William Anslow Thornley

Oil Painting by William Anslow Thornley "Fresh Water - Thames"

1870

Oil Painting by William Anslow Thornley "French Fishing Boats off Boulogne" 1858 -1904 A popular maritime artist from Kent, Thornley exhibited at the Royal Academy and elsewhere. Oil...

Oil Painting by Lilian M. Thornley "Off The Coast" 1890 - 1910 Gravesend painter of coastal maritime scenes, daughter, pupil and studio assistant of William Anslow Thornley. Oil on C...

Oil Painting by George Henry Knight "Fishing boats of the South Coast" by 1851 - 1922 Painter of atmospheric south coast views with good breeze and swell represented in the National ...

Oil Painting by William Pitt "The Severn above the Lowerloud Tewksbury" 1818 - 1900 A Midlands Landscape painter of local views and south-west scenes and regular exhibitor in London ...

This superb Edwardian Impressionist oil painting by Scottish listed artist James Campbell Noble RSA. Painted circa 1910 the composition is a harbour scene with trees to the right, nu...

William R Stone British, (1839-1889) River Thames at Isleworth with All Saints Church & The London Apprentice Pub Oil on canvas, signed with monogram 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...

Hubert Thornley British, (exh. 1858 -1898) Hay Barge on the Medway Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 23.5 inches x 17.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 24.5 inches A fine...