Lot 108: Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, ARWS (Canadian, 1859-1912) 'On the other side of the stile was a whole new world'

Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes, ARWS (Canadian, 1859-1912)
'On the other side of the stile was a whole new world'signed 'EFORBES' (lower left) charcoal, watercolour and bodycolour 55.3 x 34.3cm (21 3/4 x 13 1/2in).

The present work is an illustration for 'King Arthur's Wood', a children's book written and illustrated by Forbes for her son. Provenance: The family of the artist. Forbes Studio Sale, Newlyn Orion Benefit, 1981.Private collection, UK.ExhibitedThe Newlyn Art Gallery, Stanhope and Elizabeth Forbes. A selection of paintings, drawings and etchings, 30 June - 21 July 1981.Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Poems, Plays and Fairytales, 15 June - 7 September 2013. Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Stanhope Forbes, 21 March - 6 June 2015.