Antique William Thorne 1907 Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Woman

Description

Antique signed oil on canvas portrait of a woman in white and blue by William Thorne, 1907. A painter, William Thorne (1864-1956), was born and died in Delavan, Wisconsin where he became known towards the end of his career as the Dean of Wisconsin portrait painters. However he spent much of his early life away from his home state. In the mid 1880s, he enrolled in evening classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and in 1887 and 1888, he attended the antique class of the National Academy of Design in New York City.

Around 1890, Thorne went to Paris for three years and continued his education at the Academie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre, and privately with Jean-Joseph Benjamin Constant.

During this time he had portrait commissions from Americans living in Paris. He also spent time in Entretat, Normandy in 1892 and in London before returning home.

In 1902, he settled in New York City, taking a studio at Carnegie Hall. He did portraits of prominent persons such as the children of Andrew Carnegie and Jay Gould and associated with famous artists including William Merritt Chase and John Singer Sargent.

In 1910, William Thorne returned to Delevan, Wisconsin where he lived for the next forty-six years.

Condition

Very Good – See pictures

Dimensions

27.75” x 1.75” x 36.75” / Sans Frame - 20.75” x 29.5” (Width x Depth x Height)