Study for The Seine Boat
Stanhope Alexander Forbes, 1904
This is an interesting preparatory study for the painting The Seine Boat and illustrates the artist's skill in producing finely-observed character details by concentrating on a few figures seen from close range. The bearded old man, known as Uncle William, occurs in several of Forbes's works. The subject had importance for the museum's education work on the Cornish fishing industry as it depicts a Seine boat, used for pilchard fishing until 1920.
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Title of artwork, date
Study for The Seine Boat, 1904
Date supported
1996
Medium and material
Pencil & crayon on paper
Dimensions
45 x 59 cm
Grant
500
Total cost
2000
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