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Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive

Edwin Mullins

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Description:Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) was a Cornish fisherman who was nearly deaf and in fragile mental health. Yet when he took up painting at the age of seventy, with no prior instruction, he quickly made a name for himself. He attracted a number of distinguished patrons and collectors, who grew to prize his paintings, even though he sold them for only a few pence to anyone who wanted them. Wallis mostly worked on oddly shaped scraps of cardboard, given to him by the local grocer, and he covered them in ship's paint, a medium he knew well from his fishing days. Using very few colors, he depicted the sea, boats, and other aspects of life as a fisherman, images that let him celebrate his memories.This book presents the story of Wallis's life and work alongside beautiful full-color reproductions of nearly one hundred of his paintings. Rounding out the volume are transcripts of Wallis's own anecdotes, recorded by his doctor, which bring Wallis's artistic idiosyncrasies to life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive. To get started finding Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) was a Cornish fisherman who was nearly deaf and in fragile mental health. Yet when he took up painting at the age of seventy, with no prior instruction, he quickly made a name for himself. He attracted a number of distinguished patrons and collectors, who grew to prize his paintings, even though he sold them for only a few pence to anyone who wanted them. Wallis mostly worked on oddly shaped scraps of cardboard, given to him by the local grocer, and he covered them in ship's paint, a medium he knew well from his fishing days. Using very few colors, he depicted the sea, boats, and other aspects of life as a fisherman, images that let him celebrate his memories.This book presents the story of Wallis's life and work alongside beautiful full-color reproductions of nearly one hundred of his paintings. Rounding out the volume are transcripts of Wallis's own anecdotes, recorded by his doctor, which bring Wallis's artistic idiosyncrasies to life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive. To get started finding Alfred Wallis: Cornish Primitive, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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