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Sickert v Sargent
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak profiles Walter Sickert and John Singer Sargent, two giants of Edwardian painting who could not have been more different.
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak profiles Walter Sickert and John Singer Sargent, two giants of Edwardian painting who could not have been more different. Sickert lived in dingy Camden Town, consorted with thieves and prostitutes and was suspected of being Jack the Ripper, whereas Sargent lived in Chelsea, hobnobbed with dukes and counts and only painted the rich and famous. Between them, they summed up the schizophrenic character of their age, but who was the better artist?
Last on
Thu 14 Jun 2007
01:20
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Why John Singer Sargent was in demand
Duration: 04:48
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Waldemar Januszczak |
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 May 2007 21:00
- Mon 21 May 2007 23:30
- Mon 21 May 2007 23:35
- Tue 22 May 2007 02:00
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- Wed 13 Jun 2007 22:50
- Thu 14 Jun 2007 01:20