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Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Nikko, Japan, Iyeyasu's Mausoleum

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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.
Subject
mausoleum
shrine
temple
Japan
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.002
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.003
Description
A gray watercoloured stone path leads back to a Japanese temple with two levels of curving roof. The path winds through a garden of stone sculptures that stand on pedestals before reaching the temple. The temple is coloured with red on the outside walls and windows are yellow and the sloping roof…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Temple, Japan
Date
1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 24.5 cm
Description
A gray watercoloured stone path leads back to a Japanese temple with two levels of curving roof. The path winds through a garden of stone sculptures that stand on pedestals before reaching the temple. The temple is coloured with red on the outside walls and windows are yellow and the sloping roofs are green. A stone wall is to the right of the temple and behind it is a tree trunk painted in brown with two branches in yellow and green. Framing the image to the right is the beginning of a curved gable that enters into the frame but is discontinued.
Subject
temple
shrine
Japan
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.003
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Chinese Mothers, Canton, China

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.004
Description
A group of three adults stand center. Flanking the man in red in the center is a woman in beige to the left with a child on her back in a red pouch, and to the right another woman in light orange with a child on her back in a green pouch. Behind them is a step up on to an area where a figure in b…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Chinese Mothers, Canton, China
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.4 x 23.0 cm
Description
A group of three adults stand center. Flanking the man in red in the center is a woman in beige to the left with a child on her back in a red pouch, and to the right another woman in light orange with a child on her back in a green pouch. Behind them is a step up on to an area where a figure in blue sits playing a flute. Behind him in the background is another figure bending over a desk, pen in hand. Setting is washed in brown and green.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.004
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Canton, China, Typical Street Scene

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.005
Description
A street scene with various intensities of red, yellow, and blue signs on buildings on both sides of the street with laundry strung between. At the right a figure in blue with a sandy coloured hat sits in a doorway by some bundles. At the left a man in a sandy coloured hat carries two yellow bundl…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Canton, China, Typical Street Scene
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 22.1 cm
Description
A street scene with various intensities of red, yellow, and blue signs on buildings on both sides of the street with laundry strung between. At the right a figure in blue with a sandy coloured hat sits in a doorway by some bundles. At the left a man in a sandy coloured hat carries two yellow bundles on a pole that he carries across his shoulders. In the background are numerous other figures.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.005
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.006
Description
A black and white portrait of Catharine Robb. Catharine is in profile, facing toward the left. Her head and neck appear to be twisting toward the left. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. A few pieces of it have come loose around her ear. She is wearing a collared shirt.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
34.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
A black and white portrait of Catharine Robb. Catharine is in profile, facing toward the left. Her head and neck appear to be twisting toward the left. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. A few pieces of it have come loose around her ear. She is wearing a collared shirt.
Subject
portrait
female
Catharine Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.006
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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
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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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.
Subject
figure
female
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.010
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.011
Description
A portrait study of Catharine Robb with a dark cloth head covering and wisps of hair escaping.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
63.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
A portrait study of Catharine Robb with a dark cloth head covering and wisps of hair escaping.
Subject
study
portrait
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.011
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
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on conte paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.012
Description
A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on conte paper
Dimensions
63.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the bottom right corner.
Subject
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.012
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