Artist Peter Whyte
Title Stoney Chief
Media pencil crayon on paper
Dated 1928
Size 10.25 x 8 x 1 in. / 26 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; inscribed 'to our Dear little Edward on his birthday - November 18, 1936 - with lots of love from his Aunt Lena and Aunt Alice' on backing attached to frame verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Sketching Tent in the Rockies
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1932
Size 11 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; hand carved period frame

Provenance
gift from the artist to Murray and Frances Adaskin; private collection, southern Alberta
Estimate CAD$15,000-$20,000

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Mountain Lake, 1938
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1938
Size 11 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right; framed

Reference
possibly Lake McArthur, see Walter J. Phillips print Lot 106

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$6,000-$8,000

Artist Peter Whyte
Title High Country
Media oil on canvas
Size 10 x 12 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, label verso; from a High River estate
Estimate CAD$5,000-$6,000

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Stoney Chief
Media coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Dated 1928
Size 10 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and dated along bottom; some yellowing noted; framed

Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Lake O'Hara Looking Towards Opabin Pass
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1930 --40s
Size 5.75 x 7.75 x 1 in. / 14.6 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Reference
see The Lake O'Hara Art of J.E.H. MacDonald and Hiker's Guide, pg. 96, by Lisa Christensen, for other views of Opabin Pass and area

Estimate CAD$2,400-$2,800

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Mountain Camp
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1920 -'s
Size 10.5 x 11 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and indistinctly dated lower right; some surface dirt noted

Provenance
Philip Suval Fine Arts, New York, label verso; private collection, New York
Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Glacier
Media oil on canvas board
Size 16 x 16 x 1 in. / 40.6 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Reference
the Adaskins knew Peter and Catherine from their days of playing at the Banff Springs Hotel, where the Adaskins met and got married

Provenance
collection of Murray & Frances Adaskin; acquired directly from the artist
Estimate CAD$4,000-$5,000

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Mountain View with Sketching Tent
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1932
Size 11 x 14 x 1 in. / 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated lower right

Provenance
collection of Murray & Frances Adaskin; acquired directly from the artist
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Mt. Norquay Looking North, Banff, Alberta, Rocky Mountain Park
Media oil on canvas board
Size 9 x 11 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on paper attached verso; some minor restoration around edges

Provenance
Haley & Steeke Picture Framers, Boston, label verso; private collection, Nanaimo
Estimate CAD$3,500-$4,500

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Untitled - Mountain Range
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1927
Size 5.5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 14 x 19 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and indistinctly dated lower right

Provenance
collection of Murray & Frances Adaskin; acquired directly from the artist
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Peter Whyte
Title Lake Oesa, Yoho National Park
Media oil on canvas board
Dated ca.  1928
Size 15 x 15 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears name and date on plaque; small thumb tack holes in corners

Reference
in Pete 'n' Catharine, pg.50, Peter wrote to Catharine "Sept.12 [1928] Lake O'Hara, There is an artist here from Toronto, Mr. J.E.H. MacDonald and we always seem to here at the same time ..." see JEH MacDonald's 'Study Lake McArthur' NGC #4849 for similar perspective and 'Lake O'Hara' in McMichael Collection

Provenance
received as a wedding gift from the artist and by descent; private collection, Alberta
Estimate CAD$1,500-$1,700