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Thomas Bush Hardy, The Key to the Channel

Thomas Bush Hardy

British · 1842–1897 · Painter, Draughtsman

Thomas Bush Hardy was a British marine painter, normally in watercolours. He was extremely prolific, but his later work, especially the larger and more finished pieces, has… (Wikipedia)

A$7,930≈ $7,505≈ £4,805≈ €5,612Sign uprecord price · incl. premium(COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH SHRIMP FISHERS) 1896Smith & Singer80lots offered2012–2026years recorded92%sold (73)$255Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. (COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH SHRIMP FISHERS) 1896 by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1896, oil on canvas, sold Jun 2013(COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH SHRIMP FISHERS) 1896Smith & Singer · A$7,930≈ $7,505≈ £4,805≈ €5,612Sign up to see
  2. In the Harbor at DoverHelmuth Stone Gallery · $2,898$2,300 + $598 premium≈ £2,289≈ €2,549Sign up to see
  3. Entrance To The Grand Canal, Venice by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Dec 2024Entrance To The Grand Canal, VeniceElstob & Elstob · £2,000≈ $2,548≈ €2,425Sign up to see

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  1. Shipping on choppy waters by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolor on paper laid down on board, sold Sep 2023
    Shipping on choppy waters
    Watercolor · Paper
    12 x 29 3/4in (30.5 x 75.6cm) (sight)
    Bonhams · · Lot 152
    $832≈ £683≈ €785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white 27 x 21cm, sold Sep 2023
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 174
    £200≈ $244≈ €230HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
  3. Vessels In Coastal Waters (Off Calshot Castle?) by Thomas Bush Hardy, sold Jul 2023
    Vessels In Coastal Waters (Off Calshot Castle?)
    24 x 40cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 38
    £120≈ $153≈ €140HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  4. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, pen and ink and watercolour 10.5 x 24cm, sold Apr 2023
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 232
    £220≈ $275≈ €252HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Sworders ↗
  5. The Battle of Yarmouth Roads
    Watercolor
    23 x 34cms, framed.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 733
    £160≈ $193≈ €182HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  6. On The Medway by Thomas Bush Hardy, sold Oct 2022
    On The Medway
    11 x 17cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 397
    £360≈ $398≈ €410HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  7. Fisherfolk On The Shore by Thomas Bush Hardy, sold Oct 2022
    Fisherfolk On The Shore
    9 x 14cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 398
    £320≈ $354≈ €364HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  8. Fishing Boats Off A Jetty In Choppy Waters by Thomas Bush Hardy, with a watercolour of a hay barge and other vessels by George Chambers, sold Oct 2022
    Fishing Boats Off A Jetty In Choppy Waters
    Watercolor
    17 x 26.5cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 399
    £380≈ $420≈ €433HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  9. Grand Canal with St. Mark's Square and the Campanile, Venice by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1894, watercolour with gouache, sold May 2022
    Grand Canal with St. Mark's Square and the Campanile, Venice, 1894
    Watercolor
    14.5cm x 26.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 88
    £300≈ $371≈ €351HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  10. Lochleven Castle by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jul 2021
    Lochleven Castle
    Watercolor
    10cm x 16cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 228
    A$150≈ $112≈ £81≈ €95Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$150–250View at Leonard Joel ↗
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About Thomas Bush Hardy

Thomas Bush Hardy was a British marine painter, normally in watercolours. He was extremely prolific, but his later work, especially the larger and more finished pieces, has been criticized: "Once he had found his well-known formula of sickly yellow-green seas heightened with a knife, and brown knotted ships and rigging, his finished pieces became facile and repetitive".

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In museum collections

  • Thomas Bush Hardy, The Key to the ChannelThe Key to the Channel, 1892
    Auckland Art Gallery · Public domain
  • Thomas Bush Hardy, A French paddle tug bringing a barque into Boulogne harbour in heavy weatherA French paddle tug bringing a barque into Boulogne harbour in heavy weather, 1850
    Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
  • Thomas Bush Hardy, William Augustus Bowles (1763-1805), as a Native American (Creek) Indian ChiefWilliam Augustus Bowles (1763-1805), as a Native American (Creek) Indian Chief, 1790
    National Trust · Public domain
  • Thomas Bush Hardy, LandscapeLandscape, 1882
    National Library of Wales · Public domain

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