Sale 10454
London, South Kensington
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3 December 2015
Price realised
GBP 1,125
Estimate
Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S. (1858-1929) Lowestoft fishing boats moored at Falmouth signed with initials and dated 'H.S.T. 1914' (lower right) watercolour 6 ½ x 9 ¼ in. (16.6 x 23.5 cm.)
Provenance
B.D. Price, Cornwall.
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Literature
D. Wainwright and C. Dinn, Henry Scott Tuke 1858 - 1929: Under Canvas, London, 1989, p. 131, pl. 115.
This rapidly executed watercolour study depicts Lowestoft fishing boats moored at Falmouth docks. The subject was a favourite of Tuke's, who painted the boats at Falmouth as well as when he went to Lowestoft in 1905. A steam-powered crane used on the dockside at Falmouth features on the far left of the picture. We are grateful to Catherine Wallace for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
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