Burnt Land
Tom Thomson · 1915
Why it's great
Charred tree trunks stand on a hill after a forest fire, with new green growth rising beneath them. Tom Thomson saw the burnt land in Algonquin Park and made it the subject of a powerful sketch. Despite the damage, the spring colors show hope. It's a famous image of nature recovering.
Where to see it
📍 National Gallery of CanadaOttawa, Canada
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Tom Thomson was born in Ontario and worked as a commercial artist in Toronto before devoting himself to painting. He spent his summers in Algonquin Park, making small colorful oil sketches of lakes, trees and skies. His friends who later formed the Group of Seven were inspired by him. He drowned in Canoe Lake in 1917, and his death is still a famous mystery.
