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Catalogue entry
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
Elizabeth Thomson Harkness, Annan and Owen Sound
George Thomson, New Haven, Connecticut and Owen Sound, Ontario
Laing Galleries, Toronto, 1978
Private Collection, Toronto, 1978
Thomson Collection @ Art Gallery of Ontario
Exhibition History
1922 Thomson Owen Sound
1922, no. 42.1937 Thomson
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 1937
Robson, Albert H. Tom Thomson. , Canadian Art Series. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1937, pp. 18–19 (repr. col.) as Property of George Thomson.Laing 1979
Laing, G. Blair. Memoirs of an Art Dealer. Vol. 1. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979, p. 79 (repr. col.)Murray 2008
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 2011
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 May 15, 2024).