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Reprint of the classic study of the life of the retired fisherman-cum-painter whose primitive depictions of boats, Harbours & St Ives houses brought him recognition as one of the most original British artists of the twentieth century.
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(The story of Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942), a (mad) primiti...)
The story of Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942), a (mad) primitive artist from St. Ives , Cornwall - a long noted artist colony on the southwest coast of England. Hardcover 7 1/2" X 10" 122 pages. B/W photos and illustrations, plus one color illustration as frontispiece.
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Berlin was born and grew up in Sydenham, south-east London, in a conventional household for the time, though he was obliged to leave school due to financial pressures at the age of twelve, pursuing a successful career as an adagio dancer until his mid-twenties, where he met his first wife, Helga.
In 1938, he moved to Cornwall to develop his artistic skills, and came under the influence of Doctor Frank Turk, an Exeter University educationalist, and attended lectures on philosophy, ancient cultures and the arts
He is now best known for his controversial fictionalised autobiography The Dark Monarch, which was withdrawn just weeks after publication in 1962 following legal action, and has now been republished, becoming the theme of an exhibition in the Tate in autumn 2009. In the Second World War, Berlin registered as a conscientious objector and worked in the market garden established by the art critic Adrian Stokes at Little Park Owles, Carbis Bay, outside where he met fellow artists Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth. Berlin later renounced his position as a conscientious objector after observing some distressing naval bombing in the English Channel and joined the Army, taking part in the Doctorate-Day landings.
His experiences led to a breakdown after his return, culminating in a divorce soon afterwards.
Around this time, Berlin founded the Crypt Group of modern-minded young artists, along with Peter Lanyon, John Wells and Bryan Wynter, and joined the Penwith Society of Arts for a short time, before leaving the group in distaste at its abstract tendencies. There followed a rift between the abstract group of artists on one side and the more romantic faction of artists on the other, which formed the inspiration of The Dark Monarch.
Berlin and Juanita settled in the in Hampshire and lived as gypsies. Here he produced the bulk of his written work, including I Am Lazarus and The Dark Monarch.
On the latter"s publication four of the artists and writers portrayed in it began actions for libel.
The work was withdrawn after just a few weeks, becoming a rare and sought after book, finally being republished some forty years later. Berlin was also fascinated by the Romany culture and wildlife of the, and made an extensive study of fish which was realised in Jonah"s Dream: A Meditation on Fishing. Under her guidance, he remained prolific in painting, writing and sculpture right until his death at the age of 88.
(Reprint of the classic study of the life of the retired f...)
(The story of Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942), a (mad) primiti...)
Berlin was a member of the blossoming artistic community around at the time, and met a local girl, Jackie Moran, with whom he moved in.
