Alfred Wallis (British Artists) (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. 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. This book revises previous accounts of Wallis's life in the light of new research and traces the development of his painting over seventeen years. It also looks at the mythology that grew up around Wallis and at the sustained interest in the irascible eccentric whose work affected a generation of British artists.

General

Imprint:	Tate Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Matthew Gale
Dimensions:	251 x 192 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-84976-273-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Naive art Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84976-273-2
Barcode:	9781849762731

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