Henry Scott Tuke

Cicely Robinson

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Yale University Press
13 January 2023

Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

A timely survey of this significant British artist and the complexities surrounding his work and reputation today

Famed for his depictions of sun, sea, and sailing during a late Victorian and Edwardian golden age, the British painter Henry Scott Tuke RA (1858–1929) is an intriguing artistic anomaly. Moving between Cornish-based artist colonies and the London art scene, stylistically Tuke presents a fusion of progressive plein airisme, loose impressionistic handling, and a vivid palette, and yet he was fundamentally an academic painter of exhibition nudes. Though consistently successful throughout his lifetime, in the wake of two world wars Tuke’s depictions of bathing boys came to represent a seemingly outmoded epoch. This far-reaching study features new research from leading authorities on Victorian and Edwardian art. Essays tackle questions of wide-ranging artistic influences, experimental art practice, and a varied reception history. Tuke’s repeated portrayal of adolescent male nudes provokes challenging questions about the depiction, exhibition, and reception of the body—especially the young body—both then and now.

Published in association with Watts Gallery

Exhibition Schedule:

Watts Gallery, Surrey

(June 7–September 12, 2021)

Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall

(September 18–November 20, 2021)

Edited by: Cicely Robinson
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9780300265842
ISBN 10: 0300265840
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 13 January 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cicely Robinson is the former Brice Curator at Watts Gallery–Artists’ Village in Surrey, England.