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Alfred Wallis found his way to art late in life. At the age of 70, the Englishman picked up a brush for the first time and then, until his death, never stopped painting. As a young man he worked on sailing ships and fishing boats, spending most of his time at sea. He hoisted sails and climbed around in the rigging, always high up between the sky and the water, in all kinds of weather. But in the early 20th century, seafaring changed: sails were replaced by steam engines, and the profession he loved so much slowly died out. Wallis was getting older and his skills were no longer in demand because of the new technologies.
Painting was a way for him to express his longing for the sea. His art is a tribute to the world he knew, which had changed completely during his life. Wallis therefore painted not what he saw in front of him, but scenes from his memory. Realism was unimportant to him, it was more about capturing cherished moments. The feeling of waves, the flutter of tautly stretched sails, and lighthouses showing the way on a foggy day. Wallis brought all these impressions to life with his playful works. He belonged to the so-called "Naive Painting". This style gave him a lot of freedom, as he threw the rules of perspective and lifelike depiction overboard. Instead of showing reality as it is, naive painting brings personal feelings to the fore. The things that evoke strong feelings in a painter are often depicted larger than they are in relation to other objects. In each corner of the painting, the angle of view is different. Some details are worked out precisely, while other objects are only roughly sketched. This makes naive paintings seem childlike and like something out of a dream. They take the viewer into the artist's mind and show how he experienced the world and what was close to his heart.
Wallis became quite famous locally with his work, but was never able to make enough money from it. He lived in poverty until old age. He therefore painted on any material that he could find. Instead of canvases, he used wooden boards and cardboard, and painted with paints he could buy from a ship chandler. As a result, his paintings have a very honest character. Everything about them reflects Wallis' life exactly as it was. They are like a snapshot of his personality and the turbulent changes of his time. Even though he was not able to enjoy his fame during his lifetime, he managed to capture his memories and feelings for posterity. Today, his art is highly respected and still exhibited and traded.
Alfred Wallis found his way to art late in life. At the age of 70, the Englishman picked up a brush for the first time and then, until his death, never stopped painting. As a young man he worked on sailing ships and fishing boats, spending most of his time at sea. He hoisted sails and climbed around in the rigging, always high up between the sky and the water, in all kinds of weather. But in the early 20th century, seafaring changed: sails were replaced by steam engines, and the profession he loved so much slowly died out. Wallis was getting older and his skills were no longer in demand because of the new technologies.
Painting was a way for him to express his longing for the sea. His art is a tribute to the world he knew, which had changed completely during his life. Wallis therefore painted not what he saw in front of him, but scenes from his memory. Realism was unimportant to him, it was more about capturing cherished moments. The feeling of waves, the flutter of tautly stretched sails, and lighthouses showing the way on a foggy day. Wallis brought all these impressions to life with his playful works. He belonged to the so-called "Naive Painting". This style gave him a lot of freedom, as he threw the rules of perspective and lifelike depiction overboard. Instead of showing reality as it is, naive painting brings personal feelings to the fore. The things that evoke strong feelings in a painter are often depicted larger than they are in relation to other objects. In each corner of the painting, the angle of view is different. Some details are worked out precisely, while other objects are only roughly sketched. This makes naive paintings seem childlike and like something out of a dream. They take the viewer into the artist's mind and show how he experienced the world and what was close to his heart.
Wallis became quite famous locally with his work, but was never able to make enough money from it. He lived in poverty until old age. He therefore painted on any material that he could find. Instead of canvases, he used wooden boards and cardboard, and painted with paints he could buy from a ship chandler. As a result, his paintings have a very honest character. Everything about them reflects Wallis' life exactly as it was. They are like a snapshot of his personality and the turbulent changes of his time. Even though he was not able to enjoy his fame during his lifetime, he managed to capture his memories and feelings for posterity. Today, his art is highly respected and still exhibited and traded.
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.jpg "Lighthouse with Trawler and Fish by Alfred Wallis")
.jpg "Boat and Lighthouse by Alfred Wallis")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-890236).jpg "Saltash Bridge (pencil & oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-891675).jpg "Fish and Trawlers (pencil & oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "A Sailing Ship by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "St. Ives Harbour and Godrevy Lighthouse, c.1930 by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1128684).jpg "Three Trees, White House in a Landscape (oil on cardboard) by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1133353).jpg "Boats off the Harbour (oil on card laid on board) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Four Schooners, c.1930 by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-910976).jpg "Saltash Bridge, c. 1930 (pencil and oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "This is Sain Fishery That Used to Be: St. Ives Harbour and Godrevy Lighthouse by Alfred Wallis")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-635842).jpg "Three Boats between Lighthouse and Shore, c.1930 (oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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_(see_also_1074079)_-_(MeisterDrucke-890235).jpg "Gunboats in wartime (oil on panel) (see also 1074079) by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-892456).jpg "Ship and lighthouse, c.1925 (oil on board) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Sailboat with brown sky by Alfred Wallis")
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_(see_also_1074078)_-_(MeisterDrucke-891353).jpg "Gunboats in wartime (oil on panel) (see also 1074078) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Two Sailing Boats, c.1930 by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-892758).jpg "Ships and lighthouse, houses (pencil & oil on paper) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Trawler off Cornish coast, c.1930 by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-891354).jpg "Boats on choppy water (pencil & oil on panel) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Houses and Ships by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-891352).jpg "Two trees (pencil & oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-890855).jpg "Three steamers (oil & pencil on board) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Yacht by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-891676).jpg "Harbour scene with castle and lighthouse (pencil & oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "The Harbour by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Four Fishes by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Three sailing ships, two steamships and Godrevy Lighthouse, c.1935-38 (oil & pencil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1466241).jpg "Trawler and Pier (oil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Two Sailing Boats by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1127072).jpg "Ship in a Religious Frame (oil & pencil on paper) by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-901350).jpg "Mounts Bay with St. Michaels Mount (oil and crayon on board) by Alfred Wallis")
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.jpg "Trawler off Cornish Coast, c.1928 by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-891351).jpg "St. Ives Harbour with five sailing boats (oil & pencil on board) by Alfred Wallis")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-891350).jpg "Row of four cottages (oil & pencil on card) by Alfred Wallis")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-241292).jpg "Sailing off St. Ives (oil on card laid on board) by Alfred Wallis")
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_Oil_and_-_(MeisterDrucke-1501190).jpg "View of the harbour and the lighthouse of Saint Ives (Cornwall, England). Oil and pencil on cardboard, by Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) by Alfred Wallis")
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