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Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.(British, 1891-1959)Lake of Scutaria, Montenegro 27.3 x 33.2 cm. (10 3/4 x 13 in.)
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Penny Day
Head of UK and Ireland

Christopher Dawson
Head of Department

Ingram Reid
Director
Sir Stanley Spencer R.A. (British, 1891-1959)
titled 'Lake of Scutaria, Montenegro' (verso)
oil on canvas
27.3 x 33.2 cm. (10 3/4 x 13 in.)
Painted in 1922
Footnotes
Provenance
Percyval Tudor-Hart, March 1927, thence by descent
Sale; Christie's, London, 20 June 1995, lot 74
With Christopher Hull Gallery, London, 1995, where acquired by
Lady Dugdale
Exhibited
London, Goupil Gallery, The Resurrection and Other Work by Stanley Spencer, March 1927, cat.no.73
Literature
Keith Bell, Stanley Spencer: A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings, Phaidon Press Ltd., 1992, p.271, cat.no.90
The present oil is one of nine such examples that Spencer produced whilst on a painting expedition through what was then Yugoslavia in 1922. Spencer travelled with four Carline siblings, including Hilda who he would later marry, and a Carline cousin May Piggott. Richard Carline later recalled that the partial reason for selecting this part of the world for their trip was Spencer's wish to return to the region where he had carried out his war service.
Percyval Tudor-Hart (1873-1954) was an artist and colour theorist. Sydney, Richard and Hilda Carline all studied with Tudor-Hart and were influenced by his teaching.
We are grateful to Carolyn Leder for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.
























