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British Artists: Alfred Wallis
Matthew Gale
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Description for British Artists: Alfred Wallis
Paperback. Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in the poorhouse. Series: British Artists Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ACBN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 518.
Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in the poorhouse. Wallis is now recognised as one of the most original British artists of the twentieth century, the directness of his 'primitive' vision and the object-like quality of his paintings being highly valued. ... Read more
Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in the poorhouse. Wallis is now recognised as one of the most original British artists of the twentieth century, the directness of his 'primitive' vision and the object-like quality of his paintings being highly valued. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
British Artists Series
Condition
New
Weight
517g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849762731
SKU
V9781849762731
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About Matthew Gale
Matthew Gale is Head of Displays at Tate Modern.
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