Philip McEvansoneya traces Dublin-born Stanhope Alexander Forbes’ early years in Ireland
Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947) was the central figure in the Newlyn School, a loose-knit colony of mutually encouraging artists who gathered in the West Cornwall town from the 1880s. Although Forbes was by no means the first artist to arrive, following his relocation in 1884 he became pivotal in the artistic and social life of the town. He also found great success with London exhibitions. Forbes was drawn to the Newlyn area following periods painting in Brittany; he described the town as a ‘sort of English Concarneau’, thus characterising both its location and its artistic community.
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