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Wilhelm Thony

Wilhelm (William Thoeny) Thony (1888 - 1949) was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Austria, Germany.  Wilhelm Thony is known for Expressionist cityscape painting, graphic design.

An assertive modernist painter, Wilhelm Thony studied art in Munich, Germany, and first earned a reputation in Austria where, rebelling against traditional academic painting, he led several "Secessions" including in Graz, Austria.  From his native country he received the recognition of the Austrian Gold Cross of Merit with Crowns and Swords.

In 1931, he left Austria for Switzerland, and then via Paris, migrated to the United States where from about 1938, he lived in New York City, first staying with his father-in-law, artist Frank Herrman.

In Europe, William Thony was a book illustrator whose commissions included novels by Balzac, Dostoevski, and Edgar Allen Poe.

Exhibition venues included the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, the Whitney Museum in 1944, Carnegie Institute from 1943 to 1947, and Corcoran Gallery biennials 1945 and 1947.


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