An opportunity for ncas members to attend a curator’s tour of a new exhibition of one of England’s greatest twentieth-century painters, Sir Stanley Spencer.

Spencer’s art was rooted in both his relationships and deep sense of place. Drawing on new research, this exhibition will explore Spencer’s personal relationships and artistic development through his visits to Suffolk in the 1920s and 1930s.

Spencer married fellow artist, Hilda Carline, in Wangford, Suffolk. The couple were joined on their honeymoon by Stanley’s brother Gilbert, who had introduced them. The previous year, Hilda, her brother–the artist Richard Carline–and Stanley had all stayed in Wangford, where their artistic practice and personal relationships developed in tandem.

This major exhibition curated in collaboration with the Stanley Spencer Gallery will focus on the artist’s work in Suffolk, where he married Hilda Carline in 1925, and returned to a decade later.

Price £20 entrance fee, £15 drink and cake on arrival, lunch after tour (optional).

Places are limited, to confirm your interest in this visit to Gainsborough’s House, please contact janeybevington0@gmail.com