Walter Richard Sickert (1860 Germany-1942 England) --- --- Popolana Veneziana 1905
Sickert transformed how everyday modern like was depicted. He defied what he called “(John singer) Sargent confection” and “wiggle and chiffon school of portraiture,” choosing instead uncompromising realism. Here, in this drab interior, the woman’s blank expression and the laboured, diagonal pastel marks tracking across her face conceal rather then reveal her identity. Despite its title (“Woman of the Venetian people”), the work was likely completed in London – the hoop-backed chair and iron bedstead are common props from Sickert’s studio there.
Walter Richard Sickert (1860 Germany-1942 England) --- --- Popolana Veneziana 1905
Sickert transformed how everyday modern like was depicted. He defied what he called “(John singer) Sargent confection” and “wiggle and chiffon school of portraiture,” choosing instead uncompromising realism. Here, in this drab interior, the woman’s blank expression and the laboured, diagonal pastel marks tracking across her face conceal rather then reveal her identity. Despite its title (“Woman of the Venetian people”), the work was likely completed in London – the hoop-backed chair and iron bedstead are common props from Sickert’s studio there.