biographie de William THOENY (1888-1949)

Birth place: Austria

Death place: NYC

Addresses: NYC (from c.1938-on)

Profession: Painter

Studied: Munich, Germany

Exhibited: Paris World's Fair, 1937; WMAA, 1944; Knoedler Gal., NYC; Carnegie Inst., 1943-47; PAFA Ann., 1944 (medal for best landscape), 1945-48; Corcoran Gal. biennials, 1945, 1947. Awards: Austrian Gold Cross of Merit with Crowns and Swords

Work: MMA; PAFA; De Young Mem. Mus., San Fran.; Gratz Mus., Austria; Nat Gal. of Prague; Nat. Gal. of Muncih

Comments: Expressionist painter, renowned in Austria, where he formed several Secessions," including one in Gratz. Illustrated writings of Dostoevski, Balzac, Edgar Allen Poe and others. Left Austria for Switzerland in 1931, eventually establishing himself in Paris before moving to the U.S. He was the son-in-law of artist Frank Herrman (see entry), with whom he stayed in NYC and Elberon, NJ.

Sources: Benezit (as Wilhelm Thöny); Falk, Exh. Record Series.