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The Water Front at Alert Bay, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactphw.04.51
- Date
- prior to 1963
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.51
- Description
- One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928, portfolio #273. Wooden rooftop in centre foreground, other wooden buildings and pier on waterfront, the buildings are brown and grey. A tree covered mountain is across the bay, the bay is light coloured with blue and greenish stre…
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- Title
- The Water Front at Alert Bay, B.C.
- Date
- prior to 1963
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928, portfolio #273. Wooden rooftop in centre foreground, other wooden buildings and pier on waterfront, the buildings are brown and grey. A tree covered mountain is across the bay, the bay is light coloured with blue and greenish streaks, the shadows of the building and pier and blue/green. The sky is light grey with dark blue clouds to the right top of picture. Printed on Goyu paper from six cherry-wood blocks.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- lake
- architecture, urban
- Credit
- Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.51
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Jimmy Simpson's Cabin, the Octagon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.311
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.311
- Description
- Large log cabin takes up most of the area, two trees to the right, one tree up left side, fireplace on side (left) of cabin, lake behind cabin, also mountains with snow, blue sky and one large cloud.
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- Title
- Jimmy Simpson's Cabin, the Octagon
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Large log cabin takes up most of the area, two trees to the right, one tree up left side, fireplace on side (left) of cabin, lake behind cabin, also mountains with snow, blue sky and one large cloud.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.311
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Jimmy Simpson's Cabin, Crowfoot Glacier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.140
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.140
- Description
- A cabin sitting in among a cluster of trees, lies to the left overlooking the shoreline in front. Several taller evergreens stand at the right hand side of the sketch also near the front bank. A green meadow lies in between. Crowfoot Glacier appears high above the turquoise green water. The glacier…
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- Title
- Jimmy Simpson's Cabin, Crowfoot Glacier
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A cabin sitting in among a cluster of trees, lies to the left overlooking the shoreline in front. Several taller evergreens stand at the right hand side of the sketch also near the front bank. A green meadow lies in between. Crowfoot Glacier appears high above the turquoise green water. The glacier can be seen in the upper levels of the mountains.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.140
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Bow Peak, Bow Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.141
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.141
- Description
- A few small cabins can be seen huddled in amongst the trees to the left of the snowline in front Bow Lake is overpowered by the mountain peaks illuminating above it. Snow is visible among the cracks and crevices in foreboding slopes. A dark grey sky forecasts the arrival of a tremendous storm.
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- Title
- Bow Peak, Bow Lake
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A few small cabins can be seen huddled in amongst the trees to the left of the snowline in front Bow Lake is overpowered by the mountain peaks illuminating above it. Snow is visible among the cracks and crevices in foreboding slopes. A dark grey sky forecasts the arrival of a tremendous storm.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.141
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The Waterfront, Alert Bay, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactphw.04.15
- Date
- prior to 1963
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.15
- Description
- Colour: blue, grey, brown. At the lower edge, the roof of the building can be seen. The end of a building is in the lower left corner. Behind this, out from the left side, are two other buildings and a dock with one boat tied up. The water appears at the night. Half way up across the picture is a h…
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- Title
- The Waterfront, Alert Bay, B.C.
- Date
- prior to 1963
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 17.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, grey, brown. At the lower edge, the roof of the building can be seen. The end of a building is in the lower left corner. Behind this, out from the left side, are two other buildings and a dock with one boat tied up. The water appears at the night. Half way up across the picture is a hill of trees. The sky is blue on the night with a large cloud coming in from the left.
- Subject
- architecture
- lake
- boat
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.15
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Simpson's Corral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.088
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.088
- Description
- Colour: green, blue grey. The foreground is green grass with a road or trail going from lower right of center to the right and then back to right of center to a gate on a fence which goes across the picture a third the way up. Behind the fence at the left side are two buildings. Trees grow behind t…
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- Title
- Simpson's Corral
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, blue grey. The foreground is green grass with a road or trail going from lower right of center to the right and then back to right of center to a gate on a fence which goes across the picture a third the way up. Behind the fence at the left side are two buildings. Trees grow behind them at the center and to the right. Beyond are mountains and sky. A patch of lake can be seen right of the cabins and left of the gate.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.088
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Corral at Bow Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.003
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.003
- Description
- Colour: green, grey, blue. In the foreground there are a few trees and grass which meet a fence one third up. At the gate on the right side stands a figure. Behind the fence is a cabin left and trees left and right allowing the turquoise lake in the distance to appear left of center. The mountain p…
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- Title
- Corral at Bow Lake
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 51 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, grey, blue. In the foreground there are a few trees and grass which meet a fence one third up. At the gate on the right side stands a figure. Behind the fence is a cabin left and trees left and right allowing the turquoise lake in the distance to appear left of center. The mountain peak beyond has snow on it and meets sky left of center in the upper area. Sky is clouded.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.003
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