toggle site navigation National Museums Liverpool Visit What's On Stories Collections Learn Shop Join & Support What's On Sickert: A Life in Art On display Sickert: A Life in Art 18 Sep 2021—27 Feb 2022 Explore one of Britain’s most important and radical artists through an uncompromising body of work and experience first-hand how Sickert chronicled Britain during a period of rapid change. Walker Art Gallery Book tickets Book members' tickets The Exhibition Videos Articles Shop You May Also Like Nearby Venues The Exhibition "The Walker's terrific exhibition goes to the jugular of Sickert's tense and stressful art " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Guardian ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Telegraph Walter Sickert is one of Britain’s most important artists, with a career spanning six decades. Born in Munich, Germany, he moved to Britain as a child in 1868. As a young artist, he worked as an apprentice to the American painter James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) who, along with the French impressionist painter Edward Degas (1834-1917), greatly influenced Sickert’s early work. The exhibition showcases around 100 loaned paintings and 200 drawings. The Walker holds 348 of the artist’s drawings, which is the largest collection in the world and most of these have never been displayed before. Together, they demonstrate the varied, yet vital, role that drawing played in Sickert’s artistic practice. Charlotte Keenan McDonald, Lead Curator of Fine Art at the Walker Art Gallery, says: "Walter Richard Sickert was a radical painter, who determined to capture society as he saw it – regardless of whether this ‘rawness’ offended his audiences. He repeatedly reinvented himself, pushing his art in new and unexpected directions. He sought to combine a technical interest in painting with his conviction that art should reflect the modern world. Visitors to the exhibition can experience first-hand how Sickert chronicled Britain during a period of rapid change through an outstanding and uncompromising body of work." Self Portrait, 1896 (oil on canvas), Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942) /Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K. / Bridgeman Images Where Walker Art Gallery William Brown St , Liverpool, UK, L3 8EL Get directions Entry Adults £12 (advance) £13.50 (on the day) Concession £11 (advance) £12.50 (on the day) Groups Call the box office on 0151 478 4444 Children 6 – 17 years £5 (advance) £6.50 (on the day) Children aged 0-5 years Free Book tickets Book members' tickets Share: Share via Email Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via Pinterest Videos Was Walter Sickert Jack the Ripper? | National Museums Liverpool Conservation: Varnish Removal | National Museums Liverpool Life Models on Sickert's Nudes | National Museums Liverpool Paul Robeson: Actor, Activist and Revolutionary | National Museums Liverpool Was Walter Sickert Jack the Ripper? | National Museums Liverpool 1 of 4 Articles ‘Matisse has all the worst art-school tricks’ – Sickert’s trash talk Article 6 min read As well as being a renowned impressionist artist, Walter Sickert was also an art critic and wrote many scathing reviews of his contemporaries. Dr Will… Read More 10 things you should know about Thérèse Lessore Article 4 min read Thérèse Lessore, like many women artists from history, has never received the attention and acclaim she undoubtedly deserves. She has historically bee… Read More 'Sickert recalled his youthful experience as an actor by acting in his own painting' – Sickert and His Theatre Article 5 min read Junxia Wang delves into the world of theatre to understand Sickert’s deep-rooted connection with the stage. Read More The Sickert Effect Article 7 min read Walter Sickert’s influence on artists has spanned decades, from the 1920s to the 2020s. Professor Liz Rideal of London’s Slade School of Art looks at … Read More Walter Sickert's Dawings The Walker Art Gallery has the largest collection of Sickert drawings in the world, with 348 sketches, plus 12 prints and a copper etching plate. The collection demonstrates the varied, vital role drawing played in Sickert’s practice. 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