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Georges William Thornley (2 May 1857 – 31 August 1935) was a French painter and printmaker.[1]

Life

A student of the French landscape painter Eugène Cicéri and Edmond Yon, Thornley became a successful artist remembered for his seascapes from Normandy and his landscapes from the French and Italian Rivieras. He was the son of a Welsh immigrant Morgan Thornley.

He also was a talented watercolorist, engraver, and lithographer. His lithographs after the works of Corot, Pissarro, Degas and Puvis de Chavannes were acclaimed by his peers and awarded at the Salon de Paris.

His paintings were exhibited beginning in 1878. He won the Mention of Honor in 1881 and a Third Class medal in 1888. Thornley embraced the Impressionist movement early in his career, which brought him much success.

His style characteristically has bold brushwork and thick "impasto." It recreates the "impression of a panorama", capturing the fleeting moment in its inner light and color. This open landscape is an example of what the artist excelled at: successful color effects which are highly decorative but stay true to nature.

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[de] Georges William Thornley

Georges William Thornley (* 2. Mai 1857 in Thiais; † 31. August 1935 in Pontoise) war ein französischer impressionistischer Maler, Aquarellist, Kupferstecher und Lithograph. Sein Vater war der walisische Einwanderer Morgan Thornley.

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- [en] Georges William Thornley

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[fr] Georges William Thornley

Georges William Thornley, né à Thiais le 2 mai 1857 et mort à Pontoise le 31 août 1935, est un peintre et lithographe post-impressionniste français.

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