Description
Original Watercolour, 'Puglia', c1910, Gabriel Thompson (1861-c1935)
Double Mounted ready for framing on soft white card and matching backing card with cellophane protective wrapping
Overall size of the mount measures approx. 14" x 11" (which means it will fit standard size picture frame) The visible picture opening is 8.75" x 6.75"
CONDITION: Very good Condition - Some light toning to the paper and a cluster of small spots to upper right hand corner - laid down to card (probably shortly after the work was produced). You will receive the item pictured so please examine the pictures carefully to ensure that you are happy with the condition.
A really nice, atmospheric watercolour, typical of Thompson's impressionist landscape style. The colours remain bright and there is only a hint of toning to the paper and light spotting as previously mentioned. Ready for you to frame.
About the Artist
Gabriel Thompson studied at the Art Academy in Munich under Karl Raupp, Nicholaus Gysis and Ludwig con Lofftz. A commission from the King of Bavaria took him to Baden in the Black Forest and the Swiss and Italian Alps. Above all, the South Tyrolean school of painting with it's early impressionist conception of landscape shaped his later work. A nervous brushstroke became Thompson's trademark.
Thompson created portraits, genre and Landscape paintings and illustrations.
The National Museum of Wales holds several of his works.