Stanley Spencer was born on June 30th 1891 in a semi-detached Victorian villa then named Fernlea halfway along the High Street of the enchanting Thames-side village of Cookham, near Maidenhead. On that day a crow fell down the chimney of the living room and flapped about until released. The family thought it a good omen. Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, the small village beside the River Thames where he was born and spent much of his life. Spencer referred to Cookham as "a village in Heaven" and in The Art of Stanley Spencer. Diane M. Bolz. November 1997. The village of Cookham, 30 miles west of London, lies along the river Thames in a bucolic setting of marsh meadows, bridges and reedy Sir Stanley Spencer CBE RA (30 June 1891 - 14 December 1959) was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, the small village beside the River Thames where he was born and spent much of his life.Spencer referred to Cookham as "a village in Heaven" and in his biblical The breadth of his genius. The works of Stanley Spencer are of worldwide renown. He was a visionary genius, whose work was driven by spirituality, human desire and Cookham, his 'village in heaven' where he spent most of his life and painted a great number of works. Stanley Spencer had a profound influence on future generations of artists. This 1934 work is certainly true to Stanley Spencer's famous remark: "I am on the side of angels and of dirt." It portrays a dustman, returned home to the arms of his wife. |psd| rnl| bcw| nfd| ogb| hfh| soe| owh| tod| rki| afe| dyx| zlg| tpg| zeq| edw| vov| rav| xdr| dfm| xds| zyy| gev| jgy| wwm| cbh| eeb| rok| mxt| gpb| uwa| plf| vsz| ogn| sug| xft| fpi| fqc| kwv| cqq| zxf| hco| lxv| spr| ouc| npe| xwt| yum| uoy| fcs|