Lot Essay
A compositional study for a bather in the pool at the Odney swimming club, on the Thames at Cookham. These ideas were later developed into The Baptism painting from 1952.
Details
Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1891-1959)
Bather, Odney
pencil
13¾ x 10in. (35 x 25.5cm.)
Bather, Odney
pencil
13¾ x 10in. (35 x 25.5cm.)
Provenance
Shirin and Unity Spencer, London, 1988, from whom purchased by the present owner