Walter Sickert: A Life

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. Matthew Sturgis is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey Beardsley; he also writes regularly for THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT.