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Henry Scott Tuke

1858–1929

Mrs Florence Humphris 1892
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Historic and Modern British Art

Biography

Henry Scott Tuke (12 June 1858 – 13 March 1929) was an English artist. His most notable work was in the Impressionist style and he is best known for his paintings of nude boys and young men.

Trained at the Slade School of Art under Alphonse Legros and Sir Edward Poynter, Tuke developed a close relationship with the Newlyn School of painters, his work being exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, of which he became a Full Member. In addition to his achievements as a figurative painter, he was an established maritime artist and produced many portraits of sailing ships. He was highly prolific, with over 1,300 works listed and more being discovered.

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Newlyn school Victorian / Genre

Artworks

  • August Blue

    Henry Scott Tuke
    1893–4
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
  • All Hands to the Pumps

    Henry Scott Tuke
    1888–9
  • Mrs Florence Humphris

    Henry Scott Tuke
    1892

Sketches, letters, etc.

  • Sketchbook containing sketches of figures, landscapes, ships and architecture in UK and Belgium

    Henry Scott Tuke
    19 July 1877–23 February 1878
  • Sketch of two muscular figures and a sketch of animals

    Unknown person(s)
    date not known
  • Photograph of artwork showing members of the Tuke family

    Anonymous
    date not known
  • Telegram from ‘Jones’ to Meredith Richards

    Unknown person(s)
    1914
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