Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm

About this book

With over seventy new reproductions of never-before-published paintings and new essays Tom Thomson is the most comprehensive collection of the artists work ever published. The original edition in 1977 commemorated the 100th year of Thomsons birth and the 60th of his untimely death. Tom Thomson: The Silence and The Storm was an instant classic. Thomsons brief brilliant life and his mysterious death in a canoe accident quickly gained him mythic status. The book became a legend in its own right and a perennial favourite among Canadian art fans and collectors. This newly designed and greatly expanded edition revives a classic adds many new images and offers new insights into Thomsons work his techniques and his enduring appeal. Candid in its assessment of one of twentieth-century Canadas biggest art stars Tom Thomson stands out for its original approach and thoroughness. Thomsons sketches and finest works are reproduced in colour at approximately the same size as the originals. This stunning new edition is a fitting tribute to a great and beloved Canadian artist.