When was the jack pine created?

When was the jack pine created?

1916
The Jack Pine/Created
This medium-sized oil on canvas painting was created between 1916 and 1917, shortly before Thomson’s strange and untimely death in Ontario Canada’s Algonquin Park. While you may not have heard of it before, it’s basically Canada’s.

Where was the jack pine made?

It was there, on Grand Lake with the hills near Carcajou Bay in the background, that Thomson made the oil sketch in 1916 that he would use for the final painting in 1917.

How much is the jack pine painting worth?

But the money mystery has been solved: It’s worth nearly $10 million. The painting was purchased in 1956 for $16,000.

Who painted jack pine?

Tom Thomson
The Jack Pine/Artists
1917 – The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson | 150 years 150 works. The Jack Pine, by Tom Thomson, is an icon in the history of Canadian art. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts* movement, which promoted decorative motifs, Thomson rendered his subject in graceful arabesques.

What type of pine is a jack pine?

Pinus banksiana
This northern conifer has sharp needles in bundles of two with distinctly curved cones. Jack pine can be distinguished from the non-native but widespread Scots Pine by the ‘V’ shape formed by the bundled needles – on Scots pine, the two needles are twisted together.

How long is Jack Pine Trail?

The Jack Pine Trail is a 1.6 km trail that takes you to the location where Tom Thomson was inspired to paint The Jack Pine.

How much are Tom Thomson’s paintings worth?

Tom Thomson is the iconic Canadian wilderness painter who is often viewed as the inspiration for the now equally famous Group of Seven Canadian painters whose works now sell in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars. A Thomson painting recently sold for over $2 million.

Why do jack pines need fire?

Fire causes the cone of an older jack pine tree to open up and release seeds. Cones that need heat, such as the heat from fire, in order to open are called serotinous cones. When the heat causes the cones to open, seeds are released and fall to the ground (see animation below).

What are jack pines used for?

WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : Jack pine is an important commercial timber species in the United States and Canada. The moderately hard and heavy wood is used for pulpwood, lumber, telephone poles, fence posts, mine timbers, and railroad ties [17,41].

Did Tom Thomson drown?

The death of Tom Thomson, the Canadian painter, occurred on 8 July 1917, on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. After Thomson drowned in the water, his upturned canoe was discovered later that afternoon and his body eight days later.

How old is Tom Thomson?

39 years (1877–1917)
Tom Thomson/Age at death