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Japanese Horror Visual Aesthetics

"Jack the Ripper's Bedroom"

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Title
"Jack the Ripper's Bedroom"
Description
A painting by German impressionist artist Walter Sickert that depicts his interpretation of Whitechapel murders' killer Jack the Ripper. Some investigators suspected (and continue to suspect) that Sickert could have been Jack the Ripper, though no DNA evidence exists to prove his involvement in the case.
Creator
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
Date
1907
Extent
1 page
Format
Painting: Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.7 cm
Provenance
Manchester Art Gallery
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public Domain
Subject
Artwork about Jack the Ripper
Temporal Coverage
1880s
Type
Art

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