| The Drive | |
| Artist: | Tom Thomson |
| Year: | 1916–17 |
| Material: | Oil on canvas |
| Height Metric: | 120 |
| Width Metric: | 137.5 |
| City: | Guelph |
| Museum: | Art Gallery of Guelph |
The Drive is an oil-on-canvas painting of 1916–17 by the Canadian artist Tom Thomson. It depicts the logging industry in Algonquin Park. A frequent subject of Thomson's work, the painting shows timbermen directing sawn logs down a canal towards the Ottawa River. It was based on sketches of Thomson's composed while he was a fire ranger in the park.[1] [2]