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)
The Last Supper (study), 1919

Stanley Spencer

The Last Supper (study), 1919

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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The Last Supper, 1922

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The Last Supper, 1922

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Fragments of a self-portrait, 1913

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Fragments of a self-portrait, 1913

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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The music rehearsal

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The music rehearsal

Sale Date: May 8, 2008

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The ministers, Ming tombs, Peking, 1954

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The ministers, Ming tombs, Peking, 1954

Sale Date: June 6, 2008

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The farmer's wife, 1931

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The farmer's wife, 1931

Sale Date: March 18, 2008

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Study for Apotheosis of Hilda, Hampstead Heath...

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Study for Apotheosis of Hilda, Hampstead Heath...

Sale Date: February 27, 2008

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Hilltop cows, Zermatt, Switzerland, 1933–1936

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Hilltop cows, Zermatt, Switzerland, 1933–1936

Sale Date: January 22, 2008

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Hilda and Stanley in bed at Lindworth, 1934

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Hilda and Stanley in bed at Lindworth, 1934

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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At the piano

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At the piano

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Cows at Cookham, 1936

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Cows at Cookham, 1936

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Tucked in

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Tucked in

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Woman sketching, 1930

Stanley Spencer

Woman sketching, 1930

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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The arrival of portraits, 1930

Stanley Spencer

The arrival of portraits, 1930

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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The beatitudes of love: Sociableness..., 1937–1938

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The beatitudes of love: Sociableness..., 1937–1938

Sale Date: November 8, 2007

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Cutting hedges and hanging lanterns, 1930

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Cutting hedges and hanging lanterns, 1930

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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Goats, Switzerland (study), 1936

Stanley Spencer

Goats, Switzerland (study), 1936

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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Hilltop cows, Zermatt, Switzerland, 1933–1936

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Hilltop cows, Zermatt, Switzerland, 1933–1936

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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Study for an ascension

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Study for an ascension

Sale Date: July 12, 2007

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Study for Love on the moor (+ another, verso)

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Study for Love on the moor (+ another, verso)

Sale Date: July 12, 2007

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Cookham on Thames

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Cookham on Thames

Sale Date: July 13, 2007

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Apotheosis of Hilda - Hampstead Heath Litter...

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Apotheosis of Hilda - Hampstead Heath Litter...

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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Ecstasy in a Wesleyan chapel, 1930–1939

Stanley Spencer

Ecstasy in a Wesleyan chapel, 1930–1939

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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Christ preaching at Cookham Regatta - Girls..., 1953

Stanley Spencer

Christ preaching at Cookham Regatta - Girls..., 1953

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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