Alfred Wallis Child Pauper to Artistic Luminary - Matilda Webb
Matilda loved reading as a child and was inspired to start writing by Roald Dahl, who she met when she was 7. She has since written both children's and adult fiction and non-fiction. She is delighted to have just completed an absorbing eight-year project, researching, writing and producing an in-depth biography of St Ives self-taught artist Alfred Wallis.
GENRE: Biography; Art History
Blurb:
ALFRED WALLIS (1855–1942) is one of Britain’s best-loved artists. A self-taught painter, he began creating art at the age of 70, capturing the ships he once sailed and the fierce storms he weathered at sea. To truly appreciate Wallis’s work, it is essential to understand his life. This rigorously researched and beautifully illustrated biography offers the perfect opportunity to do just that.
