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1916.31
Sketch for "The West Wind"
Spring 1916
Oil on composite wood-pulp board
8 7/16 x 10 9/16 in. (21.4 x 26.8 cm)
Inscription recto: l.r., in red, TOM THOMSON
Inscription verso: l.l., estate stamp; u.l., in graphite, 28 / (black) 2; c., in ink on blue bordered label, Dr James MacCallum; c., in ink on red bordered label, Original sketch of / West Wind
Inscription verso: l.l., estate stamp; u.l., in graphite, 28 / (black) 2; c., in ink on blue bordered label, Dr James MacCallum; c., in ink on red bordered label, Original sketch of / West Wind
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Dr. J.M. MacCallum, Toronto, by 1921
James MacCallum, Toronto, 1943
Quarter Century Club of Canada Packers, 1946
Presented to J.S. McLean, Toronto, May 1946
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (L69.49). Gift from the J.S. McLean Collection, Toronto, 1969, donated by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, 1988
Exhibition History
1926 AGT Canadian
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Exhibition of Canadian Paintings, 1926, hors. cat.1937 Thomson
Mellors Galleries, 759 Yonge Street, Toronto, Loan Exhibition of Works by Tom Thomson, Mellors Galleries, March 13–31, 1937, no. 81, lent by James M. MacCallum.1941 Thomson
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Horatio Walker - Tom Thomson, January 1941.1952 McLean
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of J.S. McLean, February 23–March 24, 1952, no. 88, (repr.)1953 Hamilton
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Inaugural Exhibition, December 1953–January 1954, no. 52.1957 AGT
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Comparisons: An Exhibition Organized by the Art Gallery of Toronto, January 11–February 3, 1957, no. 77.1966 Vancouver
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Images for a Canadian Heritage, September 1966, no. 69, (repr. col.)1968 McLean
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The J.S. McLean Collection of Canadian Painting, September 19–October 20, 1968, no. 80, (repr.) 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, 1969.1970 NGC
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, The Group of Seven, June 19–September 8, 1970, no. 66, (repr.) Traveled to: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, September 22–October 31, 1970.1971 Thomson
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The Art of Tom Thomson, October 30–December 12, 1971, no. 99, (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, 1972.1978 Edmonton
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Modern Painting in Canada: A Survey of Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art, July 7–August 30, 1978. (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. 98, (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
Davies 1935
Davies, Blodwen. A Study of Tom Thomson: The Story of a Man Who Looked for Beauty and for
Truth in the Wilderness. Toronto: The Discus Press, 1935, p. 104.McInnes 1937a
McInnes, G.C. "Art World." Saturday Night 52, no. 20 (20 March 1937).Bridle 1937b
Bridle, Augustus. "Tom Thomson Show Attracts Hundreds." Toronto Daily Star, 15 March 1937.Saunders 1947
Saunders, Audrey. Algonquin Story. Toronto: Department of Lands and Forests, 1947, pp. 173–74.McLean 1952
McLean, J.S. "On the Pleasures of Collecting Paintings." Canadian Art 10, no. 1 (autumn 1952), p. 7 (repr.)Art Gallery of Toronto 1959
Painting and Sculpture: Illustrations of Selected Paintings and Sculpture from the
Collection. Toronto: Art Gallery of Toronto, 1959, (repr. col frontispiece).Hubbard 1962
Hubbard, R.H. The Gallery of Canadian Art, 2 Tom Thomson. Toronto: Society For Art Publications and McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1962, fig. 20 (repr.)Davies 1967
Davies, Blodwen. Tom Thomson: The Story of a Man Who Looked for Beauty and for Truth in the
Wilderness. Vancouver: Mitchell Press Limited, 1967, pp. 82–83.Addison 1969
Addison, Ottelyn, Elizabeth Harwood. Tom Thomson, The Algonquin Years. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1969, pp. 51, 54–56 (repr.)Mellen 1970
Mellen, Peter. The Group of Seven. Toronto, Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1970, p. 212 (repr.)Reid 1970
Reid, Dennis. The Group of Seven. Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada, 1970. Exhibition catalogue, p. 102.Murray 1971
Murray, Joan. The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 85, 95 (repr.)Addison 1974
Addison, Ottelyn. Early Days in Algonquin Park. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1974, p. 124.Lord 1974
Lord, Barry. Painting in Canada: Towards a People's Art. Toronto: NC Press, 1974, p. 128 (repr.)Reid 1975
Reid. Tom Thomson: The Jack Pine. 5, Masterpieces in the National Gallery of Canada, The National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa: 1975, pp. 18–20 (repr.)Town & Silcox 1977
Town, Harold, and David P. Silcox. Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1977, p. 174 (repr. col.)Fenton and Wilkin 1978
Fenton, Terry and Karen Wilkin. Modern Painting in Canada: A Survey of Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art. Edmonton: Edmonton Art Gallery, 1978. Exhibition catalogue, p. 23 (repr. col.)Murray 1994b
Murray, Joan. Northern Lights: Masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven. Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited, 1994, p. 76 (repr. col.)Murray 1995
Murray, Joan. "The World of Tom Thomson." Art Impressions 2 (Summer 1995), (repr.)Davis 1998a
Davis, Ann. Thomson, Thomas John (Tom). Vol. 14 1911-1920, Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998, p. 998.Murray 1999b
Murray, Joan. Tom Thomson: Trees. Toronto: McArthur & Company, 1999, pp. 78–79 (repr. col.)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. 137, 253 (repr. col.), 328n62.Dejardin 2011
Dejardin, Ian. Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and The Group of Seven. London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 31, 74 (repr. col.)Remarks
In a letter from Dr. J.M. MacCallum to Miss A.L. Beatty, Art Gallery of Toronto, 14 May 1937, Dr. MacCallum wrote that the sketch was done at Lake Cauchon. “Thomson, myself, Lorne Harris and his cousin Chester were up there,” Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
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Citation: Murray, Joan. ""Sketch for "The West Wind", Spring 1916 (1916.31)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=473 (accessed on May 17, 2024).