Newlyn School

The Newlyn School is a term used to describe a colony of artists based in or near to Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, Cornwall, from the 1880s until the early 20th century.

Newlyn had a number of things guaranteed to attract artists: fantastic light, cheap living, and the availability of inexpensive models. Everyday life in Newlyn and the area around was to be come a staple of their work. The 'School of Painting', founded by [Stanhope Forbes]? and his wife Elizabeth? in 1899 promoted the study of figure painting.

Newlyn School painters include:

• [Stanhope Forbes]?
• [Walter Langley]?
• Lamorna Birch
• [Elizabeth Forbes]?
• [Henry Scott Tuke]?
• [Annie Walke]?
• [Harold Knight]?
• [Laura Knight]?
• [Harold Harvey]?
• [Norman Garstin]?
• [Ayerst Ingram]?
• [Frank Bramley]?