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Though more densely populated than the Lizard, the Penwith peninsula is a more rugged landscape, with a raw appeal that is still encapsulated by Land's End , despite the commercial paraphernalia superimposed on that headland. The seascapes, the quality of the light and the slow tempo of the local fishing communities made this area a hotbed of artistic activity towards the end of the nineteenth century, when the painters of Newlyn , near Penzance , established a distinctive school of painting. More innovative figures - among them Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo - were soon afterwards to make St Ives one of England's liveliest cultural communities, and their enduring influence is illustrated in the St Ives branch of the Tate Gallery, showcasing the Modern artists associated with the locality. Penwith is far more easily toured than the Lizard, with a road circling its coastline and a better network of public transport from the two main towns, St Ives and Penzance, which hold most of the accommodation
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