I met him in 1957, when I was 8 - he was standing in for Dennis Compton, the famous cricketer, who was to have opened a church bazaar at Cookham. I remember that he was a small man with white hair, with a very straight fringe. I asked him for his autograph, which he kindly gave me, and I now wish I could remember where I put it! I can also remember on another occasion, seeing him down by the church, pushing his pram, with his art materials, easel and umbrella. What wonderful paintings he produced - hopefully he will never be forgotten.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful.

@johnprior588

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool Thank you!

I cant believe Id never heard of this painter. His work fascinates me. No, more than that, it leaves me speechless. It's just the kind of painting I love ! Thank you for making me aware of it .

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Cheers

@saschamorgan2775

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool it seems Stanley Spencer suffered from some of the issues which troubled female artists, which takes my earlier comment redundant.

@saschamorgan2775

2 жыл бұрын

That was meant to be 'makes' not 'takes'

@nigellee9824

2 жыл бұрын

Good, I believe he’s one of the best, most talented painters ever….

Having spent many happy years myself in Cookham, one of the joys of this beautiful Thameside village is the Stanley Spencer Gallery...the scale and power of some of the artwork is simply extraordinary...

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I've only been the once - to make the video - really is a beautiful place. Cheers

Learning such historical brilliance make me feel VERY SMALL. Thank God for this great artist and your stellar storytelling. Thank you

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

@brokenrecord3523

2 жыл бұрын

VERY SMALL in all caps in a story about a painter where the visual is everything 😂- irony is a lost art

Excellent as usual!Keep it up Paul Sir

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

I cannot wait for your next video. I knew nothing of this British painter whose work is quite amazing.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Really pleased you enjoyed Stanley Spencer. The videos take a few weeks to make. Cheers

An absolutely fantastic painter, love his garden paintings...they give off such a English feeling

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Thanks for that. Really gave me an appreciation of Stanley Spencer as a man and artist!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Outrageous that we in America don't often hear about these great artists! Looking at his work there are a bunch of other painters who either influenced him in one way or another: Van Gogh, Lucien Freud, Thomas Hart Benton, Diego Rivera, Soutine, etc etc etc. Anyway, I loved this and to me was one your best Paul.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video, hopefully a few more Americans will get to know dear old Stanley. Thanks and Cheers

An unexpected pleasure, thank you for this fascinating introduction to Mr Spencer and his work.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

Excellent! Lively , informative , very interesting - thank you!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

An amazing artist.. Thank you

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

You absolutely bring him to life!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Thank you. Stanley Spencer was very much his own artist. You spoke well of his drive and style. The self portrait with his naked wife speaks volumes about their relationship. It really is a masterpiece.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers. He was a very individual artist.

Excellent Paul. Very interesting and informative!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Andrew

I have never have studied him but loved this very much.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the the video and the artist.

His Industrial paintings are wonderful (shipyards) I mean ... his home village looked like a beautiful place

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cookham is wonderful, but expensive

Thank you for another superb video art lesson. It was fascinating to learn more about this artist amongst whose paintings I knew only a few. A bizarre life but an incredible British creative. Your channel is such a wealth of art learning.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Many thanks.

Thank you Paul Priestly for an excellent overview of the life and work of British artist Stanley Spencer. Spencer is perhaps my most favourite twentieth century fine artist, and where his depiction of human form still seems odd in a sort of saggy, rag doll way, he was a visionary in much the same way as Francis Bacon was. Perhaps in time the BBC will produce a full, warts and all series on Stan Spencer? His work deserves to be re-evaluated.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, he is certainly under rated.

I'd never heard of him before. He's great. Thanks for uploading :)

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was quite a character. Glad you enjoyed it . Cheers

This was terrific, the best documentary I have ever seen on Spencer.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

That's great, much appreciated.

What a wonderful video and story. I didn't know about this artist. He was certainly unique and clearly a talented soul. Thank you Paul.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks.

I love your videos, they're so so interesting and inspiring, it's great seeing so many different styles of painting and drawing and it makes the life from the past much more understandable, thank you!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you Paul that was brilliant.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

...among the best in the series... kudos...

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, much appreciated

What a fascinating story! And a brilliant artist 👩‍🎨

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video.

I have read some of the comments here and I, too, have never heard of this artist. Thank you for sharing this information. I found it fascinating.

@ArtHistorySchool

Ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Cheers

Great retrospective! Love your channel. Signed a sahm with an unused art history degree

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Really pleased you enjoy my channel. Cheers

Can't say most of his paintings really appeal to me - but there's no denying their brilliance.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was brilliant but his work doesn't appeal to all. Cheers

There will be a really good video about you and your impassioned impassioning use of descriptive words condensed into a mini lecture shining the light for thousands thank you for your delicate showing of nuance in this roughening world

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Cheers

Brilliant! The sweater. The artist too.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, glad you like the 'tank top' as we call them. Cheers

@StephenS-2024

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool haha! I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're astrology sun sign..........hmmmmm....... Aquarius?

