Alfred Wallis
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Alfred Wallis #3,824Blue-Chip

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personEnglish, 1855–1942lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, CO, JP · 94% confidence
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Selected Works126

Museum Acquisitions

5 Institutions
MoMA
MoMA
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Portland Art Museum
Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain

Previous Sales 98

Christie's
St Ives Harbour
St Ives Harbour
£120,650 ($159k USD)
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Lugger in a Gale and a Lighthouse
Lugger in a Gale and a Lighthouse
$16,711
Nov 2025
Christie's
Mount's Bay
Mount's Bay
£184,150 ($243k USD)
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
The Fleet
The Fleet
£22,602 ($23k USD)
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
Boats by a Jetty with Lighthouses
Boats by a Jetty with Lighthouses
£20,864 ($21k USD)
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
Steamships Entering and Leaving Harbour
Steamships Entering and Leaving Harbour
£33,428 ($33k USD)
Nov 2024
Christie's
Boats, Cliff and Lighthouse
Boats, Cliff and Lighthouse
£88,200 ($116k USD)
Oct 2024
Sotheby's
Four Boats Under Sail
Four Boats Under Sail
$11,263
Jun 2024
Christie's
A Trawler in Mount’s Bay
A Trawler in Mount’s Bay
£56,700 ($75k USD)
Mar 2024
Christie's
Trawler and Two Sailing Boats
Trawler and Two Sailing Boats
£47,880 ($63k USD)
Mar 2024
Christie's
Ship in Dock
Ship in Dock
£15,120 ($20k USD)
Mar 2024
Christie's
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat
£17,640 ($23k USD)
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Two Steamers in Rough Sea
Two Steamers in Rough Sea
£30,000 ($50k USD)
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Three Masted Ships and Arched Railway Bridge
Three Masted Ships and Arched Railway Bridge
$21,456
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
Four Sailing Boats and Pier Head
Four Sailing Boats and Pier Head
$15,326
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
Schooner
Schooner
£17,000 ($28k USD)
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Gaff-rigged Sailing Boats Returning to Harbour
Gaff-rigged Sailing Boats Returning to Harbour
£14,000 ($23k USD)
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Stormy Sea with Two Sailing Vessels and a Lighthouse
Stormy Sea with Two Sailing Vessels and a Lighthouse
£14,000 ($23k USD)
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Schooner and Cliffs
Schooner and Cliffs
£55,000 ($91k USD)
Jun 2021
Sotheby's
Two Sailing Boats and a Lugger
Two Sailing Boats and a Lugger
£16,000 ($27k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Sailing Ship in a Stormy Sea
Sailing Ship in a Stormy Sea
£30,000 ($40k USD)
Mar 2021
Sotheby's
HOUSES, PORTHMEOR SQUARE
HOUSES, PORTHMEOR SQUARE
Unknown
Nov 2020
Christie's
Sailing Ship Aeroplane and Airship
Sailing Ship Aeroplane and Airship
£56,250 ($74k USD)
Jan 2020
Christie's
Schooner and a lighthouse
Schooner and a lighthouse
£93,750 ($124k USD)
Nov 2018
Christie's
A mackerel lugger in Mount's Bay
A mackerel lugger in Mount's Bay
£68,750 ($91k USD)
Nov 2018

For Sale 4

3812 Gallery · Artsy
Black Boat with Fort
Black Boat with Fort , 1935
For sale
Oil on card
Austin/Desmond Fine Art · Artsy
Lighthouse and Fishing Boat
Lighthouse and Fishing Boat, 1936
For sale
Crane Kalman Gallery · Artsy
Cutter and Sail Boat in Grey Harbour with green sea and shore with gate behind
Cutter and Sail Boat in Grey Harbour with green sea and shore with gate behind
For sale
Oil on board
Osborne Samuel · Artsy
A Sailing Ship
A Sailing Ship, 1936
Price on request
Pencil and oil on paper
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Market347 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$6.8K – $243K
34 of 38 paintings lots with prices
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$42.4K
Object-type specific
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$44.6K
34 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Mar 2026 · $159K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $44.6K medianWorks on paper: $28.1K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Sotheby'sBonhamsChristie'sTennants AuctioneersDoyle New York
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Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 2

Der Schatten der Avantgarde: Rousseau und die vergessenen Meister
Hatje Cantz · 2015
The Shadow of the Avant-garde: Rousseau and the Forgotten Masters
Hatje Cantz · 2015
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Photographs of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson’s shared studio go on show in London
The Courtauld Gallery in London is presenting an exhibition of 23 black-and-white photographs taken by Paul Laib in 1932-33, documenting the shared Ha…
exhibitionsJun 5, 2026
Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art
The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum presents 'Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art,' an exhibition running from 28 June 2025 to…
exhibitionsAug 15, 2025
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Past Exhibitions1

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#54 Modern Art

from the collection of Kettle’s Yard

Alfred Wallis

Place de l’Alma

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Art Fair Appearances1

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art
Aug 15, 2025
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Alfred Wallis dies
Jan 1, 1942
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Alfred Wallis born
Jan 1, 1855
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Related News5

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