1905 – 10
Ink, black conte, and white chalk on brown paper
h29 x w24cm (unframed)
h47 x w41.5cm (framed)

Signed and inscribed (at lower right): Sickert / Bobino

Provenance:
Redfern Gallery, London, 1951 (as Yvsed at Bobino’s, Paris]; to S F Hodson, Esq, from 8/24/51; Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1961; to B.J. Colman, Esq, March 1961; Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, as of1965 (their no. 5265); to Davis Galleries, New York, 1965; to private collection, from 1965 until 2014; to private collection, by descent, from 2014

Exhibited:
Piccadilly Gallery, London, March 1951; Davis Galleries, New York, 1965, 19th Century English Watercolors; Emily Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 1980, British Watercolours and Drawings 1750 – 1910, no. 73

Bobino’s in Montparnasse opened as a dance hall in 1800; later became a music hall and theatre; closed in 1983; but reopened more recently.

Messums Art Market says: Interiors of theatres and dance halls were some of Sickert’s favourite subjects, in the spirit of Degas. The present work would estimate around £7,000 – 10,000 at auction.

Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942) was one of the most important figures of his time in British art. He was a pupil of Whistler, and in 1883 he worked in Paris with Degas. Between 1885 and 1905 he spent much of his time in Dieppe, living there 1899–1905, and also visited Venice several times. From 1905, when he returned to England, he became the main channel for influence from avant-garde French painting in British art—inspiring a host of younger artists with the force of his personality as well as the quality of his work. The Allied Artists’ Association (1908), the Camden Town Group (1911), and the London Group (1913) were all formed largely by artists in his circle.

Seller Price £5,850
Messums Estimate £7,000 – £10,000
Comparative Auction Price: £8,000
Comparative Gallery Price: £8,850