Penlee House Gallery & Museum is a welcoming, friendly gallery set amid the beautiful, sub-tropical Penlee Park in the heart of Penzance.


West Cornwall has played an important role in the international art scene for many years. Our collection contains significant works from the Newlyn School and Lamorna Colony artists who thrived in the area from the 1880s to the 1940s.


Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by Michael Harris, Curator and Deputy Director, at Penlee House Gallery & Museum, on 16th November 2022. You can watch a recording of the talk on Art UK's YouTube channel.

6 artworks
Zandvoort Fishergirl
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Zandvoort Fishergirl 1884

Elizabeth Adela Forbes (1859–1912)

Oil on canvas

H 68 x W 53.5 cm

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Among the Missing – Scene in a Cornish Fishing Village
Image credit: Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Among the Missing – Scene in a Cornish Fishing Village 1884

Walter Langley (1852–1922)

Watercolour over graphite, with scratching out, on paper

H 118 x W 85 cm

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The Rain It Raineth Every Day
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The Rain It Raineth Every Day 1889

Norman Garstin (1847–1926)

Oil on canvas

H 95 x W 164 cm

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Eileen Mayo
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Eileen Mayo

Dod Procter (1892–1972)

Oil on canvas

H 80 x W 70 cm

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Kerris Quarry
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Kerris Quarry 1937

Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)

Oil on canvas

H 140 x W 188 cm

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Men Working in a China Clay Pit 1912

Laura Knight (1877–1970)

Watercolour on paper

H 62 x W 87 cm

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