Patron Saints by Amanda Bradley - 9781911300434

Name: Patron Saints by Amanda Bradley - 9781911300434
Brand: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

Patron SaintsCollecting Stanley Spencer\nAuthor(s): Amanda Bradley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781911300434, 978-1911300434\nSynopsis\nPatron Saints: Collecting Stanley Spencer is a revealing new exhibition at the renowned Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham Spencers spiritual home and major source of inspiration. The exhibition draws together a spectacular collection of loans, including The Centurions Servant (Tate); Love on the Moor (Fitzwilliam); John Donne Arriving in Heaven (Fitzwilliam); and one work not seen in the public domain in over 50 years.\nThe exhibition and catalog examine the often complex relationships between Spencer and his patrons and what drove them to collect his work. Spencer was a single-minded genius, but the influence of his patrons on his painting is far greater than has hitherto been realized.\nAt the turn of the century, collecting art was no longer the pr.