Study of Christ for 'The Resurrection of the Soldiers'
Sir Stanley Spencer, RA (1891 - 1959)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1923 - circa 1932
Materials
Pencil on tracing paper
Measurements
125 x 237 mm
Order this imageCollection
Sandham Memorial Chapel, Hampshire
NT 790209
Summary
Pencil on a creased fragment of tracing (or greaseproof) paper, Study of Christ, for 'The Resurrection of the Soldiers', by Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE, RA (Cookham 1891– Cliveden 1959). Inscribed with the number '25' (circled) upper left; sale stamp (circled) bottom right. As in the painting, Christ is shown accepting a cross from a fallen solider, although He is not bearded in the final version as he is here. Further crosses and the top of a soldier's head (by Christ's lap) are also shown. Spencer often sketched on whatever paper he could find.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust at Christie's, London, 'Stanley Spencer Studio Sale ', 5th November 1998, lot 216
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Inscribed with the number '25' (circled) upper left Recto: Sale mark, bottom right
Makers and roles
Sir Stanley Spencer, RA (1891 - 1959), publisher