The Life & Work of Henry Scott Tuke: 1858-1929 [Paperback]

Emmanuel Cooper (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Heretic Books (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 085449068X
• ISBN-13: 978-0854490684
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing oil paintings of naked teenage boys, September 4, 1998

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This review is from: The Life & Work of Henry Scott Tuke: 1858-1929 (Paperback)

A good collection of paintings by a british master. Most paintings are of naked teenage boys by the sea in Cornwall, UK. This book provides a good collection of Tuke's paintings and the biography is interesting. However, if you can get a copy of the "Under Canvas" book about Tuke it's even better. A bit of trivia for the curious ... many Tuke originals are now owned by Elton John.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful paintings of beautiful subjects, May 16, 2001

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This review is from: The Life & Work of Henry Scott Tuke: 1858-1929 (Paperback)

I have enjoyed my copy of Cooper's monograph, "The Life & Work of Henry Scott Tuke." Tuke captured the beauty of his subjects--most often, handsome young men--without exploitation or eroticism. Anyone who enjoys the male form should give Tuke's work a look.

4.0 out of 5 stars A thing of beauty is a boy forever, January 3, 2012

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This review is from: The Life & Work of Henry Scott Tuke: 1858-1929 (Paperback)

Tuke lived mostly in Cornwall and specialized in painting naked boys or youths in or near the water. His paintings were gently erotic without being salacious. Of course his clientele consisted mostly of gay men. He is more likely to be remembered in the history of homosexuality rather than in the history of art. The text by Cooper is excessively short.