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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Hide and seek

Stanley Spencer

Hide and seek

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Portrait of Patricia Preece, 1929

Stanley Spencer

Portrait of Patricia Preece, 1929

Sale Date: November 4, 2010

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Untitled (study for The Resurrection)(+ 2...

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Untitled (study for The Resurrection)(+ 2...

Sale Date: September 21, 2010

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Love on the moor (+ Untitled, verso) (+ 2..., 1930

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Love on the moor (+ Untitled, verso) (+ 2..., 1930

Sale Date: July 13, 2010

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Man falling on table (+ Untitled sketch, verso)

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Man falling on table (+ Untitled sketch, verso)

Sale Date: July 13, 2010

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The firebelt (study for Burghclere Chapel, + , 1930

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The firebelt (study for Burghclere Chapel, + , 1930

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Untitled (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Stanley Spencer

Untitled (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Figures in landscape (+ 2 others; 3 works)

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Figures in landscape (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Hands in holy water (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1930

Stanley Spencer

Hands in holy water (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1930

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Adoration of old men, 1930

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Adoration of old men, 1930

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Portrait of a woman, 1955

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Portrait of a woman, 1955

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Portrait of Lady Slesser

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Portrait of Lady Slesser

Sale Date: May 26, 2010

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Ship building on the clyde-burners, 1940

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Ship building on the clyde-burners, 1940

Sale Date: May 25, 2010

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A resurrection (study)

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A resurrection (study)

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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Portrait of a young boy, 1920

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Portrait of a young boy, 1920

Sale Date: March 17, 2010

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Portrait de jeune fille

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Portrait de jeune fille

Sale Date: December 21, 2009

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The artist at work in his garden

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The artist at work in his garden

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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The farmer's wife, 1931

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The farmer's wife, 1931

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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Zacharias and Elizabeth (study), 1913–1914

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Zacharias and Elizabeth (study), 1913–1914

Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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Magnolias, 1938

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Magnolias, 1938

Sale Date: November 11, 2009

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John Donne arriving in heaven, 1911

Stanley Spencer

John Donne arriving in heaven, 1911

Sale Date: November 11, 2009

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An autobiographical drawing, 1943

Stanley Spencer

An autobiographical drawing, 1943

Sale Date: September 23, 2009

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Primroses

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Primroses

Sale Date: July 1, 2009

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Avalanche, Switzerland

Stanley Spencer

Avalanche, Switzerland

Sale Date: May 21, 2009

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