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Walter Sickert, painting and transgressing.
Exhibition catalog of the Petit Palais, under the direction of Emma CHAMBERS and Clara ROCA.

Walter Sickert, painting and transgressing.

Paris museums
€39,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 25943
Format 23 x 27.5
Détails 238 p., numerous color illustrations, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782759605392
Walter Sickert (1860-1942) was one of the pioneers of English modernism, leaving a lasting mark on 20th-century English figurative painting, particularly that of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon. From the outset, he addressed unusual, even transgressive themes—music halls, realistic nudes in modest interiors, and disturbing or ambiguous genre scenes—through disconcerting framing and strange tones. Close to his mentor Edgar Degas, but also to artists such as Pierre Bonnard, he forged a strong connection with France, which prompted him to renew his painting style. From modernizing the traditional genre of the conversation piece to transposing images from popular culture, this provocative and fascinating artist never ceased to reinvent himself, beyond all conventions.

Exhibition at the Petit Palais from October 14, 2022 to January 29, 2023.
Walter Sickert (1860-1942) was one of the pioneers of English modernism, leaving a lasting mark on 20th-century English figurative painting, particularly that of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon. From the outset, he addressed unusual, even transgressive themes—music halls, realistic nudes in modest interiors, and disturbing or ambiguous genre scenes—through disconcerting framing and strange tones. Close to his mentor Edgar Degas, but also to artists such as Pierre Bonnard, he forged a strong connection with France, which prompted him to renew his painting style. From modernizing the traditional genre of the conversation piece to transposing images from popular culture, this provocative and fascinating artist never ceased to reinvent himself, beyond all conventions.

Exhibition at the Petit Palais from October 14, 2022 to January 29, 2023.