Sickert From Life

Students of British art history would do well to visit the recently opened exhibition Sickert From Life at The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London (CLICK). Fifty paintings, drawings, watercolours and prints from all periods of Walter Sickert's career are on display. Shown is his The Façade of St Jacques (1902). Homework: explain how such a bad artist become so influential in British art?