Henri Pearson

19th Century French Impressionist Harbour scene with fishing boats and people

Circa 1890

French 20th-century Impressionist harbor, with fishing boats at sea, with landscape beyond. 20th-century French impressionist harbor scene. The...

William Thornley (British, 1857–1935) Boulogne-sur-Mer, circa 1890 Oil on canvas Signed lower right ⸻ A fine late 19th-century coastal scene by William Thornley, depicting fishing...

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 honourable mention in 1881 and a third place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

Alfred Vickers Senior (1786–1868) Shipping off the Coast, oil on canvas, circa 1860, signed lower left This lively coastal scene by Alfred Vickers Senior, painted circa 1860, reveal...

Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed lower corner Title: The Sleepy Fishing Town, south of France Medium: oil on canvas, framed (orig...

Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed front and back, dated. Title: By the Harbour. Medium: oil painting, on canvas. Size: frame: 27 x 33 inches p...

Bringing in the Catch French artist, 19th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 19.5 x 29 inches canvas: 16 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, France con...

St. Tropez Harbour French mid 20th century artist signed oil on canvas framed framed: 24 x 28 inches canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very goo...