Rock Fall, Valley of Ten Peaks
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.243
- Description
- The immediate foreground contains large scattered rocks. Beyond them are five trees, with the second from the right reaching from the ground to the top of the picture. Four mountains, comprising part of The Valley of the Ten Peaks, can be seen behind the hill on which the trees are growing. The top…
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- Title
- Rock Fall, Valley of Ten Peaks
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The immediate foreground contains large scattered rocks. Beyond them are five trees, with the second from the right reaching from the ground to the top of the picture. Four mountains, comprising part of The Valley of the Ten Peaks, can be seen behind the hill on which the trees are growing. The tops of the two larger mountains on the left are cut-off by the picture frame. The tallest tree hides the third peak, while the fourth peak is in plain view. Small patches of blue sky appear between the clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.243
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