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Thomas Baines, Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855

Thomas Baines

South African · 1820–1875 · Painter

(John) Thomas Baines was an English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Thomas Baines, Brig in Table Bay, oil on paper laid down on paperBrig in Table BayStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,365,600≈ $76,692≈ £67,056≈ €76,394Sign up to see
  2. Thomas Baines, Scenery and Wild Animals in South East Africa photographed by Kisch of Durban Natal and Bruton of Port Elizabeth from oil paintings by J.T. BainesScenery and Wild Animals in South East Africa photographed by Kisch of Durban Natal and Bruton of Port Elizabeth from oil paintings by J.T. BainesStrauss & Co · ZAR 423,320≈ $48,610≈ £30,613≈ €38,170Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Baines, A Party Attacked, oil on paper laid down on canvasA Party AttackedStrauss & Co · ZAR 625,240≈ $42,948≈ £32,800≈ €36,846Sign up to see

Thomas Baines’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 19 auction results for Thomas Baines between 2009 and 2025, of which 16 sold (84%). Recorded sale prices range from $46Sign up free to see to $76.7kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $76.7kSign up free to see for Brig in Table Bay at Strauss & Co in November 2022. The most common medium is lithographs (6 lots). Most results come from Strauss & Co (15), Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (3) and Olympia Auctions (1).

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  1. Thomas Baines, Thomas Baines: Lithographic Reproductions From Original Watercolours, portfolio, lithograph on paper
    Thomas Baines: Lithographic Reproductions From Original Watercolours, portfolio
    Lithograph · Paper
    image size: varies; each sheet size: 43 by 56cm; portfolio: 57,5 by 45cm; original cardboard box: 60 by 47,5 by 3,5cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 368
    ZAR 781≈ $46≈ £35≈ €40Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600–800View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Thomas Baines, The Victoria Falls, Zambesi River, six, colour photolithograph on paper
    The Victoria Falls, Zambesi River, six
    Lithograph · Paper
    average image size: 27 by 39,5cm; 43 by 53 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 233
    ZAR 4,925≈ $264≈ £198≈ €230Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Thomas Baines, 74th Regiment Encamped on the Quisanie a Small Streamlet and a Tributary of the Chumie River, 24 June 1851, oil on artist's board
    74th Regiment Encamped on the Quisanie a Small Streamlet and a Tributary of the Chumie River, 24 June 1851
    Oil · Board
    16,5 by 25cm excluding frame; 28,5 by 37 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 83
    ZAR 175,875≈ $9,276≈ £7,355≈ €8,608Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Thomas Baines, Brig in Table Bay, oil on paper laid down on paper
    Brig in Table Bay
    Oil · Paper
    45 by 65,5cm excluding frame; 63 by 83,5 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 354
    ZAR 1,365,600≈ $76,692≈ £67,056≈ €76,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,200,000–1,600,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Thomas Baines, The Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, 6, colour photolithographs
    The Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, 6
    Lithograph
    each sheet size: 40 by 50cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 85
    ZAR 5,855≈ $426≈ £319≈ €357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Thomas Baines, A Party Attacked, oil on paper laid down on canvas
    A Party Attacked
    Oil · Paper
    45 by 62cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 302
    ZAR 625,240≈ $42,948≈ £32,800≈ €36,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Thomas Baines, Water Colours (Akwarelle)
    Water Colours (Akwarelle)
    sheet size: 43 by 56cm; portfolio box: 60 by 47,5 by 3cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 595
    ZAR 5,855≈ $443≈ £327≈ €371Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Thomas Baines, Cape Washerwoman at Stream, watercolour on paper
    Cape Washerwoman at Stream
    Watercolor · Paper
    14,5 by 10,5cm excluding frame; 40,5 by 35,5 by 1,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 87
    ZAR 9,368≈ $724≈ £554≈ €631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Thomas Baines, The Victoria Falls, lithographs published by Day & Son
    The Victoria Falls
    Lithograph
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 176
    £550≈ $693≈ €645HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  10. Thomas Baines, Climbing the Heights of the Drakensberg, watercolour and pencil on paper
    Climbing the Heights of the Drakensberg
    Watercolor · Paper
    24,5 by 34cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 3
    ZAR 159,152≈ $10,189≈ £7,036≈ €9,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

Thomas Baines works on paper (7)Thomas Baines watercolors (3)Thomas Baines prints (6)Thomas Baines lithographs (6)

Thomas Baines: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Thomas Baines at auction?

$76,692Sign up free to see, for Brig in Table Bay at Strauss & Co (November 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Thomas Baines?

The median sale price is $3.9kSign up free to see across 16 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Thomas Baines have sold at auction?

16 of 19 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Thomas Baines?

Strauss & Co, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden and Olympia Auctions account for the most recorded results. Strauss & Co · Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Olympia Auctions

About Thomas Baines

In museum collections

  • Thomas Baines, Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855, 1868
    Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
  • Thomas Baines, Action between HMS 'Blanche' and the 'Pique', 5 January 1795Action between HMS 'Blanche' and the 'Pique', 5 January 1795
    Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
  • Thomas Baines, The greatest hunt in history near Bloemfontein 1860The greatest hunt in history near Bloemfontein 1860, 1861
    Iziko William Fehr Collection (Castle of Good Hope) · Public domain
  • Thomas Baines, Wagon Crossing a Drift - NatalWagon Crossing a Drift - Natal, 1874
    South African National Gallery · Public domain

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