The P.S. Wings in the O.P. Mirror ca 1888/9 (Beaux Arts, Rouen) Artist Walter Sickert plunges us into the world of music hall and theatre in late 19th century London. The Petit Palais has chosen perfect background colours for Sickert's paintings and suitable music hall songs to add to the atmosphere. (It's good to have a 'sing-a-long!) Sickert's first, short-lived, career was as an actor. The theatre is a favourite theme of his. His compositions are often complex, as here. The spectators are seen from the side and the performing artist is seen reflected in a mirror. Gallery of the Old Bedford 1894-95 (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) A play of mirrors in the above work challenges the 2-dimensional surface of the painting, adding drama and depth. Sickert takes us from the London to the Paris theatres: Montmartre Theatre ca 1906 (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) Sickert gradually focusses on the audience rather than the performers, blurring the...