Anthony Thieme
Anthony Thieme (1888-1954) was a landscape and marine painter and a major figure of the Rockport (MA) School of American regional art. He was a contemporary of important Rockport artists Aldro Hibbard, Emil Gruppe, W. Lester Stevens, Antonio Cirino, and Marguerite Pierson.
Born in Rotterdam on February 20, 1888, Thieme studied at the Academie of Fine Arts in Rotterdam for two years and then, briefly, at the Royal Academy, the Hague. He traveled widely in Europe, frequently finding work as a stage designer.
Thieme’s paintings are widely collected and often sold at major auction houses such as Sotheby’s and Christies. Prices for his work have been climbing steadily. Thieme’s prices realized at auction are probably higher than any of his Rockport contemporaries with Aldro Hibbard and Emil Gruppe providing the nearest competition.
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