Retrato de Alfred Wallis

Pinturas de Alfred Wallis: As 100 mais famosas, sob o olhar de uma galeria

Atualizado em Novembro 2026 · classificado pela nossa pontuação de popularidade (pesquisas, visitas e pedidos de cada obra) · 159 obras de Alfred Wallis em nosso catálogo

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Aos olhos da galeria, a pintura mais famosa de Alfred Wallis é Sailing Ship and Orchard (1937), cuja obra original está exposta no Kettle's Yard, em Cambridge. Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails (1920) e String of Boats (1928) completam o trio que todos reconhecem. Dos 159 trabalhos de Alfred Wallis em nosso catálogo, a galeria apresenta abaixo as 100 obras mais famosas, cada uma original, com seu ano, seu museu e o que a torna única.

1855 – 1942, Devonport Naive folk art Mais obras: Kettle's Yard

As 10 principais pinturas de Alfred Wallis na galeria

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Sailing Ship and Orchard (1937) de Alfred Wallis

Sailing Ship and Orchard

1937 · Watercolor · Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

The artwork is a watercolor painting that presents a serene depiction of a sailing ship gliding across calm waters alongside an orchard laden with blossoms. The composition is dominated by a large, triangular sail that serves as the central anchor, directing the viewer’s gaze toward the expansive horizon. A hillside or cliff face in the background provides a diagonal line, while the waterline creates a horizontal base. The scene includes…

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Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails (1920) de Alfred Wallis

Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails

1920

Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails is a work by Alfred Wallis, dating from 1920. The artist, who was born in Devonport, United Kingdom, in 1855, brought a unique perspective to his canvases, shaped by a life lived in close proximity to the sea. Before he turned to painting, Wallis was a self-taught craftsman who spent much of his life working as a shipbuilder.

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String of Boats (1928) de Alfred Wallis

String of Boats

1928 · Oil On Paper

A collection of sailboats drifts across a quiet expanse of water, their varying scales suggesting a sense of depth and distance. In the background, a lighthouse provides a fixed point of reference against the horizon, anchoring the nautical scene. The composition is defined by a muted, earthy palette, where shades of brown dominate the visual field, lending the work a grounded, somber quality. The arrangement of the vessels creates a…

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A Brig, Close to Shore (1942) de Alfred Wallis

A Brig, Close to Shore

1942 · Oil On Canvas · Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton

To gaze upon Alfred Wallis's "A Brig, Close to Shore" is not merely to observe a painting; it is to feel the bracing salt spray on your face and hear the rhythmic creak of timbers against the tide. This work transports us directly into the vibrant, untamed heart of the Cornish coast. The scene is dominated by the powerful grace of a sailboat, its canvas sails catching an unseen wind,…

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St Ives (1928) de Alfred Wallis

St Ives

1928 · Oil · Tate Britain, Londres

In the evocative masterpiece St Ives, we are invited into a world where the boundaries between memory and reality dissolve into a charming, stylized landscape. Created around 1928, this work offers an aerial perspective that looks down upon a cluster of coastal dwellings and maritime vessels nestled along a serene blue expanse. The composition is dominated by a central grouping of buildings and boats, arranged with a density that suggests…

