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Walter Sickert · 1928–29
Walter Sickert: 1860–1942
Other names (10)
Richard Sickert, Sickert, Walter Richard Sickert, walter sickert, Walter Sickert, Walter Sickert, Walter Sickert, Walter Sickert, W. R. Sickert, W. Sickert
Biography
Walter Richard Sickert (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.
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- Lilian Lancastereditorial inference
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The biography identifies Walter Sickert as a teacher of Lilian Lancaster (artist). Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending. Teaching does not by itself establish artistic influence.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Walter Sickert. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art54 recorded works
- Tate39 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago13 recorded works
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums3 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art3 recorded works
- Museum of Modern Art2 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art2 recorded works
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris1 recorded work
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen1 recorded work
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- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Tate Collection metadata (October 2014 snapshot)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- UK painters — source authorities and selected artwork research
- UK painters — source authorities and selected artwork research