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Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert (1860-1942) was a leading figure in the development of British painting and the graphic arts. Influenced by Whistler and Degas early in his career, by 1914 he was respected as a major figure within the Camden Town Group and a renowned painter in his own right. Yet Sickert's life and art were never stable, and he was never complacent. His work varies strikingly--from a strongly worked paint surface laden with impasto to the thinnest and sparest application; from an overtly modern set of subjects to apparently nostalgic images. But whatever form his art took, Sickert always remained what he was so often called in the 1910 "a painter's painter."
This study examines the dynamism of Sickert's work from his earliest career at the Slade School of Art to his last works. It argues for Sickert as a major figure in the history of attempts to record modern life and to develop a distinctly modern mode of painting.
This study examines the dynamism of Sickert's work from his earliest career at the Slade School of Art to his last works. It argues for Sickert as a major figure in the history of attempts to record modern life and to develop a distinctly modern mode of painting.
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80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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September 30, 2016
I can't say I get blown away by the painting of Walter Sickert, or perhaps that should be his choice of subjects. Yet, Sickert's career in paint is very well covered by David Peters Corbett in another of Tate's 'British Artists' series. The text is accompanied by informative Notes and a full chronology of the artists life and career is also provided.
Interestingly, Patricia Cornwell has written a very interesting non-fiction work on Sickert titled 'Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert' (2017), that charges that Sickert was the serial killer 'Jack the Ripper' who murdered women around Whitechapel in London in 1888. Cornwell's fascinating investigation on this artist goes on to charge that he killed many more victims that those in London in 1888.
It is noted that Sickert's painting 'The Camden Town Murder' produced in the early years of the 20th century bares a disturbing likeness to a crime scene photograph of one of the 'Ripper' murders.
Interestingly, Patricia Cornwell has written a very interesting non-fiction work on Sickert titled 'Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert' (2017), that charges that Sickert was the serial killer 'Jack the Ripper' who murdered women around Whitechapel in London in 1888. Cornwell's fascinating investigation on this artist goes on to charge that he killed many more victims that those in London in 1888.
It is noted that Sickert's painting 'The Camden Town Murder' produced in the early years of the 20th century bares a disturbing likeness to a crime scene photograph of one of the 'Ripper' murders.
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