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)
Love among the nations (study)

Stanley Spencer

Love among the nations (study)

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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Portrait of Patricia Preece, 1931

Stanley Spencer

Portrait of Patricia Preece, 1931

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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Head of a boy (study)

Stanley Spencer

Head of a boy (study)

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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Portrait study of Miss Shirley Cooke, 1955

Stanley Spencer

Portrait study of Miss Shirley Cooke, 1955

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

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Portrait of Gilbert Spencer

Stanley Spencer

Portrait of Gilbert Spencer

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

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Group of African sculptures, 1930–1939

Stanley Spencer

Group of African sculptures, 1930–1939

Sale Date: June 8, 2007

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Design for a mural, 1936

Stanley Spencer

Design for a mural, 1936

Sale Date: June 8, 2007

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Listners in punts - Christ preaching at..., 1950

Stanley Spencer

Listners in punts - Christ preaching at..., 1950

Sale Date: April 18, 2007

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A study for beatitude 5: Contemplation, 1937

Stanley Spencer

A study for beatitude 5: Contemplation, 1937

Sale Date: March 6, 2007

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US in Glos, 1939–1943

Stanley Spencer

US in Glos, 1939–1943

Sale Date: March 1, 2007

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Carrying cast, technical school,..., 1944–1946

Stanley Spencer

Carrying cast, technical school,..., 1944–1946

Sale Date: March 1, 2007

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January

Stanley Spencer

January

Sale Date: March 1, 2007

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Study for a bridge

Stanley Spencer

Study for a bridge

Sale Date: February 28, 2007

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This bundle, Buckingclose

Stanley Spencer

This bundle, Buckingclose

Sale Date: January 26, 2007

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Design

Stanley Spencer

Design

Sale Date: January 26, 2007

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Sketches (dbl-sided)

Stanley Spencer

Sketches (dbl-sided)

Sale Date: January 26, 2007

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View of trees

Stanley Spencer

View of trees

Sale Date: January 26, 2007

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Giraffes

Stanley Spencer

Giraffes

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Playground study, 1936

Stanley Spencer

Playground study, 1936

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Cookham on Thames

Stanley Spencer

Cookham on Thames

Sale Date: December 11, 2006

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Towards the woods

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Towards the woods

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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The Annunciation

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The Annunciation

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Choir boy

Stanley Spencer

Choir boy

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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The fire-belt - Study for Burghclere Chapel

Stanley Spencer

The fire-belt - Study for Burghclere Chapel

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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