Brilliant !!!! Both Stanley and YOU !!!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

I like your art history videos. I Gathering more information from you.Thank you sir.💐🌷🌹💐

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome

Thanks. Im loving all your pieces.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

That's great. Cheers

Amazing piece of art

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly is

Thanks Paul. Another wonderful art history of someone I never heard of, but now, totally appreciate!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

I really enjoyed this video! You have a talent for making art accessible and exciting.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I am really loving your art histories. What a brilliant artist Spencer was. Very influential. His sense of composition and draughtmanship are superb. What a talent, as evidenced so early in his extraordinary drawings. Thankyou so much. Will have to consider patreon. There is a lot of work in these podcasts.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 Cheers

Thank you so much for your videos. The are so informative and inspiring, your passion just radiates through every minute of it. It's hard to believe you are doing them all on your own!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you appreciated them as it does take a while to produce each one.

I did really enjoy this! Thank you. One of my favourite teachers, the late Tom LaPierre, always spoke so highly of Stanley Spencer. He'd told us that at one time, Spencer completed large paintings on a narrow scroll of canvas which he would plan out exactly to join up with other narrow scrolls to make big expansive paintings. I'm not sure if this is true, since it's not mentioned in your video but it has always stayed with me since art college days. I saw some original Spencer pieces during my one trip to England in 1984. I so enjoyed learning more about him this morning. Best wishes, dave

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

I don't know about that specifically, but is sounds very much like the sort of thing Spencer would do. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers

@davidrobinson9507

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool to be more specific; my teacher told us that at the time, Stanley Spencer only had a closet space to work in, which was maybe 6' wide. So his scroll fit in the tiny studio against the back wall, and because he had it planned out by a master grid, he could plot exactly where everything had to go so once each strip of 36" or 48" was stitched together he would have a huge painting. This was the same teacher who taught us that Charles Burchfield often did his watercolours by joining pieces of watercolour paper precisely so he could either alter or enlarge them, and they were matched so well that people couldn't tell. Apparently he'd had experience in the wallpaper trade so he was a master at cutting and joining. All part of an encouragement to solve problems creatively and to not be hampered by limitations. Cheers dave

Very much enjoyed this. I am unable to explain how this artist managed to fly under my radar, but I am now captivated by his interesting life and painting style. Just ordered two books about him, can't wait to delve deeper. I feel as if I've been given a present, thank you so much. 🌻

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! There is so much more to Spencer that I was able to cover in 18 minutes. I hope you enjoy delving deeper. Cheers

Thank You. You incorporate so much information which make the videos so very interesting. The Artists you share, I really never heard of ...so much talent "unburied" All The Best

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Cheers

Truly unique indeed. Thanks for the video

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Cheers

Really love and appreciate your short bios Paul 👍

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

I saw a major show of SS here in San Francisco, terrific. What a tangled web we weave. One of a kind. This video traverses so much biography and art, really terrific. Thank you.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I only managed to give a snap shot of dear old Stanley - he was quite a character. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Another great video by with a wonderful number of illustrations. Thanks.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

Many thanks for this portrayal of this fascinating artist!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Wonderful, thanks!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Cheers

Really amazing.. thank you🤗🤗🤗😉

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Lovely. Thanks very much

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

This is my favourite KZread channel

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

That's great. thanks

Fantastic presentation! I learned a lot about this great artist whom I previously knew nothing

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

He was quite a character. Cheers

thanks for sharing

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great and thorough episode. I apologize for my earlier outburst. I will try not to nitpick again or look for flaws. You are doing a great service, and I appreciate you. Everyone has his or her own perspective, and yours is a steady one. Cheers.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

No worries! Everyone has an opinion and that's how it should be. Cheers

What a fascinating story telling, and Spencer was real talented artist.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Glad you enjoyed my video.

Excellent presentation

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I really did enjoy every second of it. Great video!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

Your style is very conducive to taking on quite a bit of information that you're in imparting. I really like everything you do by way of visuals and of course the technical Side of creating these videos. Thank you very much.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Many thanks

Very impressive artist.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

He certainly was.

Brilliant video, thanks

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

I enjoy painting but creating art has its difficulties. Watching your content helps me connect with how human and unique these other artists are/were. And overall your videos entertaining too. Thank you.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Great as always! Loved the vest choice this week!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, although in this country it's called a pullover. A vest is what we wear under a shirt. Interesting, same language but quite different meanings. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Amazing !!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Wonderful

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you 🙏

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Thank you! That was fantastic 👌🏻

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Thanks! Another great video! I grew up near Cookham, so lovely to see the photos as well as all the paintings. The landscapes he painted of the Cookham area really capture how it is.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video, I spent a day in Cookham photographing it for the video. It really is a lovely place.

