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Francis Spear - Design for glass stained window

Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)

Design for glass stained window, early 1940’s

£800.00

SKU: 7063
Signed with monogram
Black ink, gouache
30 x 12 1/2 in. (76.2 x 31.8 cm)
Presentation: _folio
Provenance: Simon Spear, the artist’s son

Size: 76.2cm x 31.8cm

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During the War Spear ceased teaching at the RCA (which was evacuated to Ambleside in 1940) and served for three years as a fire-fighter in Shepherds Bush.  This  Wartime period was not a completely redundant time for Spear from a professional point of view –  he assisted on the removal, for protection, of windows at Canterbury Cathedral.  He also experimented with new designs which were more modern in feel, a change that he hoped would  ‘give the feeling of the subject with the greatest simplicity and with the elimination of all details.’ and devised his distinctive monogram of an interlocking S with a sideways F.  When the War ended  Spear gained so many commissions  – to replace  stained glass windows destroyed during the Blitz.- that by 1947 he was employing four assistants.
During his career, he designed windows for over 130 locations; and a short list of notable designs include his earliest window, at Warwick School (1925), St. Olave’s in the City (1929), Snaith (1936), Beckenham (1948), Canterbury (1949), Glasgow Cathedral (1951, 1953, 1958), Highbury (1955), Westgate (1960) and Penarth (1962).
The collection of the Prints and Drawings department of the Victoria & Albert Museum own all of  the surviving cartoons for the  300 extant windows he produced over his fifty year long career.

We are grateful to Alan Brooks and Simon Spear for assistance.



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THE ARTIST

Francis
Spear
1902 - 1979

Francis Howard Spear was born on 22nd December 1902 in South Norwood, south London.

He attended the LCC School of Arts and Crafts (which became the Central School of Arts and Design), he successfully passed Parts 1 and 2 of the Board of Education’s Examination in Industrial Design, specialising in stained glass in 1923.
While studying at the Central School in 1922, he became pupil-assistant to Martin Travers, the leading English practitioner of stained glass.

Spear won a National Scholarship to the Royal College of Art in 1923, with a chosen specialism stained glass.

Francis Spear is an important, though not now well-know, figure in twentieth century English stained glass. His working career covers 50 years, from 1922 when he began working with Martin Travers, to 1972, when he ceased teaching at Reigate School of Art. Spear taught John Piper lithography.

During his career, he designed some notable windows, and a short list would include his earliest window, at Warwick School (1925), St. Olave’s in the City (1929), Snaith (1936), Beckenham (1948), Canterbury (1949), Glasgow Cathedral (1951, 1953, 1958), Highbury (1955), Westgate (1960) and Penarth (1962).

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Stream and Haystacks
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Stream and Haystacks, 1933

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Francis Spear - Abstract floral forms
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Abstract floral forms, circa 1960

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Francis Spear - Horse Race II
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Horse Race II, 1934

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Francis Spear - Horse Race
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Horse Race, 1934
Francis Spear - Man and woman playing croquet
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Man and woman playing croquet

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Stream and Haystacks, 1933

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Francis Spear - Saint George; design for stain glass window
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Saint George; design for stain glass window

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Francis Spear - Armchair
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Armchair, circa 1930

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Francis Spear - Man in hat
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Man in hat, 1926

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Francis Spear - The Kings Lesson by William Morris
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The Kings Lesson by William Morris, June 15th 1919

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Francis Spear - Part Two of A King's Lesson by William Morris
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Part Two of A King’s Lesson by William Morris, 23rd June 1919

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Francis Spear - The Kings Lesson by William Morris
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The Kings Lesson by William Morris, part 1, april 26 1919

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Francis Spear - Brook farm
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Brook farm, 1924

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Francis Spear - Self portrait
SKU: 8033

(19cm x 15.2cm)

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Self portrait, the artist observing himself in an oval mirror, circa 1925

£475.00

Francis Spear - Hats
SKU: 8034

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Hats, early 1920

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Francis Spear - Christ the saviour
SKU: 7935

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Christ the saviour

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Francis Spear - St Nicholas & St Peter
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St Nicholas & St Peter, Patron of Children

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Girl with Eye's Shut 1925
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(28cm x 25.4cm)

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Girl with Eye’s Shut 1925

£525.00

Francis Spear - Design for glass stained window
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Design for glass stained window, early 1940’s

£800.00

Francis Spear - St. George and the Dragon
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St. George and the Dragon, 1941

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For the further glory of God’s House, circa 1940

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Francis Spear - Martyr Soldier
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SKU: 7053

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St Mathew, St Mark, St Luke St. John

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Francis Spear - Christ Derided
SKU: 7054

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Christ Derided, Nov 1942

£2,750.00

Francis Spear - Girl with Eye's Shut 1925
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Girl with Eye’s Shut 1925

£1,150.00

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SKU: 6334

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The artist’s wife knitting, c 1929

£1,675.00

Francis Spear - The Artist's Boots
SKU: 5788

(32cm x 24cm)

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The Artist’s Boots, 1932

£1,850.00

Francis Spear - Discarded shoes
SKU: 5758

(10.2cm x 13.5cm)

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Discarded shoes, circa 1925

£475.00

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