1916.114
Pine Cones
Fall 1916
Oil on wood
8 1/2 x 10 9/16 in. (21.6 x 26.8 cm)
Inscription recto: l.r., TOM THOMSON
Inscription verso: l.c., estate stamp; label, Art Gallery of Toronto Dec 31/40 / from Dr. MacCallum; label, The Pine Cones / 33. / James MacCallum; c., in graphite, H.M.L. 15 (circled)
Inscription verso: l.c., estate stamp; label, Art Gallery of Toronto Dec 31/40 / from Dr. MacCallum; label, The Pine Cones / 33. / James MacCallum; c., in graphite, H.M.L. 15 (circled)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Arts Club, Montreal, Exhibition of Paintings by the Late Tom Thomson, March 1, 1919, no. 33. Traveled to: Art Association of Montreal, Montreal, March 25–April 12, 1919.
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Horatio Walker - Tom Thomson, January 1941.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, The MacCallum Bequest of Paintings by Tom Thomson and Other Canadian Painters & the Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Jackman Gift of Murals from the Late Dr. MacCallum's Cottage Painted by Some of the Members of the Group of Seven, January 25–February 23, 1969, no. 120.
Published References
Hubbard, R.H. National Gallery of Canada, Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture. Vol. III, Canadian School. Ottawa, Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1960, p. 303.
Reid, Dennis. The MacCallum Bequest of Paintings by Tom Thomson and Other Canadian Painters & the Mr. and Mrs. HR. Jackman Gift of the Murals from the Late Dr. MacCallum's Cottage Painted by Some Members of the Group of Seven. Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada, 1969. Exhibition catalogue, p. 53.
Remarks
HML refers to Harold Mortimer-Lamb, an early defender of the Group of Seven, mining engineer and collector. Possibly he considered this work as a possible purchase; hence the inscription.
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. ""Pine Cones, Fall 1916 (1916.114)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=555 (accessed on April 28, 2024).