Pinturas de Alfred Wallis, classificadas de 11 a 100

11Headland with two three masters (verso) (1938) de Alfred WallisHeadland with two three masters (verso)1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 12Green Sails (1939) de Alfred WallisGreen Sails1939 13The Blue Ship (1934) de Alfred WallisThe Blue Ship1934 14Boats before a Great Bridge (Royal Albert Bridge ) (1937) de Alfred WallisBoats before a Great Bridge (Royal Albert Bridge )1937 · Kettle's Yard 15Rough Sea de Alfred WallisRough Sea 16Ship, People and Animals de Alfred WallisShip, People and AnimalsKettle's Yard 17Schooner in Full Sail near a Lighthouse (1928) de Alfred WallisSchooner in Full Sail near a Lighthouse1928 · Kettle's Yard 18P. Z. 11 (1928) de Alfred WallisP. Z. 111928 19Seven Boats Entering Harbour (1928) de Alfred WallisSeven Boats Entering Harbour1928 · Kettle's Yard 20Houses at St Ives, Cornwall (1928) de Alfred WallisHouses at St Ives, Cornwall1928 21Houses at the Water's Edge (Porthleven ) (1928) de Alfred WallisHouses at the Water's Edge (Porthleven )1928 · Kettle's Yard 22Seascape, Ships Sailing Past the Long Ships (1928) de Alfred WallisSeascape, Ships Sailing Past the Long Ships1928 · Kettle's Yard 23Five Ships, Mount's Bay (1928) de Alfred WallisFive Ships, Mount's Bay1928 · Kettle's Yard 24St Ives (1928) de Alfred WallisSt Ives1928 25Two Ships and Steamer Sailing Past a Port, Falmouth and St Anthony Lighthouse (1931) de Alfred WallisTwo Ships and Steamer Sailing Past a Port, Falmouth and St Anthony Lighthouse1931 · Kettle's Yard 26St. Ives Harbor (1932) de Alfred WallisSt. Ives Harbor1932 27Schooner Approaching a Harbour (1930) de Alfred WallisSchooner Approaching a Harbour1930 28White Houses, Hales Down, near St Ives (1932) de Alfred WallisWhite Houses, Hales Down, near St Ives1932 · Kettle's Yard 29Two Boats (1930) de Alfred WallisTwo Boats1930 · Jerwood Gallery 30House (1935) de Alfred WallisHouse1935 31Fishes and Lobster Pots (1936) de Alfred WallisFishes and Lobster Pots1936 · Kettle's Yard 32Boats under Saltash Bridge (Royal Albert Bridge) (recto) (1937) de Alfred WallisBoats under Saltash Bridge (Royal Albert Bridge) (recto)1937 · Kettle's Yard 33Harbour Scene (verso) (1937) de Alfred WallisHarbour Scene (verso)1937 · Kettle's Yard 34Grey Sailing Ship and Small Boat (verso) (1938) de Alfred WallisGrey Sailing Ship and Small Boat (verso)1938 · Kettle's Yard 35Harbour with Two Lighthouses and Motor Vessel, St Ives Bay (1934) de Alfred WallisHarbour with Two Lighthouses and Motor Vessel, St Ives Bay1934 · Kettle's Yard 36House (1936) de Alfred WallisHouse1936 37Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall (1936) de Alfred WallisHarbour, St Ives, Cornwall1936 38House with Trees (1937) de Alfred WallisHouse with Trees1937 · Kettle's Yard 39Cottages in a Wood, St Ives (1937) de Alfred WallisCottages in a Wood, St Ives1937 · Kettle's Yard 40Crucifixion or Allegory with Three Figures and Two Dogs (1934) de Alfred WallisCrucifixion or Allegory with Three Figures and Two Dogs1934 · Kettle's Yard 41St Ives harbour White sailing ship (recto) (1938) de Alfred WallisSt Ives harbour White sailing ship (recto)1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 42Trees and Cottages (1937) de Alfred WallisTrees and Cottages1937 · Kettle's Yard 43Three Master and Steamer in Port (verso) (1937) de Alfred WallisThree Master and Steamer in Port (verso)1937 · Kettle's Yard 44White sailing ship – three masts (1938) de Alfred WallisWhite sailing ship – three masts1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 45Three ships and lighthouse (verso) (1938) de Alfred WallisThree ships and lighthouse (verso)1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 46Against Longships fog (recto) (1938) de Alfred WallisAgainst Longships fog (recto)1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 47Ravine with Estuary (Bristol Channel and Suspension Bridge ) (1938) de Alfred WallisRavine with Estuary (Bristol Channel and Suspension Bridge )1938 · Kettle's Yard 48Landscape with Field, Chimneys and Road between Blue and Dark Green Cottages (Consols Mine) (1936) de Alfred WallisLandscape with Field, Chimneys and Road between Blue and Dark Green Cottages (Consols Mine)1936 · Kettle's Yard 49St Ives harbour and Godrevy (recto) (1938) de Alfred WallisSt Ives harbour and Godrevy (recto)1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 50Boat on the