Thanks for he info.My terminology may be wrong, but these were numbered. 48 out of 700 for example. Reproductions are not usually numbered from my understanding. Though of course I am not an expert.

rgcmce wrote:

My apologies.  My comments were uncalled for. 

But the whole bit of numbered reproductions of a long dead artist is a bit of a scam.  Numbered prints produced and individually signed by the artist can be a legitimate piece of  art; often the original is destroyed to ensure that the edition is truly limited.  But if the artist is not directly involved in each copy, it is just a reproduction no matter how high quality it might be or whether it is numbered.
 

I agree with watch out for scams,but this isn't  new hotel. These weren't hung yesterday. No doubt come with some sort of verification. I took closeup photos of the numbered part but cannot find them on my PC now. 

Speaking of Tom Thomson, I lived in South River for just over one year.  South River was the place that Tom could canoe to back then and pick up any supplies he needed.  There is even a Tom Thomson portage  that he took to a lake (Forest?) that he could canoe to South River.  There is also a Tom Thomson Park in South River.  Unknown to many, Tom Thomson spent a lot of time in the western section of Algonquin.

A friend of mine I met there took me to his grandmother's home (she was deceased) but the very old home was still standing and people living there.  My friend took me into this home and to the bedroom where Tom Thomson used to sleep before returning the way he came the next day.  Talk about having goosebumps as Tom Thomson was and still is my famous person when it comes to Algonquin Park.  Here is part of a little story about Tom I read in Explorers Edge.......

Tom Thomson’s name is synonymous with Algonquin Park, and his days on Canoe Lake as well as the mystery surrounding his death one hundred years ago in the park have become the stuff of Canadian legend. Few people realize, however, that Thomson spent much of his time regularly accessing the wilderness he loved in the western part of the park through the village of South River. 

Thomson spent many days in the village of South River. For income he often worked as a guide, travelling through the north-western reaches of the fledgling park. South River was the only link to civilization he could reach by paddle, and he visited to replenish food and art supplies before heading back into Algonquin to sketch and paint.

Brenda Scott takes visitors to the Algonquin Guest House on paddling expeditions that follow Thomson’s original route. Starting at Tom Thomson Park in South River paddlers follow the South River to Forest Lake. Along the way, Scott recounts the history and stories of Thomson’s life in the area and his influence on the famous Group of Seven artists. (Scott is also knowledgeable about edible local plants and foraging for food in the wild, which she teaches along the way.) After paddling participants spend time in Brenda’s studio, translating what they have seen into original works of art they can take home to cherish.
 

Last edited by boknows (6/16/2019 1:00 pm)

I'm waiting for a few Tom Thompson ghost stories to be added in this thread ... I like those better than his paintings !