STANLEY SPENCER'S GARDEN PAINTINGS TALK

This event is in-person at the Museum in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom

Tickets are £8 each. Booking is essential

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With Peter Vass, art historian

Peter Vass will be looking at Spencer’s flower and garden paintings which many critics believe to be his finest works. 

These magnificent paintings of gardens, houses and landscapes were set in Spencer's home village of Cookham, depicting small alleys, overgrown backyards, gardens with hedges and fences, mowed lawns and beds that were filled with cottage flowers. These works proved ever popular during his lifetime.

Peter will also examine how, in later life, Spencer created the persona of British art’s eccentric genius, pushing his pram of painting materials around Cookham, carrying out his commissions. 

Gardens in the Pound, Cookham, Stanley Spencer, c 1936 oil on canvas © Artist's estate. All rights reserved 2026 / Bridgeman Images

This event is part of the Shaped by Nature 2026 season of events.

BOOKING

This event takes place in-person in the Headley Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom

Tickets are £8 each. Booking is essential 

Tickets coming soon

If you have any questions, please email us at publicprogrammes@ashmus.ox.ac.uk