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Thomas Bush Hardy is known primarily for his works of vessels of ample size and
sail area; as well he popularized professional fishing in many of his
works. He was a prolific artist who worked in oil and watercolors often
heightened with body colour. He garnered a greater attention with his
watercolors and as a result, these works are more widely collected and
are considered by many to be the finer.
He was a member of the new watercolor society and was also elected a
member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1884. He exhibited at
the Suffolk street galleries and at the Royal Academy in London. |