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The image shows the interior of an art gallery exhibiting various sculptures and artifacts related to Victorian objects. The space features exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, contrasted with modern white walls. The exhibits are arranged throughout the room, including a large

FOLK ART

Schooner Approaching Harbour

Artist: Alfred Wallis
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Alfred Wallis took up painting in 1922 following the death of his wife, producing scenes in and around his native St Ives in Cornwall. Wallis painted on found materials, in this case a tin tray, often using industrial boat paint. He was not bound by the conventions and one-point perspective of academic painting, and his work proved inspirational for contemporary artists such as Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood, who were attempting to break with tradition in their own work and develop a new pictorial language.

Details

Artist
Alfred Wallis
Title
Schooner Approaching Harbour
Date
1930
Medium
Oil on metal
Dimensions
H: 32.1 cm x W: 41.2 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0066.F
Collection
Folk Art
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