England. 1917 - 1957
Realist painting, illustration, stage design, teaching
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1922 - 2009. Known for: Mediterranean-inspired art, close ties with notable British artists.
John Leith Craxton, RA, (b. October 3, 1922 - d. November 17, 2009) . Sometimes known as an English neo-Romantic painter, he preferred to be known as an Arcadian. He applied for Chelsea School of Art... Read full biography
John Leith Craxton, RA, (b. October 3, 1922 - d. November 17, 2009) . Sometimes known as an English neo-Romantic painter, he preferred to be known as an Arcadian. He applied for Chelsea School of Art but was considered to be too young to attend nude life classes. He studied instead at the Académie... Read full biography
John Leith Craxton, RA, (b. October 3, 1922 - d. November 17, 2009) . Sometimes known as an English neo-Romantic painter, he preferred to be known as an Arcadian. He applied for Chelsea School of Art but was considered to be too young to attend nude life classes. He studied instead at the Académie Julian and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris during 1939, until the outbreak of war meant he had to complete his studies in London, at Westminster School of Art and the Central School of... Read full biography
John Leith Craxton, RA, (b. October 3, 1922 - d. November 17, 2009) . Sometimes known as an English neo-Romantic painter, he preferred to be known as an Arcadian. He applied for Chelsea School of Art but was considered to be too young to attend nude life classes. He studied instead at the Académie Julian and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris during 1939, until the outbreak of war meant he had to complete his studies in London, at Westminster School of Art and the Central School of Art. Between 1941 and 1942, having been rejected for military service, he attended Goldsmiths College, then toured the wilds of Pembrokeshire with Graham Sutherland in 1943. His first solo exhibition was in London in 1942 at the Swiss Cottage Café, and... Read full biography
John Leith Craxton, RA, (b. October 3, 1922 - d. November 17, 2009) . Sometimes known as an English neo-Romantic painter, he preferred to be known as an Arcadian. He applied for Chelsea School of Art but was considered to be too young to attend nude life classes. He studied instead at the Académie Julian and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris during 1939, until the outbreak of war meant he had to complete his studies in London, at Westminster School of Art and the Central School of Art. Between 1941 and 1942, having been rejected for military service, he attended Goldsmiths College, then toured the wilds of Pembrokeshire with Graham Sutherland in 1943. His first solo exhibition was in London in 1942 at the Swiss Cottage Café, and his first major solo show at the Leicester Galleries in 1944. His work was seen as part of the neo-romantic revival, an... Read full biography
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Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree)
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United Kingdom. 1893 - 1979
Painting
England. 1888 - 1960
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United Kingdom. 1911 - 1990
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United Kingdom, England. 1908 - 1997
Portrait, figure, and landscape painting; haunting ghosts, spirits and witches
United States, United Kingdom, England. 1886 - 1963
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England. 1926 - 2014
Modernist-leaning landscape and abstract painting
United Kingdom. 1905 - 1987
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United Kingdom. 1903 - 1992
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United Kingdom, England. 1891 - 1959
Religious, marine and military theme painting
England, Australia. 1883/85 - 1960
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Born 1926
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United Kingdom. Born 1940
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United Kingdom, England. 1930 - 1993
Abstract sculpture-dogs, horses, religion and figure
England, Scotland. 1915 - 1997
Painting
England. 1890 - 1957
Portrait and landscape painting
United Kingdom. Born 1930
Painting
England. 1920 - 1999
Richly colored abstract gouache painting
United Kingdom, England, Germany. 1860 - 1942
Genre and landscape painting, etching
Scotland. 1926 - 2009
Folk art style figure, portrait, animal and landscape painting
New York / United Kingdom, England. 1889 - 1946
War-themed painting, modernist urban landscape
United Kingdom, England. 1876 - 1919
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England. 1905 - 1976
Surrealist underworld figure and genre painting, theatre design
United Kingdom, England. 1887 - 1976
Naive genre, figure, street and industrial scene painting
England. 1903 - 1989
Painting, illustration, graphic art, furniture design, murals