Still-life of books

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Fred Spencer (fl.1900-1904)
Still-life of books
signed 'F. SPENCER' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and gum arabic
9 3/8 x 17½ in. (23.8 x 44.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Fred Spencer painted fruit still life and compositions such as these wherein books are arranged randomly: some grouped upright, some propped open. Spencer exhibited 12 works at the Royal Academy, including Open pages (1900) and Old books to read (1902).

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