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St. Ives by Alfred Wallis

St. Ives

Alfred Wallis · 1928

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DETAILS
Artist
Alfred Wallis
Date
1928
Location
Tate Britain
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Alfred Wallis

Alfred Wallis was a self-taught British artist who began painting at 70, capturing the disappearing world of sail and steamships on scraps of cardboard.

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