Henry Scott Tuke

Henry Scott Tuke English (12 June 1858 - 13 March 1929) In 1858, Henry Scott Tuke was born in York ENGLAND to a prominent Quaker family. A British painter best known for his intimate and sensual paintings of the male nude, as well as maritime paintings. Tuke's art fell from fashion in the years before his death. In the 1970s, his work returned to the forefront after H S Tuke became an icon among the LGBTQ community and a new generation of openly gay artists and subject matter In 2017,...
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Henry Scott Tuke English (12 June 1858 - 13 March 1929) In 1858, Henry Scott Tuke was born in York ENGLAND to a prominent Quaker family. A British painter best known for his intimate and sensual paintings of the male nude, as well as maritime paintings. Tuke's art fell from fashion in the years before his death. In the 1970s, his work returned to the forefront after H S Tuke became an icon among the LGBTQ community and a new generation of openly gay artists and subject matter In 2017, Tuke was featured in the exhibition 'Queer British Art 1861-1967' at Tate Britain, placing Tuke, in an important yet overlooked partner of art history Weis Books has several print titles, that primarily deal with the Tuke's art and little in the technique or compositions. The paintings - not the man or his subjects

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