Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)

Ship and Lighthouse

Details

Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
Ship and Lighthouse
with an inscription by Ben Nicholson'I think this belonged originally/to Kit Wood + came to me/when he died - it is one/of the first Wallis/ptgs/BN' (on the reverse)
oil on board; shaped
12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1925

Provenance

Christopher Wood, thence to Ben Nicholson, 1930.
Waddington Galleries, London.

Lot Essay

Wallis took up painting in 1925 after his wife had died, 'for company'. Christopher Wood and Ben Nicholson discovered him painting one day when they passed by his house in St. Ives in 1928; both artists became fascinated by his work.

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