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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.765
Description
A fast figure drawing initially done in pencil is filled with coloured pencil to add depth and dimension to the figure. The woman is shoeless, resting on a cane in her right hand, and is wearing a colourful wrap on her head. Behind her there is some sort of structure that is three-tiered.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Old Woman
Date
1927
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
A fast figure drawing initially done in pencil is filled with coloured pencil to add depth and dimension to the figure. The woman is shoeless, resting on a cane in her right hand, and is wearing a colourful wrap on her head. Behind her there is some sort of structure that is three-tiered.
Subject
head wrap
cane
dress
woman
bare feet
tiered structure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.765
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.830
Description
A quick sketch of a woman walking. She has bare feet and is wearing a dress that is long sleeve, the neckline starts at her neck, and goes down to her ankles. On her head she is has a cloth wrapped around her hair, and she is holding a basket up on her head with her left hand. The basket looks like…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 19.5 cm
Description
A quick sketch of a woman walking. She has bare feet and is wearing a dress that is long sleeve, the neckline starts at her neck, and goes down to her ankles. On her head she is has a cloth wrapped around her hair, and she is holding a basket up on her head with her left hand. The basket looks like it has fruit in it. To the right of this sketch there is a looser sketch of the same woman, however it is of her walking away this time.
Subject
person
woman
walking
barefoot
dress
head wrap
hat
basket
food
fruit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.830
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.841
Description
A woman standing barefoot, wearing a head wrap and a dress. She is looking out to the right and her left hand is on her hip, while the right is gesturing to objects behind her.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.2 cm
Description
A woman standing barefoot, wearing a head wrap and a dress. She is looking out to the right and her left hand is on her hip, while the right is gesturing to objects behind her.
Subject
person
woman
dress
head wrap
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.841
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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