O Nuit d'Amour
Artist: Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Location: Manchester Art Gallery
Date: 1922
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 90 x 70 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,978 (Total: £64,904)
Vendor: D G Hewit
Review number: 4466 (1997)
Provenance:
Before 1955, Forrest Hewit (1871-1956) of Wilmslow, Cheshire; then by descent to the present owner.
Description:
Believed to be an exterior view of Vernet's, a Dieppe Cafe-chantant on the quai Henri IV. Unusual as seen from outside. Sparkling colours, rich texture and broad application of opaque stains of paint reflect the recent emancipation of Sickert's palette.
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