ID 1308531
Lot 259 | SIR STANLEY SPENCER, R.A. (1891-1959)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
Study for 'Unveiling Cookham War Memorial'
pencil on paper, lightly squared for transfer
13 ¾ x 13 ¼ in. (34.9 x 33.6 cm.)
Executed in 1919.
Provenance
with Piccadilly Gallery, London, August 1989, where purchased by Sir Nicholas Goodison.
His sale; Christie's, London, 25 May 2022, lot 208, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
K. Bell, Stanley Spencer, A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings, London, 1992, p. 407, under no. 81.
Exhibited
London, New English Art Club, Winter 1919, no. 2, as 'Dedication of the Cookham War Memorial'.
London, Piccadilly Gallery, Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A.: A collection of paintings and drawings, September - October 1978, n.p., no. 23, dated 'circa 1922', illustrated.
London, Royal Academy, Stanley Spencer R.A., September - December 1980, p. 81, no. 67, dated '1921', illustrated.
| Artist: | Stanley Spencer (1891 - 1959) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Stanley Spencer (1891 - 1959) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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