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John Craxton

1922–2009

Portrait of Sonia 1948, 1957
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Biography

John Leith Craxton RA, (3 October 1922 – 17 November 2009) was an English painter. He was sometimes called a neo-Romantic artist but he preferred to be known as a "kind of Arcadian".

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Neo-romanticism

Artworks

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  • Hotel by the Sea

    John Craxton
    1946
  • Dreamer in Landscape

    John Craxton
    1942
  • Dark Landscape

    John Craxton
    1944–5
  • Pastoral for P.W.

    John Craxton
    1948
  • Still Life with Cat and Child

    John Craxton
    1959
  • Llanthony Abbey

    John Craxton
    1942
  • Cretan Portrait

    John Craxton
    c.1948–52
  • Portrait of Sonia

    John Craxton
    1948, 1957
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