Lot 24
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Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1891-1959)
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Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1891-1959)

Hangchow Farmer

Details
Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. (1891-1959)
Hangchow Farmer
signed and dated 'Stanley Spencer 54' (lower right) and inscribed 'Hangchow Farmer/Hangchow' (lower left)
pencil
15½ x 10 in. (39.4 x 25.3 cm.)
Provenance
Amiya, Dowager Countess of Sandwich, by whom gifted to the present owner.
Literature
Sunday Times, 6 October 1954, page not traced, illustrated.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

Spencer visited China in the late summer of 1954, together with A.J. Ayer, Rex Warner, Sir Hugh Casson and others, as part of a small delegation representing the British Arts and Sciences. The current lot was one of three drawings by Spencer used to illustrate an article about their China trip in the Sunday Times, printed on October 6, 1954.

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