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Beach at Makapu'u Point, Hawaii

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.042
Description
Colour: yellow, grey, green. The lower half is sand and rocks. There is green water to the right and a large dark mountain side to the left. Above the horizon are two mountain islands and grey and green sky beyond.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Beach at Makapu'u Point, Hawaii
Date
1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: yellow, grey, green. The lower half is sand and rocks. There is green water to the right and a large dark mountain side to the left. Above the horizon are two mountain islands and grey and green sky beyond.
Subject
seascape
mountain
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.042
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.028
Description
Colour: blue, greys. In the lower left corner is a black mountain. Clouds - grey and white and blue fill the rest of the picture.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sky Study, Hawaii
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: blue, greys. In the lower left corner is a black mountain. Clouds - grey and white and blue fill the rest of the picture.
Subject
skyscape
Pacific
mountain
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.028
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Building Sampans at Kewalo Basin, Hawaii

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.030
Description
Colour: brown, blue. A building with vague outlines of boats and figures in front of it, fills the left side of the picture. To the right is a large boat and hills and sky beyond.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Building Sampans at Kewalo Basin, Hawaii
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: brown, blue. A building with vague outlines of boats and figures in front of it, fills the left side of the picture. To the right is a large boat and hills and sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
Pacific
architecture
transportation
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.030
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Dole Pineapple Factory, Honolulu

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.031
Description
Colour: dark grey, green. The upper half is dark grey sky. In the center are a group of buildings way in the distance and water beyond. The foreground is green slopes - a few trees and a building to the left.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Dole Pineapple Factory, Honolulu
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: dark grey, green. The upper half is dark grey sky. In the center are a group of buildings way in the distance and water beyond. The foreground is green slopes - a few trees and a building to the left.
Subject
landscape
Pacific
architecture
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.031
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.032
Description
Colour: green, blue. Looking down on a green valley sectioned off into small rectangles. A river comes up from lower left of counter to a third the way up where there are a few buildings. In the upper half are hills and mountains. The sky is dark and it appears to be raining here and there in the d…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Rice Paddies
Date
1934
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue. Looking down on a green valley sectioned off into small rectangles. A river comes up from lower left of counter to a third the way up where there are a few buildings. In the upper half are hills and mountains. The sky is dark and it appears to be raining here and there in the distance.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.032
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Sisal, Wilhelmina Rise, Honolulu,

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.033
Description
Colour: green, blue. On the left side is a large fan like plant. On the right are two smaller ones and two tall tree like plants. Behind is clouded blue sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sisal, Wilhelmina Rise, Honolulu,
Date
1934
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue. On the left side is a large fan like plant. On the right are two smaller ones and two tall tree like plants. Behind is clouded blue sky.
Subject
landscape
botanical
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.033
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.036
Description
Colour: brown, green. Central image is two buildings which stand at center and are reflected in the water in the lower left and center area. At the right side is a large tree which fills the upper right corner. Behind the buildings are a few palm trees and blue and white sky beyond.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Wakiki, Hawaii
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: brown, green. Central image is two buildings which stand at center and are reflected in the water in the lower left and center area. At the right side is a large tree which fills the upper right corner. Behind the buildings are a few palm trees and blue and white sky beyond.
Subject
architecture
rural
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.036
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Lihue Cane Fields, Kauali, Hawaii

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.037
Description
Colour: green, teal blue. A fence runs across the bottom and off into the distance at the left. On the right side a tree grows. Hills, fields and trees fill the middle ground. Mountains rise up out of the plain in the upper half. Cloudy sky fills the upper quarter.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lihue Cane Fields, Kauali, Hawaii
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: green, teal blue. A fence runs across the bottom and off into the distance at the left. On the right side a tree grows. Hills, fields and trees fill the middle ground. Mountains rise up out of the plain in the upper half. Cloudy sky fills the upper quarter.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.037
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.038
Description
Colour: blue, green. Central image is a row of palm trees which grow inside a fence that goes along a road which runs from bottom left up to right of center. There are buildings behind the palm tree on the left side. Cloudy sky and mountains behind fill the upper half.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Palms, Hawaii
Date
1934
Medium
oil
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. Central image is a row of palm trees which grow inside a fence that goes along a road which runs from bottom left up to right of center. There are buildings behind the palm tree on the left side. Cloudy sky and mountains behind fill the upper half.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.038
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Sugar Cane Fields, Kauai

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.039
Description
Colour, blue, green. The lower two thirds of the picture is small patches of fields and trees, small buildings and roads. Beyond is the sea and grey sky above the horizon. There's a boat in the harbour right of center and a large chimney stack at the left side.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sugar Cane Fields, Kauai
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour, blue, green. The lower two thirds of the picture is small patches of fields and trees, small buildings and roads. Beyond is the sea and grey sky above the horizon. There's a boat in the harbour right of center and a large chimney stack at the left side.
Subject
landscape
seascape
Pacific
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.039
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