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Thomas Faed, Sunday in the Backwoods of Canada

Thomas Faed

British · 1826–1900 · Painter, Printmaker

Thomas Faed RSA (1825–1900) was a Scottish painter who is said to have done for Scottish art what Robert Burns did for Scottish song. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Thomas Faed, READING THE OLD BOOK, oil on canvasREADING THE OLD BOOKLyon & Turnbull · £8,750≈ $11,785≈ €9,692Sign up to see
  2. Thomas Faed, THE BIBLE READING, Oil on canvasTHE BIBLE READINGLempertz · €4,560≈ $5,747≈ £3,832Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Faed, The Mendicant Maid, oil on canvasThe Mendicant MaidOlympia Auctions · £2,600≈ $3,461≈ €2,975Sign up to see

Thomas Faed’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (21 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Thomas Faed, A mother nursing a baby, pen and brown ink
A mother nursing a baby
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£120Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, The Mendicant Maid, oil on canvas
The Mendicant Maid
Olympia Auctions · Dec 10, 2025
£2,600Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, A HIGHLAND LASS, oil on canvas, oval
A HIGHLAND LASS
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£882Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, THE WATER PITCHER, oil on canvas
THE WATER PITCHER
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£882Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, MOTHER AND CHILD, oil on canvas laid on board
MOTHER AND CHILD
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£1,386Sign up free to see
The Welcome
Brunk Auctions · Jun 25, 2025
$350Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, 'O TIBBIE I HAE SEEN THE DAY', oil on board
'O TIBBIE I HAE SEEN THE DAY'
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 6, 2024
£2,268Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, THE MORNING WALK, oil on canvas
THE MORNING WALK
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 7, 2023
£1,134Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Manchester Terrier
Cottone Auctions · Nov 29, 2023
$3,600Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, Woman Plucking Poultry, 1879, oil on canvas
Woman Plucking Poultry, 1879
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 26, 2021
€2,300Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, READING THE OLD BOOK, oil on canvas
READING THE OLD BOOK
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2020
£8,750Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, A Visit From the Squire, Oil on Canvas
A Visit From the Squire
Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 25, 2018
$200Sign up free to see
Sir Walter Scott and His Literary Friends at Abbotsford, 1849
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017
$1,500Sign up free to see
The Welcome
Brunk Auctions · Jul 9, 2016
$800Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, Jeanie Dean'S Interview with the Duke of Argyll, JEANIE DEAN'S INTERVIEW WITH THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, oil on panel
Jeanie Dean'S Interview with the Duke of Argyll
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 19, 2015
$755Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, Interior Scene with Two Mothers in Conversation beside Two Coy Children, oil sketch over pencil traces on board
Interior Scene with Two Mothers in Conversation beside Two Coy Children
Toovey's · Sep 12, 2012
£1,700Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, THE BIBLE READING, Oil on canvas
THE BIBLE READING
Lempertz · Nov 23, 2008
€4,560Sign up free to see
Thomas Faed, THE POOR, THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND, oil on canvas
THE POOR, THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 5, 2024
The Letter
Brunk Auctions · May 17, 2019
Thomas Faed, A Quiet Moment, Oil on canvas
A Quiet Moment
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Sep 19, 2012
Thomas Faed, A Quiet Moment, Oil on canvas
A Quiet Moment
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 15, 2011

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Thomas Faed, Sunday in the Backwoods of Canada
Sunday in the Backwoods of Canada1859
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ↗
CC0 · Thomas Faed, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Thomas Faed, Sir Walter Scott and his friends at Abbotsford
Sir Walter Scott and his friends at Abbotsford1849
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
Thomas Faed, Home and the Homeless
Home and the Homeless1856
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
Thomas Faed, A Life Study of John Mongo ('The Punka-walla')
A Life Study of John Mongo ('The Punka-walla')1847
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
Thomas Faed, Four Saints (St George, St Catherine, St Margaret and St Andrew) after designs by Alexander Christie and Silas Rice
Four Saints (St George, St Catherine, St Margaret and St Andrew) after designs by Alexander Christie and Silas Rice1848
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
Thomas Faed, Faults on Both Sides
Faults on Both Sides1861
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
Thomas Faed, Boy with a Hound
Boy with a Hound1850
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Thomas Faed, A Seaside Toilet
A Seaside Toilet1868
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
Thomas Faed, The Old Fence
The Old Fencen.d. · Watercolor, over graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Robert Coale — public domain (CC0)

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