The Camden Town Murder
The Camden Town Murder is a title given to a group of four paintings by
The title of the group refers to the
The paintings do not show violence, but a sad thoughtfulness, explained by the fact that three of them were originally exhibited with completely different titles, one more appropriately being What Shall We Do for the Rent?, and the first in the series, Summer Afternoon.
Sickert's treatment of the murder can be connected with his obsession with the serial killer Jack the Ripper, who murdered five prostitutes in London 20 years earlier. Patricia Cornwell argued that Sickert himself was the Ripper, though this theory is not taken seriously by most experts, in part because Sickert was probably in France when the murders took place.[3][4][5]
See also
- Jack the Ripper's Bedroom, Sickert's earlier painting[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Januszczak, Waldemar. "Walter Sickert – murderous monster or sly self-promoter?" The Times, 4 November 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ "The Camden Town Murder", Fisher Fine Arts Library Image Collection. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ ISBN 0-300-11129-0, p. 73
- ^ Ryder, Stephen P. "Patricia Cornwell and Walter Sickert: A Primer". Casebook: Jack the Ripper. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ^ Sturgis, Matthew (3 November 2002). "Making a killing from the Ripper". The Sunday Times
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
Further reading
- Wright, Barnaby, et al., Walter Sickert: The Camden Town Nudes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2007. ISBN 978-1-903470-59-6