Sea (1937) de Alfred WallisBoat on the Sea1937 51Yacht, pink and green (verso) (1938) de Alfred WallisYacht, pink and green (verso)1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 52'Consols Mine Raswall Hill and the Road Zennor to Farms. The White You See Is Granite' (1936) de Alfred Wallis'Consols Mine Raswall Hill and the Road Zennor to Farms. The White You See Is Granite'1936 53Black Steamship (1938) de Alfred WallisBlack Steamship1938 · The Pier Arts Centre 54Shipwreck 2, the Wreck of the 'Alba' (1941) de Alfred WallisShipwreck 2, the Wreck of the 'Alba'1941 · Kettle's Yard 55Death Ship (1942) de Alfred WallisDeath Ship1942 · Kettle's Yard 56Boat with Figures (1940) de Alfred WallisBoat with Figures1940 57Shipwreck 1, the Wreck of the 'Alba' (1940) de Alfred WallisShipwreck 1, the Wreck of the 'Alba'1940 · Kettle's Yard 58Small Boat in a Rough Sea (1936) de Alfred WallisSmall Boat in a Rough Sea1936 · Kettle's Yard 59Terra, Peixe e Motonave (1937) de Alfred WallisTerra, Peixe e Motonave1937 · Kettle's Yard 60Two Ships with Brown Green Sails in Rising Sea de Alfred WallisTwo Ships with Brown Green Sails in Rising SeaKettle's Yard 61Motor Vessel Mounting a Wave de Alfred WallisMotor Vessel Mounting a WaveKettle's Yard 62Trawler (1925) de Alfred WallisTrawler1925 · Arts Council Collection 63Navio Trinavegador Próximo ao Farol (1930) de Alfred WallisNavio Trinavegador Próximo ao Farol1930 · Kettle's Yard 64Steam Boat de Alfred WallisSteam Boat 65Three Master in Full Sail near a Lighthouse de Alfred WallisThree Master in Full Sail near a LighthouseKettle's Yard 66Four Steam Ships and Three Jetties (verso) de Alfred WallisFour Steam Ships and Three Jetties (verso)Kettle's Yard 67Three Sailing Boats in a Line (recto) de Alfred WallisThree Sailing Boats in a Line (recto)Kettle's Yard 68Mount's Bay de Alfred WallisMount's Bay 69Two Boats de Alfred WallisTwo BoatsKettle's Yard 70Three Grey Sailed Ships de Alfred WallisThree Grey Sailed ShipsKettle's Yard 71Large and Small Steamboats de Alfred WallisLarge and Small SteamboatsKettle's Yard 72Ships in Harbour de Alfred WallisShips in HarbourUniversity of Essex 73Nine Ships in Harbour de Alfred WallisNine Ships in HarbourKettle's Yard 74Fishing Boat in Harbour, with Red Sail Mast Steeped de Alfred WallisFishing Boat in Harbour, with Red Sail Mast SteepedKettle's Yard 75Grey Three Master de Alfred WallisGrey Three MasterKettle's Yard 76Harbour and Sailing Ship de Alfred WallisHarbour and Sailing ShipUniversity of Essex 77Mount's Bay with Four Lighthouses de Alfred WallisMount's Bay with Four LighthousesKettle's Yard 78Sailing Ships and Two Steamers, Newlyn Harbour de Alfred WallisSailing Ships and Two Steamers, Newlyn HarbourKettle's Yard 79Penzance Harbour de Alfred WallisPenzance HarbourKettle's Yard 80A Fishing Boat off the Coast de Alfred WallisA Fishing Boat off the Coast 81Boats de Alfred WallisBoatsWolfson College 82Two Sailing Ships with a Lighthouse de Alfred WallisTwo Sailing Ships with a LighthouseKettle's Yard 83Knill's Monument de Alfred WallisKnill's MonumentKettle's Yard 84Schooner de Alfred WallisSchooner 85Wreck of the Alba de Alfred WallisWreck of the Alba 86Fishing Boat Between Two Lighthouses de Alfred WallisFishing Boat Between Two Lighthouses 87Three Boats off the Shore de Alfred WallisThree Boats off the Shore 88Passin Ice Burgs de Alfred WallisPassin Ice Burgs 89Fishing Boat de Alfred WallisFishing Boat 90Two Masted Schooner, Ketch de Alfred WallisTwo Masted Schooner, Ketch 91Four Masted Sailing Ship and Lighthouse de Alfred WallisFour Masted Sailing Ship and LighthouseKettle's Yard 92Four Sailing Boats Leaving Pier with Lighthouse de Alfred WallisFour Sailing Boats Leaving Pier with LighthouseKettle's Yard 93Grey Steam Boat de Alfred WallisGrey Steam BoatKettle's Yard 94Two Funnel Steamboat amongst Three Sailing Boats de Alfred WallisTwo Funnel Steamboat amongst Three Sailing BoatsKettle's Yard 95Motor Vessel with Four Men de Alfred WallisMotor Vessel with Four MenKettle's Yard 96Three Master with Four Sailors and Four Dolphins in Green Sea de Alfred WallisThree Master with Four Sailors and Four Dolphins in Green SeaKettle's Yard 97Two Masted Yawl de Alfred WallisTwo Masted YawlMuseu Fitzwilliam 98Gateway de Alfred WallisGatewayKettle's Yard 99Motor Vessel near Land de Alfred WallisMotor Vessel near LandKettle's Yard 100Wreck of the Alba de Alfred WallisWreck of the Alba

