One of the great expressionist portraits. For specifics, see: Art Movements. By Kees van Dongen, the Dutch-born fauvist painter. Characteristics of Expressionist Paintings. Expressionism is a general style of painting.
Nude in a Wood (Nu dans la forêt; Nu assis dans le bois)
A richly rewarding show reveals the intelligence that Walter Sickert poured into his paintings of London low-life, says Richard Dorment. In pictures: Sickert Nudes. He could have settled in bohemian Chelsea but instead chose to live and work in the insalubrious area north of the Euston Road, Camden Town. From soon after its development in the s, Camden Town's history became inextricably linked with the coming of the railways.
By Philippa Levine. Francois Edmond Fortier made a very good living working as a photographer in the French West African colony of Senegal. Fortier grew up in eastern France, close to the German border, and by was living in Senegal where he set up a photographic studio. In the early s he travelled extensively in French Africa, taking pictures wherever he went. In he was appointed official photographer to French officials touring colonies in the region.