Lot Essay
Bert White, Johnny Jackett, Charlie Mitchel and Harry Cleave were the models who posed for this painting at different times
Details
Henry Scott Tuke, R.A. (1858-1929)
The Three Companions
signed and dated lower right H S Tuke 1905, signed again and inscribed on a label attached to the stretcher H.S. Tuke R.A. Three Companions, oil on canvas
24¾ x 36½in. (62.8 x 92.8cm.)
The Three Companions
signed and dated lower right H S Tuke 1905, signed again and inscribed on a label attached to the stretcher H.S. Tuke R.A. Three Companions, oil on canvas
24¾ x 36½in. (62.8 x 92.8cm.)
Provenance
Fine Art Society, London, March 1977
Literature
Royal Academy Pictures, London, 1905, p.50
E. Cooper, The Life and Work of Henry Scott Tuke, London, 1987, p.30 (illustrated in colour)
E. Cooper, The Life and Work of Henry Scott Tuke, London, 1987, p.30 (illustrated in colour)
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1905, no.29