Walter Sickert: A Life. Matthew Sturgis

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      WALTER SICKERT

       A Life

      Matthew Sturgis

       For Rebecca

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       Dedication

1 A Well-Bred Artist

I The Münchener Kind’l’

II A New Home

III L’enfant Terrible

2 Apprentice or Student?

I The Utility Player

II Whistler’s Studio

III Relative Values

3 Impressions and Opinions

I The Butterfly Propaganda

II A New English Artist

III The London Impressionists

IV Unfashionable Portraiture

       V In Black and White

       4 The End of the Act

       I Gathering Clouds

       II Bridge of Sighs

       III The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

       IV Amantium Irae

       5 Jack Abroad

       I A Watering Place Out of Season

       II Changing Effects

       III Gaîté Montparnasse

       IV Dal Vero

       6 Londra Benedetta

       I The Lady in Red

       II Ambrosial Nights

       III Mr Sickert at Home

       IV The Artist as Teacher

       7 Contre Jour

       I Les Affaires de Camden Town

       II An Imperfect Modern

       III Red, White, and Blue

       IV Suspense

       8 The New Age

       I The Conduct of a Talent

       II Private View

       III How Old Do I Look?

       9 Lazarus Raised

       I Over the Footlights

       II Home Life

       III Bathampton

       IV Cheerio

       Postscript Walter Sickert: Case Closed

       Bibliography

       Index

       Acknowledgements and Preface

       Notes

       Praise

       By the Same Author

       Copyright

       About the Publisher

CHAPTER ONE A Well-Bred Artist

       I THE MÜNCHENER KIND’L’

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