# Walter Sickert
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Walter Richard Sickert (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a 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 eccentric who often favoured ordinary people and urban scenes as his subjects.
Jack the Ripper Ain't from the South
In this episode of Dark Thirty, we explore the chilling theory that renowned British painter Walter Sickert may have been the man behind the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. We dig into the circumstantial evidence, his disturbing artwork, and the suspicions raised by modern investigators—asking wh…
Daily Art Download — 2025-09-16
Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
Artnet News
- The Painting That Helped ‘Jaws’ Make a Killing: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jaws-roger-kastel-academy-museum-2688384
- Leonard Lauder’s $400 Million Collection Lan…
Zurbarán in London, the Carnegie International, Walter Sickert’s Ennui
The largest career survey of the great 17th-century Spanish master Francisco de Zurbarán since the 1980s opens this weekend at the National Gallery in London. It presents a more rounded perspective on an artist best known for his austere paintings of saints and other religious subjects. Ben Luke ta…
The Art of Entertainment - Dr Jason Price talks about Therese Lessore
Therese Lessore (1884-1945) was an artist and founder member of the London Group. She was also the third wife of Walter Sickert.
In this episode Dr Jason Price talks about Lessore's life and work and we discover just what a trail blazer she was.
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Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 99 – Churchill’s Secret Life as a Painter — Dr. Lucy Davis on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition at Wallace Collection
Did you know that in addition to saving the free world, Churchill was also an accomplished painter? In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas sits down with Dr. Lucy Davis — curator of paintings at the Wallace Collection in London and co-curator of Winston Churchill the Painter, th…
Special Mini-Series: Jack the Ripper – Part Three, Faces in the Fog. Patreon Sample
In this third episode of our Patreon Sample series, we return. It's been more than 135 years since the Whitechapel murders; Jack the Ripper still stands as history’s most famous unsolved mystery. In Part Three of our Jack the Ripper miniseries, we dig into the evidence and criminal profiling, discu…
S04.E13 - TJ Horn Encounters Fred Durst at Ozzfest
In this episode, Charles sits down with TJ Horn, a Boston-area drummer who has played with several bands — most notably the critically acclaimed Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys. Beyond his drumming career, TJ is a passionate live music fan who set a personal record in 2025 by attending 7…
Ep 28 Debrief: So, Who the Hell Was Jack the Ripper?
Everybody wants to know who Jack the Ripper was.
Unfortunately, wanting an answer and having evidence are two very different things.
In this Naked History: Debrief, we return to Victorian Whitechapel and finally dive into the suspect rabbit hole deliberately left out of Jack the Ripper: The Monster…
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