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

Charlie Mitchell

Details

Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S. (1858-1929)
Charlie Mitchell
signed 'H.S.TUKE' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'Charles Mitchell/by H.S.Tuke. R.A.' (on the backing paper)
watercolour
13 x 9 in. (34.3 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1909

Provenance

Donald Gold.

Literature

B.D. Price, The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, London, 1986, R661 as Beach Study - CM with white pants.

Lot Essay

Charlie Mitchell (1885-1957) was born in Falmouth and modelled for Tuke from 1901, when he appeared in Ruby, Gold and Malachite (1901, Guildhall Art Gallery) until the artist's death. He looked after Tuke's boats and used to row him out to sea to paint watercolours of shipping.

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