Walter Sickert | |
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.jpg) Portrait by George Charles Beresford, 1911 | |
| Born | 31 May 1860 |
| Died | 22 January 1942 (aged 81) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Resting place | Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College School King's College School |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism |
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Walter Richard Sickert RA RBA (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a German-born British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group of Post-Impressionist artists in early 20th-century London. He was an important influence on distinctively British styles of avant-garde art in the mid and late 20th century.
Sickert was a cosmopolitan and an eccentric who often favoured ordinary people and urban scenes as his subjects. His work includes portraits of well-known personalities and images derived from press photographs. He is considered a prominent figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism.
Decades after his death, several authors and researchers theorised that Sickert might have been the London-based serial killer Jack the Ripper, but the claim has largely been dismissed.