1908.03
The Creek
Alternate titles: Ink Drawing; Pen and Ink Drawing
1908
Ink on paper
11 7/8 x 19 11/16 in. (30.1 x 50 cm)
Inscription recto: l.r., Tom Thomson ' 08
Inscription verso: in graphite, McCready
Inscription verso: in graphite, McCready
Exhibition History
London Public Library and Art Museum, London, Ontario, Tom Thomson 1877 - 1917, George Thomson 1868 -, July 6–September 6, 1957, no. 7, as Pen and Ink Drawing.
Willistead Art Gallery, Windsor, Tom Thomson 1877 - 1917, October 6–November 2, 1957, no. 17, as Ink Drawing.
Published References
Murray, Joan. The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, p. 16 (repr.)
Murray, Joan. Tom Thomson: The Last Spring. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1994, p. 23 as Untitled (repr.)
Remarks
The inspiration for the work could be Telfer’s Creek in Leith.
Record last updated March 9, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""The Creek, 1908 (1908.03)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=47 (accessed on May 1, 2025).