William George Tuck
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| Birth name | William George Tuck |
| Born | May 25, 1900 East Ham, London |
| Died | January 11, 1999 (aged 98) Wanstead, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Field | Painter |
William George Tuck (1900 – 1999) was an English watercolourist from East London. A toolmaker by profession he was an amateur painter whose recognition came in later life.
William George Tuck was adjudged to be the best artist in the water colour section at the seventh Exhibition of the South Eastern Federation of Art Societies at the Guildhall, London in 1957 and again in 1962. In 1974, at the age of 74, he displayed 50 paintings at the Passmore Edwards Museum in Romford when he was chairman of the South Eastern Federation of Art Societies. He twice had pictures accepted by the Royal Academy, but ultimately these were not hung.
William Tuck painted English landscapes around Suffolk and Essex including Lavenham, Leigh-on-Sea, Heybridge, Tilbury and Maldon. However, many of his more colourful and lively paintings were on Mediterranean subjects in Malta, Cyprus and Spain. He also visited Portugal and the Loire, France. He always painted from life – never from photographs.
William Tuck died on 11 January 1999 at the age of 98.
[edit] References
- The Dictionary of Artists in Britain Since 1945, David Buckman.
