Known primarily as an etcher, this is one of the few fine art lithographs that she produced, it depicts a trio of Siamese cats, their blue eyes produced with hand coloring. The lithograph measures 11 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches and is hand signed in pencil by the artist. It is printed in brown ink on buff colored laid paper. She was born Ann Woursell to a Jewish family in Odessa, Ukraine, although she often stated that she had been born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to parents who were wealthy Canadian ranchers. Thorne studied art at the Imperial Academy in Munich and the Charlottenburg Technical College in Berlin.
Settling in New York in 1920, she became a naturalized citizen in 1932. Starting in 1929, Thorne exhibited her work in one-man shows at a number of prominent northeast galleries including Vose and Milch. She was a member of several print societies and clubs, including the Chicago Society of Etchers, National Association of Women Artists, Royal Society of Painters and Sculptors, Boston Arts Club, Philadelphia Art Alliance, and the California Print Makers. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the American Museum and Gardens, Bath, England; and the McNay Art Museum. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "925*sterling" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.)