Portrait of Mary Morris

Mary Morris was the daughter of Professor Ernest de Selincourt, with whom Spencer and his family stayed while evacuated to Ambleside with the Royal College of Art. Mary, born in 1901, married Charles, Baron Morris of Grasmere in 1923. In 1952 she was awarded an OBE for her work in the voluntary sector.

Date: 1942

Inscription: lr: Gilbert Spencer ll: Mary Morris. To Professor E de Selincourt from Gilbert Christmas 1942

Tags: Portrait, Pencil, Works on Paper
Medium: Pencil on paper
Height (mm): 330
Width (mm): 240
Location: Private collection
Provenance: Fielding Auctioneers 13 January 2022, lot 760