Study for Boy Holding a Rabbit (alt. title: By the rabbit hutch)

This is a preparatory drawing for Spencer's 1931 oil painting, Boy holding a Rabbit (Brighton Museums). It is squared for transfer to canvas, as was Spencer's customary practice when creating imaginative compositions.

Date: c. 1931
Tags: Figures, Pencil, Watercolour, Works on paper
Medium: Pencil and wash on paper, squared for transfer
Height (mm): 533
Width (mm): 719
Location: Private collection
Provenance: Unknown auction, 15 January 2008