Study for The Message - Mrs Fouracre

Henry Scott Tuke (1858 - 1929)

Falmouth Art Gallery

1890

A head and shoulders portrait of the artist's housekeeper at Pennance Cottage, Mrs Elizabeth Jane Fouracre. It is a study for the painting 'The Message' in Falmouth Art Gallery, which is a rare example of a domestic interior.

• Medium: oil
• Dimensions: 28 x 20 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £3000 ( Total: £6,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Paisnel Gallery

Provenance

Sold at David Messum Fine Art, London, 1987, to a private collector in the USA; sold at auction in USA in 1996, bought by a dealer; bought by Paisnel in early 1997.

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