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Walter Sickert RA

Weng Fen, On the Wall – Shenzhen (I)

RA Recommends

6 years ago

Our pick of this week’s art events: 3 – 9 July

From the exploration of contemporary Chinese art at The Whitworth to Eloise Hawser’s appropriation of a cinema organ, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
Steven McRae and Laura Morera

Opinion

> 7 years ago

Walter Sickert on stage at the Royal Opera House

Liam Scarlett’s contemporary ballet ‘Sweet Violets’ puts Walter Sickert RA’s fascination with murder centre stage.
Walter Sickert RA, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (detail)

Our Collection

> 7 years ago

Object of the Month: May 2014

One of the most influential figures in twentieth-century British art, Sickert’s Diploma work uses an impasto style to depict the ornate Baroque decorations of the Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.