Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A. (1860-1942)

The Obelisk at Arques La Bateille

Details

Walter Richard Sickert, A.R.A. (1860-1942)
The Obelisk at Arques La Bateille
signed 'Sickert' (lower right), inscribed 'Arques La Bateille' (lower left)
oil on panel
9½ x 7¼ in. (24.2 x 18.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1914

Provenance

Warren Gallery, London.

Lot Essay

Sickert began to paint the Obelisk at Arques in August 1913, returning to the subject again over the summer of 1914.
(see W. Baron, Sickert, London, 1973, p.364).

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