Large rock forms comprise the immediate foreground framing the turquoise coloured lake behind it. A line strip of land populated with evergreens divides the lake latitudinally. The Yukness-Opabin are heavily populated with evergreens. The cliffs of the mountains folds behind one another. Light hazy blue mountain peaks appear beyond the immediate mountain peaks. A light blue sky slightly covered with white fluffy clouds which are located in the top right corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.230
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Cathedral Mountain in Wapta Muck
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.231
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.231
- Description
- Cathedral rises through the whisps of circling cloud covering. The green blue, splashes of paint at the base of the mountain gives the impression of a thick forest. Beige strokes of paint stretch up to the purplish mass of rock beyond the treeline. Catharine is encompassed by a grey sky.
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain in Wapta Muck
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Cathedral rises through the whisps of circling cloud covering. The green blue, splashes of paint at the base of the mountain gives the impression of a thick forest. Beige strokes of paint stretch up to the purplish mass of rock beyond the treeline. Catharine is encompassed by a grey sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.231
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From Chancellor Peak Campground
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.235
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.235
- Description
- The foreground contains three tall tree trunks. Some of the tree branches are framed against a light blue sky at the top of the picture. Two trunks are on the left side of the composition, while the third is located to the right of centre. The middle ground contains a strip of bare ground with a tu…
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- Title
- From Chancellor Peak Campground
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The foreground contains three tall tree trunks. Some of the tree branches are framed against a light blue sky at the top of the picture. Two trunks are on the left side of the composition, while the third is located to the right of centre. The middle ground contains a strip of bare ground with a turquoise stream running through it. Forest lies just behind the open ground. A purple-blue range of peaks stretches across the picture in the background.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.235
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.241
- Description
- The light and dark turquoise of Bow Lake is placed in the middleground. At the base of the picture, the lake is described by a horizontal stroke of light grey and by a number of vertical brushstrokes of turquoise. The vegetation in front of the lake, in the lower left and right corners, contains th…
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- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The light and dark turquoise of Bow Lake is placed in the middleground. At the base of the picture, the lake is described by a horizontal stroke of light grey and by a number of vertical brushstrokes of turquoise. The vegetation in front of the lake, in the lower left and right corners, contains the same dark green, and light violet-grey found in the background. The violet-grey is used to indicate: the snow covering the dark violet-grey mountain on the right; the rock forming the more distant peak on the left; and a lighter tint of this colour forms the clouds in the upper left corner. A separate area of blue-grey clouds occupies the upper right corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.241
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Screes, Lower Bow Lake
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.254
- Description
- The foreground is a stretch of grass with coniferous trees scattered upon it. Part of a small violet-grey stream, with touches of white and blue, is found to the left of centre. All the trees are small except for a single grouping on the right side. Beyond the grassy area is a strip of light blue-g…
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- Title
- Screes, Lower Bow Lake
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The foreground is a stretch of grass with coniferous trees scattered upon it. Part of a small violet-grey stream, with touches of white and blue, is found to the left of centre. All the trees are small except for a single grouping on the right side. Beyond the grassy area is a strip of light blue-green water. The background is filled with the lower slopes of a mountain bordering Bow Lake. On the left at the base of the mountain, are two small patches of trees. About two-thirds of the background is composed of light violet-grey, and light brown-grey areas of loose rock with patches of pale yellow snow. One snow patch resembling a crescent moon is to the left of the tall group of trees. The upper third of the background is composed of dark blue-grey rocks with smaller patches of shadowed snow (coloured light blue).
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.254
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