Spencer Frederick Gore
1 portrait
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Spencer Frederick Gore
by Spencer Frederick Gore
oil on canvas, 1914
16 1/8 in. x 12 in. (410 mm x 305 mm)
Purchased, 1974
Primary Collection
NPG 4981
Sitterback to top
- Spencer Frederick Gore (1878-1914), Painter. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Spencer Frederick Gore (1878-1914), Painter. Artist or producer of 1 portrait, Sitter in 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Painted shortly before he died of pneumonia, the influence of Post-Impressionism is evident in this self-portrait, particularly in the use of broken brushstrokes, clear-cut shapes and vibrant colour.
Linked publicationsback to top
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- McConkey, Kenneth, Edwardian portraits : images of an age of opulence, 1987, p. 221 number 78
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 254
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- The Camden Town Group and beyond (27 November 2010 - 31 August 2011)
Events of 1914back to top
Current affairs
Following Germany's declaration of war on France and invasion of Belgium, Herbert Henry Asquith, the British Prime Minister, declares war on the German Empire on August 4, 1914. The popular belief that the conflict would be 'over by Christmas' was soon found to be a bitter underestimate of the scale of the war.Art and science
The fist issue of the periodical Blast is published by Wyndham Lewis, announcing the advent of Vorticism. This movement, named by Ezra Pound and taking in art and poetry, combined the vitality and dynamism of Italian Futurism with the geometric structure of Cubism. Vorticism was a direct challenge to the perceived quaint and domestic style of the Bloomsbury group and Roger Fry's Omega Workshop.International
On June 28th 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated in Sarajevo leading to Austria's declaration of war against Serbia and triggering the First World War. Germany declared war on Serbia's ally, Russia, and then marched on France via Belgium. Soon all of Europe and most of the world was embroiled in total war.Comments back to top
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