Cottage of Alfred Wallis, St Ives, Cornwall
View of the cottage of Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), primitive artist, mariner, fisherman and marine stores dealer, at Back Road West, not far from Porthmeor Beach and the Tate Gallery, in the centre of St Ives, Cornwall. Wallis took up painting late in life, in 1922 after his wife died. The cottage has now been modernised and is a popular venue for holiday letting
Picture No
10411773
Media ID
44895433
Size
3778px x 4650px
(4.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/ANDREW BESLEY
Source
Unattributed photograph in the Andrew Besley Collection
Date
late 19th/early 20th century
