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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The bridegroom and on-looking guest

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The bridegroom and on-looking guest

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Seated female nude

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Seated female nude

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Bather, Odney

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Bather, Odney

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Up the rise

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Up the rise

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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St. Francis

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St. Francis

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Miss Betty Lynch, Port Glasgow, 1940

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Miss Betty Lynch, Port Glasgow, 1940

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Portrait of Zoltan Lewinter-Frankl, 1956

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Portrait of Zoltan Lewinter-Frankl, 1956

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Diffidence, Hilda Spencer

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Diffidence, Hilda Spencer

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Portrait of Lady Truscott, 1930

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Portrait of Lady Truscott, 1930

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Portrait of John Michael Wilson, 1931

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Portrait of John Michael Wilson, 1931

Sale Date: October 4, 1995

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Carolyn Pullan, 1955

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Carolyn Pullan, 1955

Sale Date: June 30, 1995

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Marriage at Cana, 1952

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Marriage at Cana, 1952

Sale Date: June 26, 1995

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The coming of the Wise Men, 1940

Stanley Spencer

The coming of the Wise Men, 1940

Sale Date: June 21, 1995

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Daphne Spencer with a green scarf, 1953

Stanley Spencer

Daphne Spencer with a green scarf, 1953

Sale Date: June 21, 1995

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Lake of Scutaria, Montenegro, 1922

Stanley Spencer

Lake of Scutaria, Montenegro, 1922

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Source of the Buna, Mostar, 1922

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Source of the Buna, Mostar, 1922

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Will at the piano, 1953

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Will at the piano, 1953

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Patricia nude

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Patricia nude

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Sailor and girl resurrection

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Sailor and girl resurrection

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Figures on rocks, 1933

Stanley Spencer

Figures on rocks, 1933

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Listening from Punts, 1954

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Listening from Punts, 1954

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Sketch for mural, Port Glasgow resurrection series

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Sketch for mural, Port Glasgow resurrection series

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Study for The Swords of the Lord and of Gidion, 1921

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Study for The Swords of the Lord and of Gidion, 1921

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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Study for the Robing of Christ

Stanley Spencer

Study for the Robing of Christ

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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