William Thornley – The Medway near Chatham (pair)
( England
c. 1880
)
Medium
Oil on panel
Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Both signed Thornley
Dimensions
8.00inch wide
10.00inch high
(20.32 cm wide 25.40 cm high)
Provenance
From a private collector in North Yorkshire.
Literature:
William Thornley, British, (fl1859-1898) – “The Medway near Chatham” (pair) – circa 1880. Both signed. Oil on panel in a new English made swept and leafed frame.
Condition:
Excellent. The pictures have been lightly cleaned.
Description / Expertise “The Medway near Chatham” - a very good pair of atmospheric studies depicting shipping and coastal life near an important 19th century port. Painted by a man who liked to confuse others with the use in his professional life of variations of his name - William Thornley.
According to art historian Denys Brook-Hart, Thornley was actually a man called Charles Thornley who worked from an address in Paddington London, but later moved to Rochester in Kent. Although called Charles, his most known name was William Thornley, he would sell and exhibit his pictures under the names Charles Thornley, William Thornley, Hubert Thornley or variations of Thornbery, all these painters actually being the same man. Thornley flourished from 1859-1898 and exhibited at Royal Academy through out this period. He also exhibited at the British Institution from 1861 till its closure in 1867. His style was very distinctive and no matter what name he used to sign a particular painting, all his works were delightfully executed with atmosphere, presence and great detail.
Price
gbp 8950.00 (Pound Sterling)
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