Winter Exhibition 2024

Stanley Spencer’s art is autobiographical, personal and strangely mysterious, and sometimes beyond the comprehension of an ‘unseeing eye’.   He was one of the most original artists of his era, belonging to no major art movement.  His work was primarily influenced by his own reality and extraordinary imagination.

Stanley Spencer's enduring influence

This profound impact on the art world, characterised by a unique blend of spirituality, realism and imagination, has left an enduring legacy that continues to captivate and inspire generations of artists and enthusiasts.

Stanley self portrait 1913
Self Portrait (1914)

Take a virtual walk and compare Spencer’s Cookham with the village as it is today.

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