Study for The Message - Mrs Fouracre
Henry Scott Tuke
- Art Funded
- 1997
- Dimensions
- 28 x 20 cm
- Vendor
- Paisnel Gallery
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.
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.