Walter Sickert : A Biography

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780002570831
• ISBN10: 0002570831
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Summary

The painter Walter Sickert was a man of contradictions: a radical reactionary, a reclusive socialite, a traditionalist and an innovator, a philanderer who believed in the sanctity of marriage, an internationalist grounded in the heart of the English school. In this superb biography, Matthew Sturgis provides the first fully documented account of Sickert's long and colorful life, drawing on new sources to capture the spirit of a man whose influence remains visible in the work of artists today.

Author Biography

Matthew Sturgis writes regularly for The Times Literary Supplement and is the author of Aubrey Beardsley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Preface	xiii
1 A Well-Bred Artist
I The Münchener Kind'l'	3	(29)
II A New Home	32	(12)
III L'Enfant Terrible	44	(19)
2 Apprentice or Student?
I The Utility Player	63	(33)
II Whistler's Studio	96	(25)
III Relative Values	121	(12)
3 Impressions and Opinions
I The Butterfly Propaganda	133	(14)
II A New English Artist	147	(15)
III The London Impressionists	162	(13)
IV Unfashionable Portraiture	175	(21)
V In Black and White	196	(23)
4 The End of the Act
I Gathering Clouds	219	(10)
II Bridge of Sighs	229	(10)
III The Gentle Art of Making Enemies	239	(11)
IV Amantium Irae	250	(11)
5 Jack Abroad
I A Watering Place Out of Season	261	(28)
II Changing Effects	289	(11)
III Gaité Montparnasse	300	(20)
IV Dal Vero	320	(25)
6 Londra Benedetta
I The Lady in Red	345	(15)
II Ambrosial Nights	360	(14)
III Mr Sickert at Home	374	(22)
IV The Artist as Teacher	396	(23)
7 Contre Jour
I Les Affaires de Camden Town	419	(24)
II An Imperfect Modern	443	(19)
III Red, White, and Blue	462	(27)
IV Suspense	489	(22)
8 The New Age
I The Conduct of a Talent	511	(18)
II Private View	529	(25)
III How Old Do I Look?	554	(25)
9 Lazarus Raised
I Over the Footlights	579	(14)
II Home Life	593	(17)
III Bathampton	610	(11)
IV Cheerio	621	(4)
POSTSCRIPT Walter Sickert: Case Closed	625	(18)
Bibliography	643	(12)
Notes	655	(94)
Index	749