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The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcam.02.04%20a-c
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- CaM.02.04 a-c
- Description
- An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
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- Title
- The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 124.5 x 246.5 cm
- Description
- An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
- Subject
- abstract
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Skoki
- Credit
- Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- CaM.02.04 a-c
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- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.03
- Description
- A black, full face portrait of a man and a woman from chest; the man's head is cut off at top of picture; irregular white lines outline features of face and clothes; background is yellow vertical lines both sides; a door with 6 pane window centre left.
- Title
- Couple
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A black, full face portrait of a man and a woman from chest; the man's head is cut off at top of picture; irregular white lines outline features of face and clothes; background is yellow vertical lines both sides; a door with 6 pane window centre left.
- Subject
- abstract
- portrait, group
- Credit
- Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.03
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- RwE.02.01
- Description
- Seven large brown crosses dominate from the foreground to top of picture, one post is on extreme left. The foreground is brownish, blue/green water (?), orange/red horizon, yellowish sky (?), the top of picture is greyish. Titled, dated and signed on back.
- Title
- Crosses
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 40.2 cm
- Description
- Seven large brown crosses dominate from the foreground to top of picture, one post is on extreme left. The foreground is brownish, blue/green water (?), orange/red horizon, yellowish sky (?), the top of picture is greyish. Titled, dated and signed on back.
- Subject
- abstract
- Credit
- Gift of Haneylore Auchenbach, Canmore, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- RwE.02.01
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Metropolitan seminars in art ; portfolio 4 : abstraction
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20361
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1958
- Author
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
- Publisher
- New York : The Museum
- Call Number
- N6450 N4
- Responsibility
- by John Canaday
- Publisher
- New York : The Museum
- Published Date
- c1958
- Physical Description
- [31]p. : ill
- Subjects
- Art - Abstract
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- N6450 N4
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- enamel; laquer on wood
- Catalogue Number
- CkA.16.01
- Description
- An overall metallic pink enamel over a large, thick piece of wood. Many layers of wood grain are visible through the enamel.
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- Title
- Pink Metallic
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- enamel; laquer on wood
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 122.0 cm
- Description
- An overall metallic pink enamel over a large, thick piece of wood. Many layers of wood grain are visible through the enamel.
- Subject
- abstract
- non-representational
- Credit
- Gift of Adrian Cooke, Lethbridge, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- CkA.16.01
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Purple Woods I
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfam.02.01
- Date
- c. 2000
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- FaM.02.01
- Description
- Abstract expressionist painting of wildflowers. Long brushstrokes and staining of canvas in mainly dark purple, blue, green and yellow.
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- Title
- Purple Woods I
- Date
- c. 2000
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Description
- Abstract expressionist painting of wildflowers. Long brushstrokes and staining of canvas in mainly dark purple, blue, green and yellow.
- Subject
- abstract
- expressionist
- botanical
- wildflowers
- Credit
- Gift and purchased from Maureen Fair, Canmore, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- FaM.02.01
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Seal Thoughts of Man
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttud.04.01
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuD.04.01
- Description
- Black silhouette of a man with arms up, standing on the head of a seal (head and shoulders of the seal); features cut out with red in the eyes and the seal’s nose.
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- Title
- Seal Thoughts of Man
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 20.6 cm
- Description
- Black silhouette of a man with arms up, standing on the head of a seal (head and shoulders of the seal); features cut out with red in the eyes and the seal’s nose.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- TuD.04.01
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Sister of Morning Dream
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.12.08
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- fluid acrylic on linen
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.08
- Description
- Four black pointed shapes move across the piece. The edges of these shapes are rough, and paint splatter is visible off of the tops of several of the shapes.
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- Title
- Sister of Morning Dream
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- fluid acrylic on linen
- Dimensions
- 91.3 x 153.9 cm
- Description
- Four black pointed shapes move across the piece. The edges of these shapes are rough, and paint splatter is visible off of the tops of several of the shapes.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.08
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Sisters of Mountains Too
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.12.11
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- acrylic on linen canvas
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.11
- Description
- Five black pointed shapes move across the piece. The edges of these shapes are rough, and paint splatter is visible off of the tops of several of the shapes. The two shapes on the left are large, the three on the right are small.
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- Title
- Sisters of Mountains Too
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- acrylic on linen canvas
- Dimensions
- 93.7 x 203.4 cm
- Description
- Five black pointed shapes move across the piece. The edges of these shapes are rough, and paint splatter is visible off of the tops of several of the shapes. The two shapes on the left are large, the three on the right are small.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.11
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- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- acrylic on linen canvas
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.12
- Description
- Two suggestions of mountains are achieved with thick curved and pointed lines. One shape sits on the right side, the second begins in the centre of the work and extends with a fading line to the left.
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- Title
- Three Sisters
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- acrylic on linen canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.3 x 229.4 cm
- Description
- Two suggestions of mountains are achieved with thick curved and pointed lines. One shape sits on the right side, the second begins in the centre of the work and extends with a fading line to the left.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.12
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