SPENCER
(Gilbert, 1892-1979, Artist, brother of Sir Stanley)
Superb illustrated ALS to Vera LANE POOLE
(1890-1965, Vera Ellen Dendy, Painter, Wife of Austin Lane Poole, 1889-1963, Historian, from 1913 Tutor, then Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, President, 1947-1957) telling her that his “attention has been drawn to a notice in the Times about the Ruskin School & I hasten to tell you that since seeing you I have accepted the headship of the dept of drawing & Painting at the Glasgow School of Art. I feel that down south is ‘enemy occupied country’ where I am concerned & my appointment to Glasgow was unanimous. Which is at least a nice feeling to have altho as yet I have to earn their confidence. There are many things about the post that attracts me, the salary is a four figure one, I am able to give a fair amount of time to my own work, there are 22 weeks holiday a year & the summer vacation is from June 10 till Sep 27. Glasgow is a city of character & interest & I think for a time it might be good for my pointing if I don’t have the country quite so much at my beck & call - absence makes the heart grow fonder and I hope the eyes see better. We have been here for a month, this country has a kind of... fascination for me because Munnings is alleged to have declared that no artist ever succeeded in the North. I fear I think there is some point in what he said. We have not made up our minds as to what we shall do about the cottage, if we do sell it it will only be if we have got some.... alternative a bit further out from London but round about the same district. We walked to Brantwood this afternoon. I am quite sure Ruskin was a great man but I can’t stand him & his house...” here he has drawn a picture of Ruskin’s house with its many parts and continues “This is an exaggeration but I believe the only part standing when he took it over that marked X is nice simple house...” he ends signing back on the front page with a note “It was very good of you to interest yourself in my ‘case’”, 3 sides 8vo., c’o Mrs Herdman, Hoathwaite Farm, Conniston, 9th September
Item Date:
1948
Stock No:
42148
£575
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[SPENCER
(Gilbert, 1892-1979, R.A., brother of Stanley)]
Delightful unsigned Christmas Card, titled within the drawing
'Greetings from Gilbert, Ursula and Gillian Spencer', showing a shepherd with his dog relaxing in the glow of a fire he has lit in the corner of a field, his back towards a tree, sheep grazing nearby, barely noticeable between the branches is a bright star, all drawn in short, very effective pencil strokes, printed by the University Press, Oxford, 4¾" x 5¼" folded, Tree Cottage, Upper Basildon, Berkshire, no date, circa
apparently unused
Item Date:
1950
Stock No:
54400
£75
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STEADMAN
(Ralph, born 1936, Welsh Illustrator and Cartoonist)
Original sketch signed and dated
showing a very stylised face with the name Billy Brownlow on the forehead, the the word "Grrrr!!!" coming out of his mouth in a speech bubble, 10" x 8" no plae, 12th October
Item Date:
1993
Stock No:
39830
£275
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STEER
(Philip Wilson, 1860-1942, English Impressionist Painter and founding member of the New English Art Club, Teacher at the Slade, 1893-1930)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Lawrence
asking if he “would care to come to see the Porchester drawing which I have had mounted, tomorrow Tuesday afternoon about 5 o’clock. If you cannot manage this would you mind ringing my up...”, 1 sides 8vo., 109 Cheyne Walk, S.W.10, 30th June
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
42531
£125
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STEER
(Philip Wilson, 1860-1942, English Impressionist Painter and founding member of the New English Art Club, Teacher at the Slade, 1893-1930)
Typed Letter Signed to Harwood C. Lawrence
saying that it is “most kind of you to offer me your congratulations on an honour which is indeed rather overwhelming. My post-bag is large and ponderous with kind messages from all my friends so please excuse this scrappy reply...”, 1 side A4, 109 Cheyne Walk, S.W.10, 3rd January
Item Date:
1931
Stock No:
42532
£125
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