Ivan Taylor

English Impressionist beach, shore scene with fishing boats, huts and landscape

2000

English Impressionist beach, shore scene with fishing boats, huts, and landscape Born in North Staffordshire Ivan showed an early interest in art and in drawing and painting. His i...

William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture, and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honorable mention in 1881 and a third-place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

Title: French Coastal Village with Moored Fishing Boats and Rocky Shoreline By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 16.25 x 22.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condit...

Title: Impressionist Coastal Scene of Fishing Boats at Low Tide with Bridge View By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 11.5 x 15.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed ...