180003 - Thomas Bush Hardy - Original watercolour of Wind against Tide, Calais 1891.

Thomas Bush Hardy - Original watercolour of Wind against Tide, Calais 1891. This watercolour painting by Thomas Bush Hardy depicts a stormy seascape with red-sailed fishing boats battling rough seas near a coastal village. Titled Wind Against Tide, Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, it was created in 1891 and captures the dramatic maritime life of the region. Thomas Bush Hardy (3 May 1842 – 15 December 1897) was a British marine painter and watercolourist. Hardy was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, on 3 May 1842. As a young man he travelled in the Netherlands and Italy. In 1884 Hardy was elected a Member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He exhibited with the Society and also at the Royal Academy. Size: 29in x 12in (74cm x 30cm) The painting is presented in a detailed, gilded, ornate frame typical of the Victorian era but in need of repair.