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1913.25
Red Forest
Fall 1913
Oil on canvas on paperboard
6 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (17.3 x 25.2 cm)
Inscription verso: u.l., Thoreau MacDonald / T.T. gave me this / 15 / T.M.; c., artist, TOM
THOMSON / 1913; u.r., ink, T.T.; l.l., in ink, Thoreau / MacDonald; c.l., in ballpoint, R.
McMichael; (1970) in graphite, on AGT label, Dec. 30/40 / from Dr. Mason
THOMSON / 1913; u.r., ink, T.T.; l.l., in ink, Thoreau / MacDonald; c.l., in ballpoint, R.
McMichael; (1970) in graphite, on AGT label, Dec. 30/40 / from Dr. Mason
Provenance
Thoreau MacDonald, Toronto, 1915
Dr. Arnold Mason, Toronto, by 1940
R. McMichael, Kleinburg, 1960
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg (1966.16.65). Gift of the Founders, Robert and Signe McMichael, 1965
Exhibition History
1941 Thomson
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Horatio Walker - Tom Thomson, January 1941, as one of three sketches lent by Dr. A.D.A. Mason.1988 McMichael
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada, Six Sketches: Thomas John (Tom) Thomson, Landmarks Series VII, October 16, 1988–January 22, 1989. Traveled to: Woodstock Public Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, July 20–August 20, 1989; Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ontario, Canada, August 26–October 1, 1989; Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, November 24, 1989–January 8, 1990; Lindsay Gallery, Lindsey, Ontario, Canada, February 2–24, 1990; Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, March 28–April 22, 1990.2002 Thomson
National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Tom Thomson, June 7–September 8, 2002, no. 15, (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
Duval 1967
Duval, Paul. The McMichael Conservation Collection: A Catalogue of Outstanding Work by Tom
Thomson and the Group of Seven. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1967, (repr.)Duval 1970
Duval, Paul. Canadian Art: Vital Decades, McMichael Conservation Collection. Toronto, Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1970, (repr.)Duval 1973
Duval, Paul. A Vision of Canada: McMichael Canadian Collection. Toronto: Sampson Matthews Limited, 1973, p. 169 (repr.)McMichael, R 1986
McMichael, Robert. "One Man's Obsession." One Man's Obsession. Scarborough: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1986, pp. 119–120.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. 31, 122, 167 (repr. col.)Record last updated May 5, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""Red Forest, Fall 1913 (1913.25)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=151 (accessed on May 4, 2025).