Born in Sri Lanka in 1850, Thomas Drummond was brought up in Scotland. He arrived in Auckland in 1872. A self taught artist, he exhibited widely throughout New Zealand until his death in 1926.
The earliest auction listing we have for Thomas Drummond is in 1993 and in total 12 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 8 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,895 for Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads sold by Webb's in September 1997. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Thomas Drummond are held by the Auckland Art Gallery.
Thomas Louden Drummond is listed in the following standard biographical references:
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