Pinturas famosas de Alfred Wallis, período por período

Os temas que cativaram o olhar de Alfred Wallis

Os quatro temas que mais se repetem nestas obras originais, cada um com o seu melhor exemplo.

Os museus que guardam os originais de Alfred Wallis

Os 8 museus que detêm a maioria das pinturas desta página.

Museus Cidade Obras de Alfred Wallis Pinturas desta lista
Kettle's Yard, CambridgeKettle's Yard Cambridge 96 Sailing Ship and Orchard, White House and Cottages, the Old House, Porthmeor Square, St Ives, Barque with a Man at the Wheel on a Stormy Sea
The Pier Arts Centre, StromnessThe Pier Arts Centre Stromness 9 Headland with two three masters (verso), St Ives harbour White sailing ship (recto), White sailing ship – three masts
University of Essex, ColchesterUniversity of Essex Colchester 5 Ships in Harbour, Harbour and Sailing Ship
Arts Council Collection, LondresArts Council Collection Londres 2 Trawler
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, WolverhamptonWolverhampton Art Gallery Wolverhampton 1 A Brig, Close to Shore
Tate Britain, LondresTate Britain Londres 1 St Ives
Jerwood Gallery, HastingsJerwood Gallery Hastings 1 Two Boats
Wolfson College, OxfordWolfson College Oxford 1 Boats

Alfred Wallis, uma pintura emblemática por década

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Pinturas de Alfred Wallis: a galeria responde

Qual pintura de Alfred Wallis é a mais famosa de todas?Revelar a resposta

Sailing Ship and Orchard (1937), Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails (1920) e String of Boats (1928) vêm a seguir.

Qual era a idade de Alfred Wallis ao concluir Sailing Ship and Orchard?Revelar a resposta

82 anos: Sailing Ship and Orchard data de 1937, e Alfred Wallis nasceu em 1855.

Quais são as 10 principais pinturas de Alfred Wallis?Revelar a resposta

Sailing Ship and Orchard, Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails, String of Boats, White House and Cottages, the Old House, Porthmeor Square, St Ives, Barque with a Man at the Wheel on a Stormy Sea, Voyage to Labrador, Brigantine Sailing Past Green Fields, Landscape with Two Large Trees and Houses, A Brig, Close to Shore e St Ives. O ranking acima apresenta o ano e o museu de cada uma.

Quantas obras Alfred Wallis criou?Revelar a resposta

Nosso catálogo contém 159 obras de Alfred Wallis, datadas de 1920 a 1942.

Onde estão expostos os originais mais famosos de Alfred Wallis?Revelar a resposta

Principalmente em Kettle's Yard (Cambridge), The Pier Arts Centre (Stromness) e University of Essex (Colchester). A tabela de museus acima lista todos eles.

Quando é que Alfred Wallis criou as suas pinturas mais famosas?Revelar a resposta

Em 1930s: 39 das 100 obras nesta página foram feitas então, sendo Sailing Ship and Orchard delas.

