© Falmouth Art Gallery
Study for The Message - Mrs Fouracre
Artist: Henry Scott Tuke (1858 - 1929)
Location: Falmouth Art Gallery
Date: 1890
Materials: oil
Dimensions: 28 x 20 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £3,000 (Total: £6,000)
Vendor: Paisnel Gallery
Review number: 4417 (1997)
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.
Description:
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.
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