11 APRIL 1931, Page 3

Mr. W. L. Wyllie Mr. W. L. Wyllie, who died

last Monday in his eightieth year, had been since 1889 an Associate and since 1907 a Member of the Royal Academy. He achieved great popularity and—within certain limitations—pre-eminence as a painter of the sea. He had a real feeling for his subject, but his compositions will be remembered chiefly for their accuracy—the product of expert knowledge and observation. It is significant that seamen were among his warmest admirers. He perfectly understood and could reproduce faithfully the interaction of tides and winds. He was a man of unfailing geniality and kindness, and he will not be forgotten by the boys round about Ports- mouth Harbour, whom he loved to instruct in the hand- ling of sailing boats.

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