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© Art Gallery of Ontario
1912.27
The Canoe
Spring or fall 1912
Oil on canvas on wood
6 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (17.3 x 25.3 cm)
Inscription verso: graphite, Tom Thompson 1914 (h crossed out)
Provenance
J.Shannon Fraser, Mowat and Kearney, Ontario
J.S. McLean, Toronto, 1936
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (L69.48). Gift from the J.S. McLean Collection, Toronto, 1969. Donated by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, 1988
Exhibition History
1952 McLean
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of J.S. McLean, February 23–March 24, 1952, no. 85, as 1914.1968 McLean
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The J.S. McLean Collection of Canadian Painting, September 19–October 20, 1968, no. 78. Traveled to: Confederation Centre, Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, November 1–December 1, 1968; Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, December 13, 1968–January 12, 1969; London Public Library and Art Museum, London, Ontario, January 24–February 23, 1969; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, March 7–April 6, 1969; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, April–May 18, 1969; Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 30–June 29, 1969; Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 5–September 13, 1969; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 23–October 26, 1969.1971 Thomson
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The Art of Tom Thomson, October 30–December 12, 1971, no. 12, (repr.) Traveled to: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, January 15–February 3, 1972; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, February 25–March 31, 1972; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, April 14–May 28, 1972; Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 2–September 5, 1972.1998 McMichael
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, In the Wilds: Canoeing and Canadian Art, June 27–November 5, 1998. (repr. col.)2002 Thomson
National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Tom Thomson, June 7–September 8, 2002, no. 6, (repr. col.) Traveled to: Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 5, 2002–January 5, 2003; Musée du Québec, Quebec City, February 6–April 3, 2003; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, May 30–September 7, 2003; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, September 29–December 7, 2003.Published References
Little, R.P. 1955
Little, R.P. "Some Recollections of Tom Thomson and Canoe Lake." Culture 16, no. 2 (June 1955), p. 204.Little 1970
Little, William T. The Tom Thomson Mystery. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1970, pp. 35, 217.Murray 1971
Murray, Joan. The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 67, 91 (repr.)Addison 1974
Addison, Ottelyn. Early Days in Algonquin Park. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1974, p. 123.Modie 1999
Modie, Jim. "Unraveling the Mystery of Canoe Artist Tom Thomson." Paddler (Steamboat Springs, Colorado) (November/December 1999).Reid and Hill 2002
Reid, Dennis and Charles C. Hill. Tom Thomson. Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre with the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada, 2002. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 120, 158 (repr. col.)Record last updated March 3, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""The Canoe, Spring or fall 1912 (1912.27)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=120 (accessed on May 6, 2024).