A new exhibition exploring the influence of Stanley Spencer’s ‘personal reality and extraordinary imagination’ on his art opens next month. ‘Seeing the Unseen: Reality and Imagination in the Art of Stanley Spencer’ will use the Stanley Spencer Gallery collection to delve into his inspirations. This exhibition will show how Spencer’s reality merged with his imagination. Stanley Spencer brought ‘the angels to Cookham’ as seen in his striking painting Sarah Tubb and the Heavenly Visitors (1933). Seeing the Unseen: Reality and Imagination in the Art of Stanley Spencer will run from November 7, 2024 until March 30 2025.
