'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artist: Stanley Spencer Authors: Richard Carline and Andrew Causey Publisher: Royal Academy Date: 1980 Condition: Generally very good for this catalogue, which never seems to age well. There are a few minor marks to the edges and some slight creasing to the spine.
A major retrospective which really helped to revive the artist's reputation and show him to be a major figure in the first half of the C20th. The turmoil of his personal life and his curiously other-worldly ideas make Spencer a tricky one to grasp for a modern audience but he is a genuine master, despite his flaws.
