Alfred Wallis: Child Pauper To Artistic Luminary (2025)

Alfred Wallis taught himself to paint after a lifetime of hardship and misfortune. His paintings greatly influenced Britain’s early modern art scene and are enduringly popular today.

Using a wealth of newly discovered material, this definitive biography reveals his turbulent life story and challenges the prevailing narratives surrounding his interactions with the ‘real artists’ who championed his work.

Alfred Wallis painted autobiographical events close to his heart. The key to understanding his paintings is to understand his life, and this richly illustrated biography offers many new insights to do just that.