Stanley Spencer

(British, 1891–1959)

Stanley Spencer was British painter known for his depictions of Christian themes in contemporary settings. Though Spencer employed realistic tones and colors, he often distorted forms and spatial planes to expressive ends, as seen in his The Resurrection, Cookham (1924–1927). In the work, the artist depicted the resurrection of dead loved ones in the graveyard of his local church. “Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there's the ordinary everyday meaning of things, and the imaginary meaning about it all, and I wanted to bring these things together,” he once explained of his work. Born on June 30, 1891 in Cookham, United Kingdom, Spencer attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London alongside Paul Nash, David Bomberg, and Dora Carrington. After serving in the military during World War I, the artist incorporated his Christian faith with the traumas he experienced during the war. It was during this time that Spencer produced 17 murals for the Sandham Memorial Chapel, in honor of Lieutenant Henry Willoughby Sandham who died in the war. He went on to serve as an official war artist during World War II, depicting the shipbuilding yards in Port Glasgow, Scotland. In 1959, the artist was knighted in Buckingham Palace, he died later that year on December 14, 1959 in Cliveden, United Kingdom. Today, Spencer’s works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Stanley Spencer Gallery in his hometown of Cookham, and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, among others.

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Stanley Spencer (1,126 results)
Portrait of Phyllis Grant

Stanley Spencer

Portrait of Phyllis Grant

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Portrait of an elderly man, 1929

Stanley Spencer

Portrait of an elderly man, 1929

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Ming tombs, Peking, 1954

Stanley Spencer

Ming tombs, Peking, 1954

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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David and Bathsheba, 1912

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David and Bathsheba, 1912

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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The Nativity (first sketch), 1912

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The Nativity (first sketch), 1912

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Portrait of Hilda, 1949

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Portrait of Hilda, 1949

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Walls and fields, Halifax (A gate, Yorkshire), 1928

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Walls and fields, Halifax (A gate, Yorkshire), 1928

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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Hilda with bluebells, 1955

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Hilda with bluebells, 1955

Sale Date: June 16, 2011

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The village lovers, 1937

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The village lovers, 1937

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Beatitude 8: Worship, 1938

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Beatitude 8: Worship, 1938

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Sunflower and dog worship, 1937

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Sunflower and dog worship, 1937

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Cutting the cloth (The hat stand (+ 2..., 1929

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Cutting the cloth (The hat stand (+ 2..., 1929

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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The last day, 1909

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The last day, 1909

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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The bathing pool, dogs, 1957

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The bathing pool, dogs, 1957

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Workmen in the house, 1935

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Workmen in the house, 1935

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Self-portrait, 1942

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Self-portrait, 1942

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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A baptism (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1930

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A baptism (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1930

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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Romantic meeting (study) (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1930

Stanley Spencer

Romantic meeting (study) (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1930

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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The marriage at Cana, 1953

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The marriage at Cana, 1953

Sale Date: April 19, 2011

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Domestic scenes (study)

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Domestic scenes (study)

Sale Date: March 23, 2011

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Stanley and Hilda undressing

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Stanley and Hilda undressing

Sale Date: January 25, 2011

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The garden, Port Glasgow, 1944

Stanley Spencer

The garden, Port Glasgow, 1944

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Hilda and I at pond street, 1954

Stanley Spencer

Hilda and I at pond street, 1954

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Lazarus (study)

Stanley Spencer

Lazarus (study)

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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