A Morning Gossip

Henry Scott Tuke (1858 - 1929)

Falmouth Art Gallery

1885

Tuke rented a cottage in Falmouth and it is from the cottage garden that this view was taken. The figures are Mrs Andrews and Mrs Fouracre, who is holding her baby Richard. Richard later appears in Tuke's well known work 'The Message' which is in Falmouth Art Gallery's collection and was selected for the Royal Academy Art Treasures from England exhibition in 1998.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 27 x 34cm
• Art Fund Grant: £17667 ( Total: £34,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2007
• Vendor: W H Lane & Son, Penzance

Provenance

J.S.Bartlett; exhibited 19th Century Art Society Spring 1886; Prof John Heckinlively by circa 1985.

Add your comments about this artwork Hide this form

Have your say