John Craxton
Volcanic Landscape, 1973
oil & mixed media on board
signed lower left, signed, titled & dated verso
32 x 32 in / 81.3 x 81.3 cm
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Exhibitions
New Image in Painting - Tokyo International Biennale, Tokyo 1974
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John Craxton
Crayfish on a Table, Chios, 1956
gouache & oil on board
signed & dated upper right; inscribed & dated verso
21 x 24 1/2 in / 53.3 x 62.2 cm
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Provenance
George Livarnos
John Craxton
Two Cats, 1965
oil on board
signed & dated lower right
20 1/4 x 19 1/4 in / 51.5 x 49 cm
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Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London
John Craxton
Two Greek Sailors Dancing, 1951
oil on canvas
titled & dated verso
11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in / 30.5 x 40.6 cm
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John Craxton
Shepherds Near Knossos, 1947
oil on canvas
signed, inscribed & dated
30 3/4 x 39 3/4 in / 78 x 101 cm
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Provenance
Dr KWC Sinclair-Loutit
Private Collection, USA
Exhibitions
Whitechapel Art Gallery, John Craxton, London, 1967, no. 28, illus.
Literature
Geoffrey Grigson, John Craxton, Horizon, London, 1948, no. 20, illus.
John Craxton
Still Life with Fruit, 1944
charcoal on paper
signed & dated lower right
10 1/2 x 14 in / 26.5 x 35.5 cm
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John Craxton
Landscape with Poet & Birdcatcher, 1942
gouache & ink on board
signed, titled & dated verso
51 x 76 in / 129 x 193 cm
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Provenance
Dr Christopher J Cooper
Exhibitions
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, John Craxton Paintings and Drawings 1941 - 1966, 1967, no. 3
John Craxton
Boy, Girl & Cat, 1948-49
oil on canvas
signed & dated verso
80 x 34 in / 230.2 x 86.4 cm
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Exhibitions
Mayor Gallery, 1961
Whitechapel Gallery, John Craxton, 1967, no. 36
John Craxton
Landscape, Malevesi, Crete, 1952
oil on canvas
signed & dated lower right
19 1/2 x 24 in / 49.5 x 61 cm
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Provenance
Basil Douglas
Exhibitions
The Leicester Galleries, John Craxton Recent Paintings, London, 1954
Whitechapel Art Gallery, John Craxton: Paintings & Drawings 1941-1966, London, 1967, no. 53, illus.