Sunset Sky by Thomson

$490.00 USD

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Sunset Sky is one of four Tom Thomson replication available and demonstrates his vivid palette and thick brushstrokes, which massively influenced Canada's Group of Seven.
Please note that unframed prints have a small border since the original is not on a perfectly square support.
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- Certified Limited Edition of 350 total. 300 North America, 50 Museum
- Printed on premium aluminum panels using the highest quality archival inks
- Elevated print size (HxW): 21.8 x 26.8 cm (8 19/23 x 10 9/16")
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Collections: Museum Collection Limited Edition Textured Prints, National Gallery of Canada, Textured Fine Art Replications

Category: National Gallery of Canada, Thomson

Type: Limited Edition Textured Print

REPLICATION FRAME OPTION

Add your own finishing touch to your Thomson textured replication with a choice of a hand-crafted Larson-Juhl frame:

Sunset Sky Salon Frame

Salon Frame

Reflecting trends from Thomson's era, the museum selected frames for the Thomson replications are from Larson-Juhl's beautiful, gold Salon collection.

Finish: Gold - Width: 3" - Height: 1 3.8"

Set of 4 Tom Thomsons

THE STORY BEHIND THOMSON'S PAINTING

When Tom Thomson painted on pulp board supports he would usually prepare them with a warm, ochre-coloured oil paint, which can usually be seen at the surface between individual strokes of paint, providing a unifying half-tone, or a background color to counterpoint with lively tints.

This technique was especially useful for Sunset Sky, providing general tone for the richly glowering sunset when there would have been a special need to work rapidly to capture such an effect without muddying the colors. Thomson achieved this by mixing tints on his palette before laying them on in individual glides.

The sketch shows him experimenting with an array of tints, from burnt orange to pale blue-green, which many painters would shy away from. The overall horizontal alignment of the strokes is fitting for calm landscapes and cloud studies and the array of tints produced in Sunset Sky would eventually form the building blocks of Thomson’s celebrated masterpiece, The Jack Pine.