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Catalogue entry
1916-1917.14
The Fisherman
Alternate title: Fishing
Winter 1916–17
Oil on canvas
20 3/16 x 22 1/4 in. (51.3 x 56.5 cm)
Inscription verso: by George Thomson, The Fisherman / by / Tom Thomson; stamp, E.E. Poole Collection No. 101; on frame, TT.36; (1970) label, Mellors Galleries, Toronto
Provenance
Estate of the artist
George Thomson, Owen Sound
Mellors Galleries, Toronto, by 1941
Ernest E. Poole, Edmonton
Art Gallery of Alberta Collection (68.6.84). Gift of Ernest E. Poole Foundation, 1975
Exhibition History
1920 Thomson
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Memorial Exhibition of Paintings by Tom Thomson, February 13–29, 1920, no. 39.1922 Owen Sound
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, The Women's Art Association Exhibit of Paintings by Tom Thomson, May 1–6, 1922, no. 37, as Fishing.1937 Thomson
Mellors Galleries, 759 Yonge Street, Toronto, Loan Exhibition of Works by Tom Thomson, Mellors Galleries, March 13–31, 1937, no. 4, lent by the artist's family, Owen Sound.1939 Thomson
Mellors Galleries, Toronto, Exhibition of the Work of Tom Thomson and J.E.H. MacDonald, February 1–18, 1939, no. 40.1959 Poole
Arts Centre of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Paintings from the Collection of Ernest E. Poole and Family, August 4–September 13, 1959, no. 20. Traveled to: Fine Arts Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 1–18, 1959.1965 Poole
Confederation Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, The Poole Collection, June 1–September 6, 1965, no. 59.1966 Poole (1)
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, The Ernest E. Poole Foundation Collection: An Exhibition of Canadian Paintings, April 24-29, May 2-6 1966, no. 57.1966 Poole (2)
Regina Public Library Art Gallery, Saskatchewan Festival of the Art, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Twenty Selected Works from the Ernest E. Poole Foundation Collection: An Exhibition of Canadian Painting, September 10–August 24, 1966, no. 18.1971 Thomson
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The Art of Tom Thomson, October 30–December 12, 1971, no. 49, (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, 1978.1978 Lethbridge
Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Group of Seven / Selections, October 7–29, 1978, no. 19, (repr.)1990 Thomson
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Tom Thomson, June 16–September 16, 1990, as c. 1914.2001 Hunter
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Stand by Your Man or Annie Crawford Hurn: My Life with Tom Thomson, March 17–May 27, 2001. (repr.) Traveled to: Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, June 24–August 27, 2001; Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, September 22, 2001–February 2, 2002.2002 Thomson
National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Tom Thomson, June 7–September 8, 2002, no. 129, (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
Harper 1966
Harper, J. Russell. Painting in Canada: A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1955, pp. 279, 282.Murray 1971
Murray, Joan. The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 75, 93 (repr.)Dumas 1972
Dumas, Paul. "Exposition rétrospective de Tom Thomson." L'Information medicale et paramiedicale (Montreal) (6 June 1972).Town & Silcox 1977
Town, Harold, and David P. Silcox. Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1977, p. 142 (repr. col.)Thom 1990
Thom, Ian M. Tom Thomson. Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1990. Exhibition catalogue, as c. 1914.Hunter 2001
Hunter, Andrew. Stand by Your Man or Anne Crawford Hurn: My Life with Tom Thomson. Edmonton: Edmonton Art Gallery and Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2001. Exhibition catalogue, p. 16 (repr.)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. 140, 284 (repr. col.)Silcox 2002
Silcox, David P. Tom Thomson: An Introduction to his Life and Art. Toronto: Firefly Books, 2002, p. 43 (repr. col.)Record last updated February 16, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""The Fisherman, Winter 1916–17 (1916-1917.14)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=633 (accessed on April 30, 2024).