Robert Bliss, Boy With Arm Extended, 1960

Robert Bliss, Two bathers, 1962

Henry Scott Tuke, Summer dreams, 1919, pencil

Painter of Youth Discovering the work of Henry Scott Tuke (1858 - 1929)

No.4 The Bathers (1888-89) Colour and light is a quality in Tuke's work. There is a contrast between white flesh and the setting. Deep blue waters, red clouds, and 'boys the colour of ivory,'

In The Bathers, Tuke hides something that the viewer cannot see. A fourth boy's hand is visible at the edge of the frame as it grasps the side of the boat, and the standing boy points to whatever we cannot see.

The painting is now owned by Leeds Art Gallery in West Yorkshire.

Henry Scott Tuke, Half-length study of a boy, 1909 (there is a full-length version but I have not been able to locate a copy)

Robert Bliss, Boy leaning on a pole, 1971

Robert Bliss, Boy in blue trunks, 1969

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Robert Blisds, Portrait of a reclining boy, 1971

Robert Bliss, Low tide