cookham

Rickett's Farm, Cookham Dene 1938 from kendrive ^Pro 309 days old

[ ... ] village of Cookham. During the late 1930s Stanley Spencer painted many local landscapes, and these were his most popular pictures. He complained ...

TURK'S BOATYARD AT COOKHAM from kendrive ^Pro 312 days old

Now here is a scene I knew quite well, although this view was painted by Spencer in 1931 - two years before I was born. Although an excellent reproduction ...

MENDING COWLS, COOKHAM 1915 from kendrive ^Pro 315 days old

[ ... ] the house in Cookham where Spencer grew up. For him, Cookham was a sacred place and, in his paintings, was often the setting for the mysteries of ...

THE BRIDGE 1920 from kendrive ^Pro 317 days old

[ ... ] the annual Cookham Regatta. They are standing on an invented stone bridge instead of Cookham's cast-iron bridge, although the decorative ...

CHRIST CARRYING THE CROSS 1920 from kendrive ^Pro 318 days old

Spencer was a devout Christian and believed God resided in all things and the miraculous could be found in everyday events. In his paintings, Cookham ...

SWAN UPPING AT COOKHAM 1915 - 1919 from kendrive ^Pro 319 days old

[ ... ] bridge at Cookham very well. It still looks very much the same, although the roadway has been restricted in width to prevent damage to the ...