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Article: ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: St Ives brings a taste of the sea; Sally Hoban reports on a Cheltenham exhibition which celebrates the work of painters from St Ives and other Cornish villages.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2006
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Byline: Sally Hoban
There is a taste of the seaside in the Midlands at the moment in a new exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery.
It celebrates the work of painters from St Ives and other Cornish villages and tells the story of the little known connections between the Cornish Riviera and Cheltenham Spa.
Cornwall, with its intense turquoise sea, impressive cliffs, quaint fishing villages and sandy beaches, has proved an attraction to artists since the mid Nineteenth century.
St Ives and Newlyn, situated on the Penwith peninsula, were ...