Stephen Spender (1909–1995) 1938

"Stephen Spender" is a 1938 portrait by the British artist Wyndham Lewis. The painting depicts the poet Stephen Spender, known for his association with the Bloomsbury Group and his political activism. Lewis was a prominent figure in Vorticism, an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement. The painting's bold lines and simplified forms, particularly in the hands, are characteristic of Lewis's style. Lewis's portrait captures Spender's intellectual intensity and his engagement with the social and political issues of his time.