Ploughed Land, Garsington (alt. title: Mr Clinkard's Field; The Ploughed Field)

According to the catalogue of Reading 1964, this painting was also known as ‘Mr Clinkard’s Field’. It is one of the earliest of the paintings Spencer made while lodging in the village of Garsington, Oxfordshire from c. 1923-6, where he enjoyed the society and patronage of Sir Philip and Lady Ottoline Morrell of Garsington Manor. Spencer’s fascination with farm machinery is reflected in the prominent foreground positioning of the plough.

Date: c. 1923-4
Inscriptions: lr: G SPENCER
Tags: Landscape, Agricultural, Oil Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Height (mm): 457
Width (mm): 610
Location: Private collection
Exhibition History: Goupil Gallery Summer Exhibition 1924 (167) as 'The Ploughed Field'; Reading, 1964 (18); National Trust for Scotland, on long term loan, 1999-2015; Abbot Hall 2024
Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders; by descent; Christie's London 23 March 2017 lot 95: Liss Llewellyn; Mr & Mrs James Salter
Literature: Gough 2024 p. 133, illus. p. 136.