Preliminary Sketch for „August Blue“

"Preliminary Sketch for „August Blue“" is a sketch and study by Henry Scott Tuke, providing insight into the artist’s process before creating the final oil painting. The sketch captures four youths bathing in the sea around a boat, reflecting Tuke’s Impressionism-inspired style, possibly influenced by his travels to Italy, Corfu, and Albania in 1892. Likely created en plein air on a boat at Falmouth, Cornwall, in 1893, it demonstrates the artist's attention to light, color, and spontaneous composition. The completed work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1894 and is now housed at the Tate Gallery."