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- Alfred's parents, Charles and Jane Wallis, were from Penzance in Cornwall and moved to Devonport, Devon to find work in 1850 where Alfred and his brother...
- Soon after Jane’s death in 1866, Charles Wallis moved back to Penzance with his other son Charles, leaving Alfred to fend for himself.
- Alfred Wallis (18 August 1855 – 29 August 1942) was a British fisherman and artist known for his port landscapes and shipping scenes painted in a naïve style.
- Alfred Wallis's crucifixion scene is divided into two halves, possibly by a fold in the found material on which it was created.
- Wallis’s work continues to gain recognition and was celebrated in the 1999–2000 exhibition Two Painters: Works by Alfred Wallis and James Dixon at the...
- His painting style might be described as naive but it was precisely because Wallis was so concerned with reality that his paintings appear to evade realism.
- In 1912, his business, "Wallis, Alfred, Marine Stores Dealer" closed and Alfred kept busy with odd jobs and worked for a local antiques dealer, Mr Armour...
- In 1928, Alfred Wallis was discovered by Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood, both established artists, when they came to St Ives to found an artist's colony.
- Mount's Bay with St Michael's Mount, Cornwall Alfred Wallis (1855–1942).
- Alfred Wallis was born on 8th August 1855 on the Devon side of theTamar,the river that separates Devon from Cornwall.
Alfred Wallis
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- Родился:18 августа 1855 года, Девонпорт
- Умер:29 августа 1942 года (87 лет)