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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Portrait of a man

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Portrait of a man

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White cockatoo

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White cockatoo

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Two figures beating carpets

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Two figures beating carpets

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The Sword of the Lord and Gideon

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The Sword of the Lord and Gideon

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Travoys arriving with wounded, 1919, 1919–1919

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Travoys arriving with wounded, 1919, 1919–1919

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Christ overturning the Tables of the Money...

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Christ overturning the Tables of the Money...

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Compositional scheme

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Compositional scheme

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Minaret, Sarajevo

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Minaret, Sarajevo

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Figure of a boy

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Figure of a boy

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Making bookcases

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Making bookcases

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Portrait of Elsie

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Portrait of Elsie

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Portrait of Hilda sleeping, 1925–1925

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Portrait of Hilda sleeping, 1925–1925

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Idea for the Marriage at Cana

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Idea for the Marriage at Cana

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Study for Reveille, 1929–1929

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Study for Reveille, 1929–1929

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Lunch hour and propeller, Port Glasgow, 1940–1945

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Lunch hour and propeller, Port Glasgow, 1940–1945

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Idea for Chapel or Church House scheme

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Idea for Chapel or Church House scheme

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Knocking down walnuts, 1946–1946

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Knocking down walnuts, 1946–1946

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The Resurrection, Port Glasgow, 1947–1950

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The Resurrection, Port Glasgow, 1947–1950

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Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, 1921–1921

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Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, 1921–1921

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Progression of animals; mouse, rabbit, cat, dog,

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Progression of animals; mouse, rabbit, cat, dog,

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Figure studies for Port Glasgow workers, 1940–1946

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Figure studies for Port Glasgow workers, 1940–1946

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Ideas for a Resurrection and a man eating

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Ideas for a Resurrection and a man eating

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Town with figures

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Town with figures

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Untitled

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Untitled

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