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Thomson's most famous paintings are his depictions of pine trees, particularly The Jack Pine and The West Wind. David Silcox has described these paintings as "the visual equivalent of a national anthem, for they have come to represent the spirit of the whole country, notwithstanding the fact that vast tracts of Canada have no pine trees", [ 179 ...
The Jack Pine is a well-known oil painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson. A representation of the most broadly distributed pine species in Canada, [ 1 ] it is considered an iconic image of the country's landscape, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and is one of the country's most widely recognized and reproduced artworks.
The West Wind is a 1917 painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson. An iconic image, the pine tree at its centre has been described as growing "in the national ethos as our one and only tree in a country of trees". [1] It was painted in the last year of Thomson's life and was one of his final works on canvas.
Northern River is a 1914–15 oil painting by Canadian painter Tom Thomson.The work was inspired by a sketch completed over the same winter, possibly in Algonquin Park.The completed canvas is large, measuring 115.1 × 102.0 cm (45 5 ⁄ 16 × 40 3 ⁄ 16 in).
Although he died before its official formation, Thomson had a significant influence on the group. In his essay "The Story of the Group of Seven", Harris wrote that Thomson was "a part of the movement before we pinned a label on it"; Thomson's paintings The West Wind and The Jack Pine are two of the group's most iconic pieces. [2]
Pages in category "Paintings by Tom Thomson" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. The Drive (Thomson)
— One of the world’s most famous paintings is now on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Called “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” this painting has inspired countless artists over the past ...
Tom Thomson photographed by T. H. Marten on Lake Scugog, 1910.. Tom Thomson (1877–1917) was a Canadian painter from the beginning of the 20th century. Beginning from humble roots, his development as a career painter was meteoric, only pursuing it seriously in the final years of his life.