Albert Tucker (artist)
Albert Tucker | |
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Albert Tucker in 1940 | |
| Born | Albert Lee Tucker 29 December 1914 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 23 October 1999 (aged 84) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | self taught |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Expressionism, Heide Circle, Angry Penguins |
| Patron(s) | John and Sunday Reed |
Albert Lee Tucker (29 December 1914 – 23 October 1999) was an Australian artist and member of the Heide Circle, a group of modernist artists and writers associated with Heide, the Melbourne home of art patrons John and Sunday Reed. Along with Heide Circle members such as Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd, Tucker became associated with the Angry Penguins art movement, named after a publication founded by poet Max Harris and published by the Reeds.