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Joseph Thors (British, born circa 1843-1898)
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Joseph Thors
A View of Guildford, Surrey
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Joseph Thors
By the Cottage Pond
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Biography |
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Joseph Thors was a highly respective 19th century British landscape painter from London. He also worked in the Midlands region, the area surrounding Birmingham, England's second largest city at that time. Thors was regarded as an important member of the Birmingham School, a prestigious group of artists from the Midlands area. |
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Thors exhibited over 40 times at the most prestigious galleries in London, such as the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and Suffolk Street. Not surprisingly, he also had numerous exhibitions in Birmingham. |
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His landscape paintings are described as rustic scenes with cottages, figures and animals, painted in a style clearly influenced by the Norwich School. |
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1869 - 1900 |
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Exhibited Royal Academy, Royal Society of Britsh Artists-Suffolk Street |
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His works can be found at National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Tate Gallery, London; The Cleveland Museum of Art; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Bristol Museum; and in many other private and public collections. |
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