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Opabin Lake and Pass

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.076
Description
Colour: green, brown, white. In the foreground along the lower edge are trees and rocks and grass. Three trees stand right of center. Behind is a flat green lake. The far shore starts a third the way up and becomes a glacier at two thirds up. There is brown scree at the top with a patch of blue sky…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Opabin Lake and Pass
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.0 cm
Description
Colour: green, brown, white. In the foreground along the lower edge are trees and rocks and grass. Three trees stand right of center. Behind is a flat green lake. The far shore starts a third the way up and becomes a glacier at two thirds up. There is brown scree at the top with a patch of blue sky at the upper right of center edge.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.076
Images
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