Quais são as obras mais famosas de Alfred Wallis no início e no fim de sua carreira?Revelar a resposta

Nesta página, a mais antiga é Fishing Boat with Two Masts and Yellow Sails (1920) e a mais recente é A Brig, Close to Shore (1942).

Quais temas Alfred Wallis mais explorou?Revelar a resposta

Coastal landscape (9), Boats (8) e Sea (7), entre as 100 obras nesta página.

Em qual técnica Alfred Wallis mais trabalhou?Revelar a resposta

Oil, para 5 das 100 obras nesta página.

Com qual movimento Alfred Wallis está associado(a)?Revelar a resposta

Naive folk art, a julgar pelos originais nesta página.

Quais obras originais de Alfred Wallis o Kettle's Yard possui?Revelar a resposta

Sailing Ship and Orchard, White House and Cottages, the Old House, Porthmeor Square, St Ives e Barque with a Man at the Wheel on a Stormy Sea: o Kettle's Yard, Cambridge detém 56 das obras desta página.

Alfred Wallis: o artista

A Visão do Marinheiro de Cornualha

Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) destaca-se singularmente no panorama artístico de sua era — uma figura cuja simplicidade serena esconde um profundo compromisso com a observação e uma dedicação inabalável em capturar a essência do litoral da Cornualha. Nascido em Devonport, na Inglaterra, Wallis não possuía formação artística formal; era um artesão autodidata que trabalhou como construtor naval durante grande parte de sua vida, moldando madeiras em embarcações que navegavam pelas águas do Atlântico. Essa maestria prática e direta instilou nele uma atenção meticulosa aos detalhes e uma compreensão íntima dos materiais que, mais tarde, se traduziriam em suas pinturas evocativas. Seus anos formativos foram dedicados ao aperfeiçoamento das habilidades na construção naval, um ofício transmitido por gerações de famílias da Cornualha, o que lhe proporcionou uma conexão única e visceral com o mundo marítimo que ele eventualmente imortalizaria na tela.

Foi apenas na década de 1920 que a carreira artística de Wallis floresceu verdadeiramente, após sua mudança para o vibrante enclave artístico de St Ives, na Cornualha. Atraído pela energia criativa desta comunidade — que incluía figuras notáveis como Ben Burrell e George Nash — ele começou a produzir uma série prolífica de obras retratando barcos, portos e paisagens banhadas pela luz distinta da Cornualha. Sua estética é inegavelmente única, caracterizada por perspectivas achatadas, contornos marcantes e uma paleta de cores suaves, dominada por azuis profundos e verdes-mar. A obra de Wallis incorpora os princípios da arte naïf, um estilo enraizado na experiência sensorial direta em vez de teorias acadêmicas intelectualizadas. Ele evitava composições complexas e pinceladas elaboradas, priorizando a clareza e um impacto emocional imediato.

Um Legado de Memória Marítima

A importância da contribuição de Wallis para a arte reside em sua capacidade de transformar os elementos cotidianos da vida no mar em algo profundamente espiritual e atmosférico. Suas pinturas não são meramente representações de lugares; elas estão imbuídas de um sentido palpável de movimento e memória. Através de obras como Trawler e Boat, é possível sentir o peso do Atlântico e o pulso rítmico das marés. Mesmo em composições mais turbulentas, como Rough Sea, seu estilo expressivo e pinceladas evocativas capturam a força bruta do oceano através de uma lente da tradição da arte popular. Ao rejeitar as rígidas convenções acadêmicas de sua época, Wallis alcançou um nível de honestidade que ressoa com espectadores que buscam uma conexão com as forças elementares da natureza.

Sua importância histórica é consolidada por seu papel como uma ponte entre a realidade rústica do trabalho marítimo e os movimentos de arte moderna do século XX. Embora carecesse de instrução formal, sua abordagem "primitiva" ofereceu uma alternativa refrescante às técnicas sofisticadas da era, influenciando a forma como percebemos a relação entre o tema e o meio. A obra de sua vida permanece como um testemunho do poder do olhar não treinado, provando que a verdadeira visão artística muitas vezes emerge de uma intimidade profunda e vitalícia com o ambiente ao seu redor. Hoje, seu legado continua a inspirar aqueles atraídos pelo charme da vida na Cornualha e pela beleza atemporal do mar.