Graphite and watercolour on paper
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-stanley-spencer-1977" aria-label="More by Sir Stanley Spencer" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir Stanley Spencer</a>
Bridge and other works
Presented anonymously 1947
actions: postures and motions
actions: processes and functions
adults
animals: mammals
architecture
Berkshire
bridge
bridges and viaducts
Cookham - non-specific
crowd
dog - non-specific
England
England, South East
England, Southern
groups
looking / watching
man
people
places
standing
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
woman
paper unique graphite watercolour
Study for ‘The Bridge’ and other works
support: 356 × 508 mm
Presented anonymously 1947
<p><b>N05775</b> THE BRIDGE 1912–20</p>
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<p>Not inscribed.
<br/>Pencil and wash, 14×20 (35·5×51).
<br/>Presented by an anonymous donor 1947.</p>
<p>There are three small studies for compositions to the right of the main <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a>: one for ‘The Bridge’ (<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/spencer-the-bridge-n05393" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N05393</span></a>); another smaller one perhaps for Joachim (see <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/spencer-study-for-joachim-among-the-shepherds-t00048" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>T00048</span></a>); the third is unidentified. On the reverse there are two studies of women hanging up washing.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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Catalogue entry
2004-10-08T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions actions: processes and functions adults animals: mammals architecture Berkshire bridge bridges and viaducts Cookham - non-specific crowd dog - non-specific England England, South East England, Southern groups looking / watching man people places standing UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions woman