Art Discovery Reveals Tale of Jealousy in Group ; Century-Old Piece Thought to Have Been Concealed From Artist's Husband

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SIMMERING tensions among painters in an artist's colony have been exposed after experts discovered a "hidden" century-old painting.

A portrait of Sir Alfred Munnings, a prominent member of the Newlyn school of artists who studied in Cornwall in the early 20th century, is thought to have been concealed by a female artist to avoid upsetting her jealous husband.

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Art Discovery Reveals Tale of Jealousy in Group ; Century-Old Piece Thought to Have Been Concealed From Artist's Husband

The portrait was found carefully hidden behind a painting by Dame Laura Knight.

Experts believe it was painted by Laura's husband, Harold, in 1910 while ...

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