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Portrait of J L Behrend

Stanley Spencer, 1956

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

Head and shoulders portrait. The sitter wears glasses and is gazing down. Window and tree in the background.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of J L Behrend, 1956

Date supported

2000

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

50 x 29 cm

Grant

28000

Total cost

60000

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