Lot Essay
The present work is one of the series of compositional drawings which Spencer began in 1943 for his second scrapbook.
An autobiographical drawing
Details
Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1881-1959)
An autobiographical drawing
signed 'Stanley Spencer' (lower right), indistinctly inscribed 'Old man looking at Hilda's painting. Me looking at H drawings and me drawing Hilda drying hair. Old Men worshipping baby, baby being dressed ...' (lower centre)
pencil, squared for transfer
4 x 16½ in. (10.2 x 41.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1943.
An autobiographical drawing
signed 'Stanley Spencer' (lower right), indistinctly inscribed 'Old man looking at Hilda's painting. Me looking at H drawings and me drawing Hilda drying hair. Old Men worshipping baby, baby being dressed ...' (lower centre)
pencil, squared for transfer
4 x 16½ in. (10.2 x 41.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1943.
Provenance
with Marjorie Parr, London.
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