Sickert vs Sargent

In addition to pioneering literature at the turn of the century, art went through ground-breaking changes as well. In Sickert vs Sargent, celebrated art critic Waldemar Januzczack looks at the work of Walter Sickert and John Sargent - both masters of their time. Sickert famously announced "any fool can paint, drawing is the thing". Januzczack steps into the fray, comparing the works of the two artists. Focusing on some of the most beautiful and alarming paintings ever made in this country "pictures of aristocrats and prostitutes, coronations and killings, opera houses and music halls" the programme evokes the long-lost atmosphere of Edwardian London.