Tom Thomson

1877–1917 · Expressionism & Early Modernism

Thomas John Thomson was a Canadian artist active in the early 20th century. During his short career, he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on small wood panels and approximately 50 larger works on canvas. His works consist almost entirely of landscapes, depicting trees, skies, lakes, and rivers. He used broad brush strokes and a liberal application of paint to capture the beauty and colour of the Ontario landscape.

24 paintings

• The Drive
• Boats (1916)
• Northern River (1915)
• Study for Northern River (1914)
• Spring Ice (1916)
• Larry Dickson's Cabin (1917)
• Poplars by a Lake (1916)
• River (1915)
• Giant's Tomb, Georgian Bay (1914)
• Northern Lights (1917)
• Grey Day, Giant's Tomb (1914)
• Dark Waters (1917)
• Hillside, Smoke Lake (1914)
• The Pool
• Larry Dickson's Shack (1914)
• Old Lumber Dam, Algonquin Park (1912)
• Blue Lake: Sketch for "In the Northland" (1915)
• Sky ("The Light that Never Was") (1913)
• Sunset (1915)
• Moonlight (1913)
• Feuillage d'automne (1915)
• Sketch for The West Wind (1916)
• The Jack Pine (1916)
• The West Wind (1917)