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MARC KITCHEN-SMITH

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Item Details

A superb naive woolworked picture of a 'cutter' in full sail at sea. Unusually this can be attributed to the artist/sailor that created it - the annotation to the reverse backing board reads 'Worked by Mr. A. E. Skinner'. This is the third 'woolie' we've come across by this artist. A previously found, similar one was dated '1921' which suggests that this example would date to a similar era, i.e. the early 1900s.



The woolwork is wonderfully simple in design, and in fact displays a similarity to the naive paintings of Alfred Wallis (1855–1942). Like the other examples we found created by Mr Skinner, this was sourced in West Cornwall, so there is a strong possibility that he knew, or was aware of Wallis, who was based in St Ives at the time.

  • Period: c.1920
    • Price: £675.00
    • €803 Euro
    • $876 US Dollar
  • Location: Cornwall
    • Dimensions: H: 44cm (17.32in)
    • W: 49cm (19.29in)
    • D: 0cm (0.00in)