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Verner Thomé, born in Alajärvi in 1878 and who died in Helsinki in 1953, was a Finnish painter attentive to the possibilities of colour. After training in lithography, he studied in Helsinki and Munich and spent time in France. His subjects range from animals to human figures and urban views.
Helsinki’s HAM holds Montyon Square, Marseilles, of 1909 in the Iris Roos-Hasselblatt collection, received by the city in 1974. It also presented his Bull of 1901 in an exhibition devoted to animals. In Bathing Boys, painted in 1910, blue and violet shadows contrast with sunlit sand, while divided brushwork makes rocks and water shimmer. Inspired by the island of Suursaari, this painting exemplifies his engagement with Neo-Impressionism.
This profile brings together identity references for Verner Thomé and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Watercolour
Paysage archipel du sud de la Finlande
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2020-06-18
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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