It was here that British artist Stanley Spencer was born in 1891, and it was here that he lived until his death in 1959. It was here, too, that the celebrated visionary absorbed the ideas and ...

That Marvellous Atmosphere at the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham hones in on the artist’s last major work, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta (1952-9). The ambitious painting, just over 2m x 5m, ...

Stanley Spencer was one of the most original, uncompromising and deeply eccentric English artists. He also appeared surprisingly often in TV and film documentaries - and lived recently enough to ...

That Marvellous Atmosphere at the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham hones in on the artist’s last major work, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta (1952-9). The ambitious painting, just over 2m ...

University of the West of England, Bristol: Stanley Spencer the ArtistUniversity of the West of England, Bristol: Stanley Spencer the Artist ...

I have selected two self-portraits: ‘Self-Portrait’ (1959) by Sir Stanley Spencer and ‘Self-Portrait with Badges’ (1961) by Peter Blake. Trench Warfare (1932) by Otto Dix and Guernica ...