Three Boats Off The Shore

Artist Alfred Wallis (Devonport, Plymouth, England, 1855 - 1942)

Mediumoil on cardboard

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 35.1 cm, Width: 47 cm
Frame: Height: 50.2 cm, Width: 62.3 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1972 by the Contemporary Art Society.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003564

Keywords

About MeWallis lived and worked in St. Ives. He had been a fisherman but in latter years ran a marine and rag-and-bone store in the town. After the death of his wife in the early 1920's Wallis began to paint 'for company'. He used what he could find - irregularly shaped pieces of cardboard or wood. On these he painted with ship's enamel or household paint.

Wallis received no professional art training and his works are intuitive and unsophisticated. Although Wallis had no grasp of perspective, he possessed a natural feeling for placing ships or buildings within a composition, coupled with the ability to convey lively movement.

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Collections Wall

Despite the flatness of the medium, the fleeting and visible brushworks of the sea give movement to the sea waves.

Exhibitions

Shoreline