The West Wind
1917
oil
From the collection of Art Gallery of Ontario
1917
oil
From the collection of Art Gallery of Ontario
The West Wind is an oil painting from 1917 by Canadian artist Tom Thomson. It is a landscape that shows a lone pine tree at its centre. The work was created in the final year of Thomson’s life and is one of his last canvases. A sketch for the painting is also on view alongside the finished piece. Both the painting and its sketch are displayed at the Art Gallery of Ontario. If you’re curious about the tree that dominates the scene, look up the subject: pine tree.
