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Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

1877 - 1917

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Born in Claremont, Ontario in 1877, Thomson studied at the Chatham Commercial School from 1899 to 1901, and traveled to Seattle to study photoengraving from 1901 to 1904, returning to Toronto in 1905. He was otherwise a self-taught artist, but gained much knowledge through his association with the members of Group of Seven, who he met in Toronto through the Arts and Letters Club and while working at commercial art firms Grip Ltd. and Rous and Mann Ltd. He was not an official member of the Group, but likely would have been, had he not unexpectedly and mysteriously drowned in July of 1917 at Canoe Lake. Long after his death, his work left a lasting and significant impression on the Group, with whom he shared a deep appreciation for the rugged natural beauty of the wild landscape of the Ontario north.

Thomson's first trip to Algonquin Park was in spring of 1912, and it became his primary painting place. Adept at surviving in the woods, Thomson fished, explored its many lakes by canoe, and painted in all conditions, drawn to the drama of its open skies, wooded shores and mercurial weather. He depicted a striking variety of subjects - from serene spring days and summer sunsets to nocturnes with Northern lights, or wild storms lashing the land. Every year from 1912 on he would travel to Algonquin Park for prolonged periods of sketching, and then return to the Group's Studio Building in Toronto in the winter to produce larger paintings from the gem-like oil on board works he painted out of doors. Thomson's development was meteoric, and in the years following this first trip, his depictions of the northern landscape using broad, expressive brush-strokes and rich and varied colour became known for their raw passion and beauty. As art patron Dr. James MacCallum stated, "Thomson painted not merely to paint, but because his nature compelled him to paint - because he had a message. The north country gradually enthralled him, body and soul. He began to paint that he might express the emotions the country inspired in him; all the moods and passions, all the somberness and all the glory of colour, were so felt that they demanded from him pictorial expression." In the brief span of his mature career Thomson created an unforgettable body of work, and was viewed as embodying the spirit of the northland.

Canvases such as The Jack Pine, Northern River and The West Wind, icons of Canadian art, are in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, and Thomson's works are in the collections of many other major museums. The most recent Thomson retrospective was held in 2002 by the National Gallery of Canada - a major exhibition that traveled to the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Musée du Québec, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

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Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Early Spring, Canoe Lake

8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in, 21.6 x 26.7 cm

1917

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Estimation : 600 000 $ - 800 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 2 749 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Fall 2009 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 26 novembre 2009

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Winter Morning

8 7/16 x 10 1/2 in, 21.4 x 26.7 cm

spring 1915

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Estimation : 1 000 000 $ - 1 500 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 2 281 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Legendary: The Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen, mercredi, 20 novembre 2024

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Tamarack Swamp

8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in, 21.6 x 26.7 cm

fall 1915

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Estimation : 1 200 000 $ - 1 600 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 2 101 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Legendary: The Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen, mercredi, 20 novembre 2024

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Canoe Lake

8 1/2 x 10 5/8 in, 21.6 x 27 cm

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Estimation : 400 000 $ - 600 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 696 500 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Fall 2013 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 28 novembre 2013

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Spring, 1916

8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in, 21.6 x 26.7 cm

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Estimation : 600 000 $ - 800 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 621 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, mercredi, 01 décembre 2021

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Sleet Storm

8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in, 21.6 x 26.7 cm

1914

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Estimation : 1 000 000 $ - 1 500 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 534 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Fall 2016 - 4th Session, mercredi, 23 novembre 2016

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Moccasin Flower or Orchids, Algonquin Park

10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in, 26.7 x 21.6 cm

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Estimation : 1 000 000 $ - 1 500 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 501 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, jeudi, 24 novembre 2022

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Birches and Cedar, Fall

8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in, 21.6 x 26.7 cm

fall 1915

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Estimation : 600 000 $ - 800 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 404 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Spring 2009 - 2nd Session, mercredi, 17 juin 2009

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

After the Storm

8 7/16 x 10 1/4 in, 21.4 x 26 cm

huile sur panneau

Estimation : 500 000 $ - 700 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 298 000 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Fall 2015 - 2nd Session, jeudi, 26 novembre 2015

Thomas John (Tom) Thomson

Autumn, Algonquin Park

8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in, 21 x 26.7 cm

1914

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Estimation : 1 000 000 $ - 1 200 000 $ CDN

Vendu pour : 1 201 250 $ CDN (Prime d’achat incluse)

Canadian, Impressionist & Modern Art, jeudi, 22 mai 2025