Tom Thomson Art Photos

Tom Thomson (1877-1917) painted nature in the style which inspired the Group of Seven. Although he knew Group members, he died in a mysterious canoe accident before the Group was formed. Works marked "Painting on board" are field sketches in oil.

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Self portrait by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Early portraits & sketches by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Undated pencil on paper family portraits & sketches by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Undated watercolor & ink studies by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.
Self portrait (1902) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Early portraits & sketches by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Undated pencil on paper family portraits & sketches by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Undated watercolor & ink studies by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.
Farmer leading two horses painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Evening, Lake Scugog painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Smoke Lake, Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Lake scene with boulder painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.
Farmer leading two horses painting on board (1907) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Evening, Lake Scugog painting on board (1911) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Smoke Lake, Algonquin Park painting on board (1912) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Lake scene with boulder painting on board (1912) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.
Lake scene with river mouth painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Northland Sunsets painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Morning Cloud in winter painting by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Moonlight painting by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Lake scene with river mouth painting on board (c1912) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Northland Sunsets painting on board (1912-3) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Morning Cloud in winter painting (1913-4) by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Moonlight painting (1913-4) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Northern River painting by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Pine Island painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Split Rock Island painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park painting on board (1913 or 14) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Northern River painting (1914-5) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Pine Island painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Split Rock Island painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Soft maple in autumn painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Twisted Maple painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Algonquin, October painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Rock-MacCallum's Channel painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Soft maple in autumn painting on board (1914) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Twisted Maple painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Algonquin, October painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Rock-MacCallum's Channel painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Winter: Sketch in Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.In Algonquin Park painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Georgian Bay painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Bylet Inlet, Georgian Bay painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Winter: Sketch in Algonquin Park painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.In Algonquin Park painting (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Georgian Bay painting on board (1914) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Bylet Inlet, Georgian Bay painting (1914-5) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Algonquin Lake painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Northern Lights painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Morning painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.
Algonquin Lake painting on board (1915) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Algonquin Park painting on board (1915) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Northern Lights painting on board (1915) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Morning painting on board (1915) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.
Wild Flowers painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Water Flowers painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Wildflowers painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Burnt Land painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Wild Flowers painting on board (1915) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Water Flowers painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Wildflowers painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Burnt Land painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Tamaracks painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Autumn Colour painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Late Autumn painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.The Tent painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Tamaracks painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Autumn Colour painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Late Autumn painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.The Tent painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Black Spruce in Autumn painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Burnt Land painting by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Abandoned Logs in Autumn painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Log Flume in Autumn painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Black Spruce in Autumn painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Burnt Land painting (1915) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Abandoned Logs in Autumn painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Log Flume in Autumn painting on board (1915) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Silver Birches painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Pine Tree painting by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.The Pool painting by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Autumn's Garland painting by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Silver Birches painting (1915-6) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Pine Tree painting (c1915) by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.The Pool painting (1915-6) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Autumn's Garland painting (1915-6) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
.Spring Lake, Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Birches painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Burned over Land painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
.Spring Lake, Algonquin Park painting on board (1916) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Birches painting on board (1916) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Burned over Land painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Dappled Thicket painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Autumn Birches painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Autumn, Algonquin Park painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.The Waterfall painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Dappled Thicket painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Autumn Birches painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Autumn, Algonquin Park painting (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.The Waterfall painting (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Ragged Pine painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Snow Shadows painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Wood Interior, Winter painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Woodland Waterfall painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Ragged Pine painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Snow Shadows painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Wood Interior, Winter painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Woodland Waterfall painting (1916-7) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.The West Wind painting by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Autumn, Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Maple Saplings, October painting by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.
The Jack Pine (1916-7) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.The West Wind painting (1916-7) by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Autumn, Algonquin Park painting on board (1916) by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Maple Saplings, October painting (1916-7) by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.
In the Woods oil study on board by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Early Spring painting by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Early Spring painting by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Spring in Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
In the Woods oil study on board by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Early Spring painting (1917) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Early Spring painting (1917) by Tom Thomson at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.Spring in Algonquin Park painting on board (1917) by Tom Thomson at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Melting Ice painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.April in Algonquin Park painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Woods in Winter painting on board by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Tom Thomson's Camp painting on board by Arthur Lismer at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Melting Ice painting on board (1917) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.April in Algonquin Park painting on board (1917) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Woods in Winter painting on board (1917) by Tom Thompson at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Tom Thomson's Camp painting on board (1914) by Arthur Lismer at McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.
Tom Thomson Shack moved to McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Tom Thompson's glass baby cup at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Tom Thompson's mandolin at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Oil studies on small portable boards painted in the field by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Tom Thomson Shack (1915-17 home & studio) moved (1962) to McMichael Gallery. Kleinburg, ON.Tom Thompson's glass baby cup at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Tom Thompson's mandolin at Tom Thompson Art Gallery. Owen Sound, ON.Oil studies on small portable boards (e.g. plywood) painted in the field (1913-17) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Field paintings on small portable boards which were later enlarged in the studio by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.


Field paintings on small portable boards which were later enlarged in the studio (1913-17) by Tom Thomson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.


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