William Thon (New York City, 1906 - Port Clyde, Maine, 2000) had no formal art training apart from thirty days at the Art Students League. He discovered his individual style through trial and error. He began painting in oil in a fairly realistic mode, but during his stay at the American Academy in Rome he discovered watercolour as a serious medium and began to loosen his style some. His work became more abstract, although the sources were still recognizable. Perhaps the major breakthrough for his painting came with the discovery of an abandoned quarry near his home in Maine.
[Oil on fibreboard, 73.6 x 119.4 cm]
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