Sir Stanley Spencer
Fragments of a Self-Portrait, 1913
Pen and ink on paper
28.2 x 19.3cm
12620 CI TA
Copyright The Artist
£ 42,000 + ARR
This study relates to two pen-and-ink self-portraits made by Spencer in 1913 and culminates in the oil Self-Portrait (K. Bell, no. 17; Tate, London), painted in Cookham and completed in 1914. Spencer learned the pen-and-ink technique, with its dense cross-hatching reminiscent of Old Master drawings, during his training at the Slade School.
Provenance
James Kirkman, London, UKSimon Sainsbury, London, UK; acquired from the above
His sale; Christie's, London, 18 June 2008, lot 114
Private collection, London, UK
Christie's, London, 20 June 2018, lot 148
Private collection, New York, USA; acquired from the above
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