Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1891-1959)

Details

Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1891-1959)
Portrait of Daphne Charlton
oil on canvas 20 x 16in. (51 x 41cm)
Painted in 1941

Provenance

Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, 1950
Major E.O. Kay, his sale; Christie's, 13 Nov. 1964, lot 59 (420gns. to Braithwaite)
Lt. Col. N.M. Hicks; Christie's, 19 March 1971, lot 64 (370 gns. to New Grafton)
New Grafton Gallery, London, from whom purchased by the present owner

Literature

K. Bell, Stanley Spencer A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings, London, 1992, no.297, p.341 (illustrated in colour)

Exhibited

London, Arthur Tooth & Sons, Stanley Spencer, May-June 1950, no.13
Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, Pictures from Major E.O. Kay's Collection, Feb. 1953, no.15
London, Arthur Tooth & Sons, Today and Yesterday, 1954, no.14
Sussex, Worthing Art Gallery, Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A., Sept.- Oct. 1961, no.20

Lot Essay

The sitter is Daphne Charlton, wife of the painter George Charlton. Spencer painted an earlier portrait of Daphne, wearing an elaborate hat, which was purchased from the artist by the Tate Gallery, London in 1940 (5148)

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