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Catalogue entry
Michelle Wilson
1916.137
Red Sumac
Alternate title: Sumac in Autumn
Fall 1916
Oil on composite wood-pulp board
8 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (21.6 x 26.8 cm)
Inscription recto: l.r., estate stamp
Inscription verso: c., estate stamp; c. in black crayon, 1; l.r., in ink, Sumac in Autumn
Inscription verso: c., estate stamp; c. in black crayon, 1; l.r., in ink, Sumac in Autumn
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Mrs. Minnie Thomson Henry, Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Thomas James Gibson Henry, by descent
Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound (968.001). Gift of Mr. Thomas James Gibson Henry, Toronto in memory of Minnie Thomson (Mrs William) Henry, 1968
Exhibition History
1927 Saskatoon
Nutana Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, November 11–12, 1927.1969 Thomson
Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, Paintings by Tom Thomson: The Second Anniversary Exhibition, May 23–June 15, 1969, no. 33.1971 Thomson
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, The Art of Tom Thomson, October 30–December 12, 1971, no. 103. 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, 1972.1977 Thomson
Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery and Museum of Fine Art, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, The Tom Thomson Memorial Exhibition, May 4–June 1, 1977, no. 56.2002 Thomson
National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Tom Thomson, June 7–September 8, 2002, no. 116, ill. in color. 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
Murray 1971
Murray, Joan. The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 86, 96 (repr.)Kritzwiser 1977
Kritzwiser, Kay. "The Essential Tom Thomson." Globe and Mail (Toronto), 1977, (repr.)Murray 1999b
Murray, Joan. Tom Thomson: Trees. Toronto: McArthur & Company, 1999, pp. 98–99 (repr. col.)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. 138, 271 (repr. col.)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. ""Red Sumac, Fall 1916 (1916.137)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=578 (accessed on May 14, 2025).