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Tom Thomson

1877 - 1917

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Thomas John Thomson (August 5, 1877 – July 8, 1917) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Thomson is the 1,934th most popular painter (down from 1,915th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from Canada (down from 540th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Tom Thomson ranks 1,934 out of 2,023. Before him are Florence Fuller, Maurice Prendergast, Randolph Caldecott, William Stanley Haseltine, Luke Fildes, and Harry Clarke. After him are Alfred John Keene, William Beechey, Antonín Slavíček, Edward Henry Potthast, Hale Asaf, and Rob Gonsalves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Tom Thomson ranks 185. Before him are Ruurd Leegstra, Norman Pritchard, Charilaos Vasilakos, Claire McDowell, Tom Crean, and Šatrijos Ragana. After him are Albino Jara, Hermann Martens, Laura Knight, Thomas C. Hart, Patrick Leahy, and Montagu Love. Among people deceased in 1917, Tom Thomson ranks 120. Before him are Sergei Zubatov, Leander Starr Jameson, Albert Ball, Janez Evangelist Krek, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and Hans von Blixen-Finecke. After him are Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Florence La Badie, Sarat Chandra Das, Belva Ann Lockwood, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, and Frederick McCubbin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Tom Thomson ranks 610 out of 1,622. Before him are Nicole Appleton (1974), Paul Corkum (1943), Roy Dupuis (1963), Scotty Bowman (1933), Elmer Clifton (1890), and Yvonne Brill (1924). After him are Robert Lepage (1957), William Hope (1955), Farley Mowat (1921), Mike Bossy (1957), Tony Esposito (1943), and Patrick Roy (1965).

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Among PAINTERS In Canada

Among painters born in Canada, Tom Thomson ranks 9. Before him are Agnes Martin (1912), Emily Carr (1871), John McCrae (1872), Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Philip Guston (1913), and Maurice Prendergast (1858). After him are Rob Gonsalves (1959).

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