Study for "Northern River" (Etude pour "Riviere du Nord"), Tom Thomson

Although not a member, Tom Thomson directly influenced a group of painters that would come to be known as the Group Of Seven. Study for “Northern River,” 1914–15, gouache, brush, and ink over graphite on illustration board, 30 x 26.7 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. The masterful arrangement of such a complex subject, visually speaking, was Thomson’s first real tour de force.