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)
Source of the Buna, Mostar, 1922–1922

Stanley Spencer

Source of the Buna, Mostar, 1922–1922

Sale Date: March 3, 1999

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Portrait of a young girl

Stanley Spencer

Portrait of a young girl

Sale Date: March 2, 1999

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A branch

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A branch

Sale Date: January 27, 1999

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Me and Hilda, Downshire Hill; Me and Hilda,...

Stanley Spencer

Me and Hilda, Downshire Hill; Me and Hilda,...

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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The long looking glass, 1937–1937

Stanley Spencer

The long looking glass, 1937–1937

Sale Date: November 6, 1998

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Mules, 'The Resurrection of the..., 1926–1927

Stanley Spencer

Mules, 'The Resurrection of the..., 1926–1927

Sale Date: November 6, 1998

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The Disrobing of Christ, 1922–1922

Stanley Spencer

The Disrobing of Christ, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 6, 1998

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Figures resurrecting, 1920–1921

Stanley Spencer

Figures resurrecting, 1920–1921

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Passage (interior at Lindworth, Cookham?)

Stanley Spencer

Passage (interior at Lindworth, Cookham?)

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Hilda studying a model for Burghclere

Stanley Spencer

Hilda studying a model for Burghclere

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Blackdown Hills from near Apple Hays, Somerset

Stanley Spencer

Blackdown Hills from near Apple Hays, Somerset

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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The maid at the gate, 1952–1952

Stanley Spencer

The maid at the gate, 1952–1952

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Landscape

Stanley Spencer

Landscape

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Idea for Music Lesson at Bedales, 1921–1921

Stanley Spencer

Idea for Music Lesson at Bedales, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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The bridge at Cookham

Stanley Spencer

The bridge at Cookham

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Soap suds: A scrubbed floor, 1926–1927

Stanley Spencer

Soap suds: A scrubbed floor, 1926–1927

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Houses, Cookham Village

Stanley Spencer

Houses, Cookham Village

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Tulips, 1912–1920

Stanley Spencer

Tulips, 1912–1920

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Hampstead Heath Litter or The..., 1959–1959

Stanley Spencer

Hampstead Heath Litter or The..., 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Hilda , 1945–1945

Stanley Spencer

Hilda , 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Idea for the Holy Spirit

Stanley Spencer

Idea for the Holy Spirit

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Figures looking out of a window

Stanley Spencer

Figures looking out of a window

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Chrysanthemum

Stanley Spencer

Chrysanthemum

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Disciples in Christ in Cookham, 1952–1952

Stanley Spencer

Disciples in Christ in Cookham, 1952–1952

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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