One of the greatest works of art of the 20th century was created by war artist Sir Stanley Spencer at Lithgow's Shipyards in Port Glasgow.

For the April 2025 Diary, I highlight exhibitions that include work from Mainie Jellett, Evie Hone, Francis Hoyland, Nic Fiddian-Green, Gert Swart, and Stanley Spencer.

I have selected two self-portraits: ‘Self-Portrait’ (1959) by Sir Stanley Spencer and ‘Self-Portrait with Badges’ (1961) by Peter Blake. Trench Warfare (1932) by Otto Dix and Guernica ...

It was here that British artist Stanley Spencer was born in 1891, and it was here that he lived until his death in 1959. It was here, too, that the celebrated visionary absorbed the ideas and ...