Stanhope Forbes was born in Dublin and studied in London and Paris, where he took up painting in the open air in Brittany. He arrived in Newlyn in 1884 and became the leading figure of the artists’ colony there, with paintings such as A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach. In 1899 he and his wife Elizabeth founded the Newlyn School of Painting. He spent the rest of his life in Newlyn and died there in 1947.
Stanhope Forbes
Painter; founder of the Newlyn School
- Born
- 18 November 1857, Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 2 March 1947, Newlyn, Cornwall
Where to see their work
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Reflections, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester
Until 3 January 2027
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The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from The Bowerman Collection, Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance
Until 9 January 2027
Further reading: Wikipedia