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)

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(COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH SHRIMP FISHERS) 1896Smith & Singer · Jun 2013A$7,930≈ $7,505≈ £4,805≈ €5,612Sign up to see
In the Harbor at DoverHelmuth Stone Gallery · Dec 2018$2,898$2,300 + $598 premium≈ £2,289≈ €2,549Sign up to see
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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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