Fantastic

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Great!❤

@ArtHistorySchool

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Thank you for not acting this one out. Very enjoyable with this style of presentation. Well done! Nsw art gallery Australia have an excellent example of his work. Until your video I did not realise what a great influence he was on L freud.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

As an artist I really appreciate these information. Amazing ❤️

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Cheers

what an interesting chap!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

He certainly was

So very glad that you did a terrific and informative video on an artist that deserved to be known.. Wow what a character artist.. !! somewhere between Mannerism, Thomas Hart Benton, and cartoonish ala Bosch. Thank you so much for truly educating all of us with real artists.. not the tried and sometimes true of the biblical Janson/ Kenneth Clarke. I am the nemesis that came after you for doing the trite and the banal of common art history. There are and were so many terrific unknown painters. The Newlyn School from Penzance, The Dutch Hague School, The Glasgow Boys, The American Tonalists, The 19c Russian School, The French Naturalists. Again, many thanks . Cindy O

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Cindy, you are right I did cover the 'big names' simply to get views and subscribers, now I can concentrate on artists that I find interesting and perhaps need to be better known. Your suggestions are great. Cheers

Thanks sir.👍

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Great video, and also great fairisle sleeveless. I've got the exact same one, same style.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Great minds!

Muy bien hecho, excelente trabajo. Muchas felicidades. Saludos desde México.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias. Saludos desde Inglaterra

Loved this very informative video, what a prolific and talented artist.👍👍

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

He certainly was

another radibonzical video, thank you

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thanks!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your donation, it is much appreciated. Cheers

Thank you : )

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Cheers

You are extraordinary

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Beautiful waistcoat professor, i hope soon to see something about Modigliani or Hopper.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

We would call it a pullover or tank top, glad you like it. Modigliani is on my list. Cheers

Great video!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Art History School: INTERESTING!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Thank you very much!! That was very interesting!! xXX👍👍👍

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Cheers

very good

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Brilliant bro 👏

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Oh, my God ... what an AMAZING painter. I'm left stunned. Oddly enough, I remember, years ago, Sister Wendy talking about him. When I saw the name (on your video), I had a vague stirring of memory ... and felt pulled to watch. I hadn't liked the painting Sister Wendy showed (I ADORE her!) but as she talked about him, I became more interested. (It's uncanny how she could get you to become interested in a really unremarkable painting... by weaving a story around it!) However, she did not show any of his other works. I cannot get over his extraordinary talent and how prolific he was, considering that each painting is so detailed, so intensely demanding. He sounds bonkers, but there is no denying that he was deeply gifted ... and his work is very moving. It's just beautiful... I was entranced. (Seriously. By the end, I realized I was sitting there with my mouth gaping open!!). I want to watch it all over again. ...(My mother was an ambulance driver in London during the Second World War ... during the blitz!) Thank you so much for all of your wonderful videos. This one in particular really moved me. Without Art, I really wouldn't see much value to being on the planet. So these are precious to me.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you. Really pleased you enjoyed the video. He was a quite extraordinary character. Cheers

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool Yes! Thank YOU!

Ty!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

muchas gracias, muy entretenido e informador, no conocía a éste excelente y personal artista, un abrazo grande de otro artista desde Montevideo, América del sur.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias, contenta de que hayan disfrutado el video. Saludos desde Somerset, Inglaterra.

thank your

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

It seems there is often a trade-off for genius. Reality, whether in their work or the world is flexible, a matter of perspective and when they are occasionally confronted with "real" reality, they seem surprised by it, just as we are shocked by glimpses into their world. I don't doubt that as we pity the poor, suffering artist, they occasionally pity us right back.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

A genius often tends to be so focused on their own creativity that they are quite unaware of the real world around them.

Until your video I did not realise what a great influence he was on freud.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

He's very under rated.

Now that I have been made aware there is a school named Slade, I shall wonder if the band, Slade, is named as a result of a band member's attendance there. Anyway, please accept my gratitude and thanks for narrating videos with a voice that engages us because we know we're following someone who cares very much for the subject matter and proves it each and every time.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

The Slade has nothing to do with the band of the same name. Really pleased you appreciate my videos. I enjoy making them and it's nice to know people like them. Cheers

Thanks to god who gave this man life

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Interesante vida de un gran pintor gracias

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Eres muy bienvenida

Voice overs work so much better than onscreen personalities. More Space can be allotted to the actual art. just a preference.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Noted

Great video 👍👍👍👍

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

Stanley Who ! anyway he was very talented. Thank you paul

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Interesting video. I wonder how Hilda and the daughters survived, did the daughters ever have any relationship with him? Why wasn't he prosecuted as a deadbeat dad?

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

The daughters doted on him, but hated Patricia.