Book Description
Stanley Spencer`s extreme combination of the homely and the weird has baffled viewers of his paintings. In this book, MacCarthy investigates Spencer`s life, sets his work in its cultural context, and emphasizes the links between his life and his paintings. This volume provides a comprehensive account of a profoundly original artist and his work.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Stanley Spencer's extreme combination of the homely and the weird has baffled viewers of his paintings. In this book, MacCarthy investigates Spencer's life, sets his work in its cultural context, and emphasizes the links between his life and his paintings. This volume provides a comprehensive account of a profoundly original artist and his work.

FROM THE CRITICS

David Carrier - Art Journal

Spencer doesn't feel crazy enough to be an authentic religious mystic; he seems to me me merly pretending to be crazy. What is wrong with his paintings? Why do they remain, still, outside the realm of serious art? Maybe some aesthetician cna interestingly answer the question.

David Carrier