Matthew Sturgis is the author of Paperwork: Peter Clark and Walter Sickert: A Life. He writes for Independent on Sunday, Harpers & Queen, Sunday Telegraph, and Times Literary Supplement.
'Thoroughly researched, balanced ... evenly paced ... Sturgis writes with a poise and knowledge of the 1890s that inspire the reader with confidence.' Richard Dorment, Times Literary Supplement 'It is Sturgis's accomplishment to have created a fascinating narrative from a life which was short, feverish (in every sense) and packed with artistic achievement.' Michael Arditti, Daily Mail 'Immensely well-researched and sensitively written ... His is now the full biography of Beardsley that the general reader needs and will most enjoy.' Tom Rosenthal, Times Higher Educational Supplement