Research Collections
Artist
James Edward Hervey MacDonald, R. C. A. (1873 – 1932, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
MaJ.02.03
Description
The shore of Lake Oesa is visible in the foreground at the bottom of the painting. It is quite rocky. A small shrub or plant is sprouting out of the rock on the right side of the shore. The turquoise Lake Oesa stretches across the canvas. The lake meets up with the headwall of the glacier which …
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Artist
James Edward Hervey MacDonald, R. C. A. (1873 – 1932, Canadian)
Title
Lake Oesa
Date
1927
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
26.0 x 20.6 cm
Description
The shore of Lake Oesa is visible in the foreground at the bottom of the painting. It is quite rocky. A small shrub or plant is sprouting out of the rock on the right side of the shore. The turquoise Lake Oesa stretches across the canvas. The lake meets up with the headwall of the glacier which forms the upper half of the painting. It is painted in shades of dark blue and purple. At the top of the painting, blue and white areas of the glacier are visible.
Subject
landscape
water
Canadian Rockies
Lake Oesa
Credit
Gift of George K.K. (Tommy) Link, Tucson, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
MaJ.02.03
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Peter Whyte, Adeline Link, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Catharine Whyte sitting at the base of a large boulder
Date Range
1929-1930
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 2
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
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Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 2
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1929-1930
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Peter Whyte, Adeline Link, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Catharine Whyte sitting at the base of a large boulder
Name Access
Link, Adeline
MacDonald, J. E. H.
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Hiking
Lake Oesa
Mountains
Portrait
Picnics and picnicking
Geographic Access
Lake O'Hara
Yoho National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.063
Description
Lake Oesa at the base of Glacier Peak.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Lake Oesa
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.8 x 28.0 cm
Description
Lake Oesa at the base of Glacier Peak.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Lake Oesa
glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.063
Images
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