Vente aux enchères en direct 1177Victorian & British Impressionist Art
Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S. (1858-1929)
Lot 2

Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S. (1858-1929)

A boy seated on a palm tree, Coral Island

Fermé12 December 2013

Prix réalisé

GBP 6,250

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

Plus d'informations

Comment vendre

Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S. (1858-1929)
A boy seated on a palm tree, Coral Island
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE. 1924' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'Birmingham/Coral Island'/H.S.Tuke R.A. R.W.S./Swanpool/-/-, Falmouth/21' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
watercolour and bodycolour, on paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.5 cm.)

Given to Sir G.J. Frampton for Bernardo Settlement, May 1927.

Note du spécialiste

According to Tuke's diary this picture was painted on 4th March 1924 on an uninhabited island off Glover's Reef, near Belize. Tuke travelled there from England with Frederick Mitchell and this is a rare watercolour of a visiting Western boy, Philip Leslie. Tuke usually employed local Caribbean boys and girls as his main models on this trip.
We are grateful to Catherine Wallace for preparing this catalogue entry.