Stanley Spencer (British, 1891-1959) - “Detail Study for Plumbers” Graphite on Paper (ca. 1938). Sketch for the painting “Shipbuilding on the Clyde.” A figure is present leaning over in the upper right corner. Blindstamped in the lower left hand corner with the Christie’s “Stanley Spencer Studio Sale” stamp. In good condition with toning and wear consistent with age. Please refer to pictures for details. Housed in a new blond wood frame under glass. New archival matte.
Size: 14.9 × 11.9 inches
Provenance: Christie’s London, The Stanley Spencer Studio Sale, 5 November 1998.
In the words of Stanley Spencer Gallery Curator Carolyn Leder, 'one of the most remarkable artistic records of the Second World War'. 'He achieved a rare feat,' she continues, 'by producing some of the most original masterpieces by any artist in response to the two great conflicts of the 20th century.' An official war artist, Spencer was sent by the Ministry of Information to the Kingston shipyard at Port Glasgow on the river Clyde, owned by Sir James Lithgow. The eight paintings in the series (six of which appear in this exhibition) depict all of the major processes involved in the yard's intensive production of 'Y' class merchant ships during the war. No set pieces or grand events here, just a faithful, albeit compressed, record of the manual process involved in the prodigious efforts of the workers. Spencer himself appears in Burners and Welders.
Stanley Spencer (British, 1891-1959) - “Detail Study for Plumbers” Graphite on Paper (ca. 1938). Sketch for the painting “Shipbuilding on the Clyde.” A figure is present leaning over in the upper right corner. Blindstamped in the lower left hand corner with the Christie’s “Stanley Spencer Studio Sale” stamp. In good condition with toning and wear consistent with age. Please refer to pictures for details. Housed in a new blond wood frame under glass. New archival matte.
Size: 14.9 × 11.9 inches
Provenance: Christie’s London, The Stanley Spencer Studio Sale, 5 November 1998.
In the words of Stanley Spencer Gallery Curator Carolyn Leder, 'one of the most remarkable artistic records of the Second World War'. 'He achieved a rare feat,' she continues, 'by producing some of the most original masterpieces by any artist in response to the two great conflicts of the 20th century.' An official war artist, Spencer was sent by the Ministry of Information to the Kingston shipyard at Port Glasgow on the river Clyde, owned by Sir James Lithgow. The eight paintings in the series (six of which appear in this exhibition) depict all of the major processes involved in the yard's intensive production of 'Y' class merchant ships during the war. No set pieces or grand events here, just a faithful, albeit compressed, record of the manual process involved in the prodigious efforts of the workers. Spencer himself appears in Burners and Welders.
