1906.03
St. Thomas Church, St. Catharines
Alternate title: Church in St. Thomas
1906
Watercolour, gouache over graphite laid down on card
18 x 11 7/8 in. (45.8 x 30.3 cm)
Inscription verso: cedar backing; b.c., in ink, ST. THOMAS CHURCH / ST. CATHERINES [sic], ONTARIO / 1905; t., in graphite, St. Thomas Church / St. Catherines [sic] / 1905; u.l., label, in ink, Tom Thomson / St. Thomas Church / St. Catherines [sic]. Ont., / Probably painted 1905 / Given by the artist / to my mother / (Minnie Thomson / Henry ) as a / wedding present / 1907 / G.H.
Provenance
Exhibition History
Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, Paintings by Tom Thomson: The Second Anniversary Exhibition, May 23–June 15, 1969, no. 34.
Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery and Museum of Fine Art, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, The Tom Thomson Memorial Exhibition, May 4–June 1, 1977, no. 52.
Published References
Addison, Ottelyn, Elizabeth Harwood. Tom Thomson, The Algonquin Years. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1969, p. 5 (repr.)
Murray, Joan. The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, p. 11.
Town, Harold, and David P. Silcox. Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1977, p. 149 as Church in St. Thomas [sic].
Record last updated May 3, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""St. Thomas Church, St. Catharines, 1906 (1906.03)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=27 (accessed on May 1, 2025).