Cornish Masters showcases the work of the leading British artists of almost a century when Cornwall was at the forefront of artistic development in the country; from the establishment of the Newlyn School of en plein-air painters in the 1880s to the rise of the St Ives School of abstract artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Newlyn School
The en plein-air painters-
Stanhope Alexander Forbes
'Father' of the Newlyn School of Artists 1857 - 1947 Paintings for sale by Stanhope Alexander Forbes 1857 - 1947, father of the Newlyn School of artists -
Edwin Harris
Pioneer of the Newlyn Colony 1855 - 1906 Paintings for sale by Edwin Harris, 1855 - 1906, pioneer of the Newlyn School of artists. -
Harold Harvey
Most gifted Cornish-born Newlyn artist 1874 - 1941 Paintings for sale by Harold Harvey, 1874 - 1941, of the Newlyn School of artists. -
Walter Langley
Pioneer of the Newlyn Colony 1852 - 1922 Paintings for sale by Walter Langley, 1852 - 1922, pioneer of the Newlyn School of artists. -
Frank Richards
Founding member of the Newlyn School 1863 - 1935 Paintings for sale by Frank Richards, 1863 - 1935, Newlyn School artist. -
Henry Scott Tuke
Founder of Newlyn before settling in Falmouth 1858 - 1929 Paintings for sale by Henry Scott Tuke, 1858 - 1929, Falmouth artist. -
Henry Meynell Rheam
Hon Secretary of the Newlyn Society of Artists 1859 - 1920 Paintings for sale by Henry Meynell Rheam, 1859-1920, member of the Newlyn School and one of its most gifted water colourists. Rheam was Honourary Secretary of the Newlyn Society of Artists. -
Albert Chevallier Tayler
1862 - 1925 Paintings for sale by Albert Chevallier Tayler, 1862 - 1925, who joined the Newlyn School of artists in 1884.
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St Ives School
The Abstract Artists-
Paul Feiler
1918 - 2013"The emptiness had a great effect on me. It was the visual experience that gave me the sense of reality that is so remote".
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Terry Frost
1915 - 2003"with the sea on three sides …. I can see the sun rise and the sun set from where I am every day. I’m with the gods".
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Peter Lanyon
1918 - 1964"I believe in the subject of awareness in myself of place and time and in abstraction as the process of making".
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Michael Canney
1923 - 1999"The essential principle is that ... nothing extraneous is added. In this limitation lies the creative challenge”.
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Trevor Bell
1930 - 2017" ... not describing or alluding to anything else, but I wanted to re-create a strangeness and power of imagery I find in the North"
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Adrian Heath
1920 - 1992“I was anxious to get away from what I was looking at … and to make the simplifications objective and not due to the whim of emotional mood".
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John Wells
1907 - 2000"... how can one paint the warmth of the sun, the sound of the sea or the journey of a beetle across a rock or thoughts of one's own whence and whither?"
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St Ives School
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Falmouth
The Marine Artists-
Frank Brangwyn
1867 - 1956"The whole harbour was filled with boats and men getting ready for the fishing; it was a sight that knocked me silly"
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Charles Napier Hemy
1841 - 1917“By experimenting with broad brushstrokes and developing a catalogue of marks, he conveys in paint one brief moment".
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Henry Scott Tuke
1858 - 1929"This is a work of pure colour ... there is no black, only reflected light in natural shadows - put into practise by the Impressionists.”
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'The Pink Bodice', 1904, which is part of the Penlee House exhibition
PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY WALTER LANGLEY CENTENARY EXHIBITION
PAINTING BETWEEN THE TIDES: 25 MAY - 1 OCT 2022Penlee House Gallery and Museum in Penzance is showcasing the life and works of Walter Langley exactly 100 years after the artist's death in 1922. From 25 May until 1 October 2022 the Cornish gallery, which champions the Newlyn School of Artists, is showing 60 paintings in an exhibition entitled 'Painting Between the Tides: Walter Langley 1852-1922'. The artworks are drawn from Penlee's own exhibits and from private and institutional collections from around the world.
We are thrilled that two of the works held by Cornish Masters will be included: 'A Nautical Question' from the Alltrop commission which originally brought Langley to Newlyn in 1882, an arrival which ultimately led to the founding of the Newlyn School, and 'The Pink Bodice', a beautiful sensitive painting from 1904.
This wonderful celebration of Walter Langley's life and work runs until 1st October 2022. Don't miss it!
