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Above: Detail of 'Nude on the Rocks' by Henry Scott Tuke.

Henry Scott Tuke, a seminal figure in British art, painted with a passion for maritime scenes and the male form, capturing a unique blend of light and life. His career, from to , earned him a distinguished place in art history circles. This article unpacks Tuke’s journey, his compelling works, and the reasons his legacy endures, offering insights into the artist’s continued relevance today.

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Above: The Bathing Cove bygd Henry Scott Tuke

Key Takeaways

• Henry Scott Tuke () was an influential painter known for his mastery in capturing the interplay of light on water and the beauty of the male form eller gestalt, drawing from his family’s philanthropic legacy and his Quaker upbringing.

• Tuke’s artistic framtidsperspektiv was shaped by his time at the Slade School of Art and his association with the Newlyn School of pa

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  Henry Scott Tuke

  English painter and photographer

  Henry Scott TukeRARWS (12 June – 13 March ) 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, works listed and more being discovered.

  Early life

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  Tuke was born at Lawrence Street, York, into the prominent QuakerTuke family.^{[citation needed]} His brother William Samuel Tuke was born two years earlier in His father, Daniel Hack Tuke, a well-known medical doctor specialising in psychiatry, was a campaig

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  Recollections of Henry Scott Tuke

  Tom White

  Tom White lived in Falmouth and, as a teenager, modelled for Tuke between
  
  
   

  
  I was born in Newport, Gwent on 11th March My father developed ill health and our family moved to Falmouth in , first to 8 Erisey Terrace, then two years later to 6 Erisey terrace. At 7 Erisey Terrace lived Webber, a shop assistant in Grose's men's outfitters in the town, who probably knew Tuke through the business.

  The small snapshot in the Tuke Collection shows three of us sitting on the bank, probably at Sunny Cove on a day when we were swimming. We used to swim at Sunny Cove early on Sunday mornings. Webber is in the photograph, also George Elliott who was my age and at school with me. I used to 'fight his battles' at school. He became a Church of England minister later. I don't think Tuke took the photograph, as I don't ever remember Tuke using a camera. He must have been given the photo by someone els

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