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Wallis was an ex-mariner and retired marine scrap merchant living in St Ives when he painted this work. He began painting in 1925 at the age of 70. Due to his financial difficulties his works are predominantly painted on pieces of card, board and paper collected as scrap.
The Pier Arts Centre
Stromness
Title
White sailing ship – three masts
Date
c.1934–1938
Medium
oil on paper
Measurements
H 22.3 x W 36 cm
Accession number
PAC 62
Acquisition method
gift from Margaret Gardiner, 1979
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
1. 'A WALLIS'. 2. 'ALFRED WALLIS'. 3. exhibition label for Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums (Pier Gallery Collection 1978).
The Pier Arts Centre
Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney Islands KW16 3AA Scotland
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