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- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- gesso on wood
- Catalogue Number
- VtP.02.02
- Description
- A lozenged shaped piece of burnt wood, uneven surface, painted white. The white colour is irregular. Centered is a drawing of a ship. The ship is not typical. Black lines indicate only the skeletal shape, looking more like an unfinished woven basket with the ribs long and pointing out and up.
- Title
- Ship
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- gesso on wood
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- A lozenged shaped piece of burnt wood, uneven surface, painted white. The white colour is irregular. Centered is a drawing of a ship. The ship is not typical. Black lines indicate only the skeletal shape, looking more like an unfinished woven basket with the ribs long and pointing out and up.
- Subject
- landscape
- mythological
- boat
- Credit
- Gift of Peter von Tiesenhausen, Demmitt, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- VtP.02.02
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HeM.05.01
- Description
- General colour: black, red, yellow, green on white. A large creature runs to the right. It is very stylized. Arms and legs have designs on them and three toed paws. The head is large, teeth bared and a sort comb on the top. Down his back are fins which appear to be attached to another creature that…
- Title
- Sea Monster
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 41.9 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black, red, yellow, green on white. A large creature runs to the right. It is very stylized. Arms and legs have designs on them and three toed paws. The head is large, teeth bared and a sort comb on the top. Down his back are fins which appear to be attached to another creature that clings to him.
- Subject
- animal, mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HeM.05.01
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Medium
- acrylic on heavy watercolour paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.04
- Description
- Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Medium
- acrylic on heavy watercolour paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.
- Subject
- mythological
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.04
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Buddhist Icon
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 6.6 cm
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
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Man, Boy, Dragon
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on raw silk
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.17
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; old man in pink and blue bordered kimono, left arm raised, boy in blue and brown kimono with books in hands, extended towards dragon, both are facing multi coloured dragon in bottom right corner. Dragon is mostly green, pink underbelly, red shoulders and front o…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man, Boy, Dragon
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on raw silk
- Dimensions
- 32.3 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; old man in pink and blue bordered kimono, left arm raised, boy in blue and brown kimono with books in hands, extended towards dragon, both are facing multi coloured dragon in bottom right corner. Dragon is mostly green, pink underbelly, red shoulders and front of back leg, red nose, brown trim, is facing left, has mouth open.
- Subject
- figure, male
- child
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.17
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Man and Winged Creature
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.18
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on raw silk
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.18
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; off center to right, man in blue kimono sitting on yellow mat, has a large orange hat on his head, red jug on floor in front of him, is looking down towards the left of the picture towards a creature. The creature appears man-like, has a monkey type face with re…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man and Winged Creature
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on raw silk
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; off center to right, man in blue kimono sitting on yellow mat, has a large orange hat on his head, red jug on floor in front of him, is looking down towards the left of the picture towards a creature. The creature appears man-like, has a monkey type face with red hair over ears, beard and eyebrows. White wings on shoulders, has a black/blue ribbon and a red ribbon draped over body.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.18
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