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

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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.

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.

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.