1877 -1917 · Algonquin Park and birth of the modern Canadian landscape
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1877 -1917 · Algonquin Park and birth of the modern Canadian landscape
Thomas John Thomson was born in Claremont, Ontario in 1877 and died at Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park, in 1917. After a youth near Owen Sound, he worked in commercial graphics in Seattle and then Toronto. At Grip Limited, his meeting with JEH MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Lawren Harris and other future members of the Group of Seven encouraged him to devote more time to painting. From 1912, Thomson discovered Algonquin Park. Guide, fisherman and canoeist, he stayed there from spring to fall and painted on small transportable panels, directly in front of the motif. Rapids, lakes, undergrowth, snow, fires and changes of sky were seized through blocks of color and nervous gestures. In the workshop, certain studies become large canvases. The Gray Pine isolates a flexible tree in front of the water and the hills; The West Wind transforms branches, waves and clouds into the same energy. The Pool brings together the saturated colors of autumn around dark water. Thomson does not officially belong to the Group of Seven, formed after his death, but his freedom of color and his intimate knowledge of the North have profoundly shaped his language. His mysterious drowning in July 1917 did not officially belong to the Group of Seven, formed after his death, but his freedom of color and his intimate knowledge of the North profoundly shaped his language. His mysterious drowning in July 1917 ended a concentrated career in a few years and contributed to his legend. His mysterious drowning in July 1917 ended a career concentrated in a few years and contributed to his legend. His work remains one of the founding images of the modern Canadian landscape. There selection "Tom Thomson" notably compares Le Pin gris and Le Vent d’ouest. His reading favors composition.
Thomson paints the North to the rhythm of the canoe and the wind: a few colorful shots are enough to bring the landscape to life.
Course & style
The profession of commercial designer and the future painters of the Group of Seven prepare his conversion to landscape. This milestone sheds light on the "Tom Thomson" collection by favoring composition.
Stays, canoeing and small signs establish a method based on direct experience of the North.
The Gray Pine, The West Wind and the Algonquin seasons condense a maturity as rapid as it is decisive.
The small format painted on the outside requires rapid simplification of shapes, values and colors. This line guides a reading of "Tom Thomson" centered on composition.
Pine, spruce or birch carries the tension of the wind and gives the site a unique presence.
Deep blues, autumn reds, sour greens and pink snow intensify the season.
Branches, water and clouds follow the same rhythm of touches and unite the entire landscape.
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The soft tree cuts out the lake and the horizon, bringing together solitude, endurance and decorative clarity.
Landmark work by Tom Thomson. Reading of "Tom Thomson" through composition.Branches, clouds and lake surface propagate the same thrust, giving a visible shape to the wind.
Landmark work by Tom ThomsonThe dark depth of the water brings together the oranges, greens and blues of a forest at the top of its color.
Landmark work by Tom ThomsonWater, rocks and vegetation are reduced to clear masses which make the isolation of the landscape noticeable.
Landmark work by Tom ThomsonThe small format painted on the outside requires rapid simplification of shapes, values and colors. This line guides a reading of "Tom Thomson" centered on composition.
Reading key for Tom ThomsonPine, spruce or birch carries the tension of the wind and gives the site a unique presence.
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