1916.169
Blueberry Bushes, October
Fall 1916
Oil on wood panel
8 11/16 x 10 5/8 in. (22 x 27 cm)
Inscription recto: l.r., estate stamp
Inscription verso: c., estate stamp; u.l., in ink, Property of HARKNESS (crossed out); in graphite, Blueberry Bushes Oct 1916-JM; u.r., in graphite, Copper? (crossed out); m.l., in graphite, 1st class (crossed out); c., in black wax crayon, Sketch #1; l.l., in black magic marker, H; l.r., in graphite, 94 Mrs. Harkness; c., directional sign and 8 7/8 x 10 3/4
Inscription verso: c., estate stamp; u.l., in ink, Property of HARKNESS (crossed out); in graphite, Blueberry Bushes Oct 1916-JM; u.r., in graphite, Copper? (crossed out); m.l., in graphite, 1st class (crossed out); c., in black wax crayon, Sketch #1; l.l., in black magic marker, H; l.r., in graphite, 94 Mrs. Harkness; c., directional sign and 8 7/8 x 10 3/4
Provenance
Exhibition History
Mellors Galleries, 759 Yonge Street, Toronto, Loan Exhibition of Works by Tom Thomson, Mellors Galleries, March 13–31, 1937, no. 10, lent by the artist's family, Owen Sound.
Published References
Robson, Albert H. Tom Thomson. , Canadian Art Series. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1937, pp. 18–19 (repr. col.) as Property of George Thomson.
Laing, G. Blair. Memoirs of an Art Dealer. Vol. 1. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979, p. 79 (repr. col.)
Murray, Joan. "Tom Thomson: Trailblazer and Guide." In Canadian Art: The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto: Skylet Publishing, 2008, p. 113 (repr.col.)
Murray, Joan. A Treasury of Tom Thomson. Vancouver, Toronto, Berkeley: Douglas & McIntyre, 2011, pp. 120–121 (repr. col.)
Record last updated June 14, 2018. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""Blueberry Bushes, October, Fall 1916 (1916.169)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=609 (accessed on April 29, 2024).