Antique French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Sea Landscape Antibes France by William Georges Thornley 1888

A fine antique Impressionist painting by the celebrated French Impressionist painter William Georges Thornley (1857-1935), a view of the Mediterranean sea from Antibes, France, circa 1888.
This very beautiful work by William Georges Thornley is a superlative example of the artist's ability & style, painted with Impasto technique with thickly applied paint. The painting depicting a view of the Mediterranean Coast in the French Riviera, from Pointe de I'illette Antibes in the Cote d' Azur. There are trees & bracken to the foreground with a rocky outcrop leading to the sea, the painting is signed lower left "W. Thornley". The painting is titled in pencil on the stretcher bar by the artist: "Cap de I'illette Antiques Antibes", with a small gallery label below and a collectors stamp with initials & an anchor in a circle.
The painting is housed in the original cream colored gessoed Belle Epoque frame, the condition of the painting is excellent and is ready to hang on your wall. 
The painting at sight without the frame 24" x 18.5"

William Georges Thornley was a student of the French landscape painter Eugène Cicéri and Edmond Yon, Thornley became a successful artist in particular 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 water-colorist, engraver, and lithographer. His lithographs after the works of Corot, Pissaro, Degas & Pierre Puvis de Chavannes were highly acclaimed by his peers and received awards 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 coastal landscape is a fine example of what the artist excelled at: striking color effects which are highly decorative but stay true to nature. 
The artist's works are housed in some of the most famous museums & galleries including: The British Museum London, The Museum Pisarro at Pontoise France. The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, National Gallery of Art Washington D.C. The Art Institute of Chicago and many more. 

Imperial

25 inches high × 30.5 inches wide × 3 inches deep

Metric

high × wide x deep

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