What is Walter Sickert?
[[File:Walter Sickert photo by George Charles Beresford 1911 (1).jpg|thumb|200px|Sickert photographed by [[George Charles Beresford]], 1911]] '''Walter Richard Sickert''' (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a German-British painter and printmaker. He was a member of the [[Camden Town Group]] of [[Post-Impressionism|Post-Impressionist]] artists in early 20th-century London. He was an important influence on British styles of [[avant-garde]] art in the mid- and late 20th century. His works were often about [[Jack the Ripper]], which led some to believe he might have been the actual killer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the-collections/search-the-collection/display.php?EMUSESSID=0dda029b93c619fcb42ba5d6d3b09920&irn=8432 |title=Manchestergalleries.org |publisher=Manchestergalleries.org |date=2006-07-07 |access-date=2014-01-19}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sickert, Walter}} [[Category:1860 births]] [[Category:1942 deaths]] [[Category:People from Munich]] [[Category:German artists]] [[Category:British artists]] {{bio-stub}}