40 x 70 cms (16 x 27½ ins)
framed: 53 x 83 cms (21 x 32½ ins)
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The valley and cove of Lamorna first attracted the attention of artists in the 19th century, including Alfred Munnings, and Lamorna Birch, who named himself after the beauty spot. Until...
The valley and cove of Lamorna first attracted the attention of artists in the 19th century, including Alfred Munnings, and Lamorna Birch, who named himself after the beauty spot. Until 1911, the Cove was used to ship stone from a local quarry. When production ceased, it became an artists’ colony; encouraged by its owner Colonel Paynter, the painter Laura Knight would bring models down from London and draw them nude on the rocks. Dylan Thomas had a cottage here from 1935-37. More recently, the Cove has inspired novels including Jonathan Smith’s Summer in February (1995) and Rachel Hore’s The Memory Garden (2007).