Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
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Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)

Cutter with spotted sails

Details
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
Cutter with spotted sails
signed 'Alfred Wallis' (upper right)
oil on card
6½ x 9 in. (16.5 x 22.8 cm.)
Provenance
H.S. (Jim) Ede, from whom acquired by the present owner.
Special Notice
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Lot Essay

In the present work Wallis has deliberately used the existing fold in the cardboard to provide the horizon for his picture. Composed almost entirely in black and white with a thin wash over the whole area of paint Wallis lets the card define the composition rather than having to emphasise it with paint.

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