La Gaieté Rochechouart

Artist Walter Richard Sickert (Munich, Germany, 1860 - 1942)

Datec. 1890

Mediumpen, ink and chalk with white highlights on brown paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 29 cm
Frame: Height: 51.6 cm, Width: 64.3 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1954 with income from the Art Gallery Fund.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003778

Keywords

About MeWalter Richard Sickert was a major figure in the British art world, having returned to England in 1905 after periods in France and Italy. Within a couple of years he had established the informal Fitzroy Street Group in London and was the driving force behind the formation of the Camden Town Group.

This is one of numerous sketches that Sickert made of a Parisian theatre, La Gaîté Rochechouart. The modern life subject matter demonstrates the influence on Sickert of his French contemporaries, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Sickert's view of Le Gaiete, a 900-seat concert hall in Paris, shows the influence of Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec.