JOHN CRAXTON, R.A. (1922-2009)

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Lucian Freud, O.M., C.H.

Portrait of John Craxton

pen and ink, charcoal and crayon

27 by 20cm.; 10½ by 8in.

Tree

signed, inscribed and dated 95

watercolour and pastel on card

22.5 by 14.5cm.; 8¾ by 5¾in.

The Blue Horse

signed Craxton and dated 88 (lower left)

tempera on canvas

64.5 by 81cm.; 25¼ by 32in.

Cat, Tree and Bird

signed, dated 88 and inscribed In Memory Julian Trevelyan

oil on canvas

90 by 140.5cm.; 35½ by 55¼in.

blue tree

signed and inscribed with the artist's address and telephone number on the stretcher

tempera on canvas

90 by 120.5cm.; 35½ by 47½in.

CAT AND BUTTERFLY

signed .Craxton. and dated 88 (lower left)

oil on canvasboard

unframed: 41 by 18.5cm.; 16 by 7½in.

framed: 69 by 47cm.; 27 by 18½in.

Executed in 1988.

Goat, Sailor and Asphodels

signed Craxton (lower left) and dated 86

tempera on canvas

76.5 by 101.5cm., 30 by 40in.

Soldier by the Sea

signed Craxton and dated 85 (lower right)

tempera on canvas

61 by 41cm., 24 by 16in.

Goat and Birds, 1984

Mezedes, 1983-1984,

Tempera on Canvas, 41 x 61cm

Taverna

signed

tempera on paper laid on canvas

47 by 63.5cm.; 18½ by 25in.

Executed in 1983.

Study for Still Life with Three Sailors
signed 'Craxton' (lower right) and dedicated 'for Nick his birthday - with love' (at the lower edge)
oil on board
27¼ x 17½ in. (69.2 x 44.5 cm.)
Painted in 1980-85.

Craxton's Still Life with Three Sailors (1980-85)

Village Garden
signed 'Craxton' (lower right)
tempera on paper laid on canvas
27½ x 19¼ in. (69.9 x 48.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1979-80.

Fusilier Eating Yogurt (Louis Claes)

signed Craxton (lower left); titled, dated 75-90 and inscribed Edinburgh on the reverse

tempera on board

61 by 49cm., 24 by 19¼in.

Volcanic Landscape

signed .Craxton- (lower left); also signed -Craxton-, titled and dated 1973. (on the reverse)

tempera and volcanic ash

unframed: 82 by 82.5cm.; 32¼ by 32½in.

Executed in 1973.

barbary ape

signed and dated 72

charcoal and white chalk

37x28.5cm.; 14½x11¼in.

Baboon

dedicated for Evangeline + David/ Bruce - a token/ of affection + admiration (lower left) and signed and dated - Craxton - 70 - (lower right)

pen and ink and gouache on paper

sight: 19 3/8 by 12 1/4 in. 49.2 by 31 cm.

Portrait of a boy
signed and dated 'Craxton. 66' (lower right) and dedicated 'for dear Miranda with fond love.' (lower left)
ink, unframed
11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.2 cm.)

Two Cats

signed - Craxton. and dated 65. (lower right)

oil on board

unframed: 51 by 48cm.; 20 by 19in.

framed: 63 by 59.5cm.; 24¾ by 23½in.

Executed in 1965.

Study for Cretan Butcher

signed and dated 64

chalk and crayon

62 by 48cm.; 24½ by 19in.

SEATED FIGURE

tempera on board

unframed: 59.5 by 47.5cm.; 23½ by 18¾in.

framed: 75.5 by 64cm.; 29¾ by 25¼in.

Executed in 1963.

Rocky landscape
signed, inscribed and dated 'for Joan/with love/CRAXTON 62' (down the right hand side)
ink and wash
12½ x 9¼ in. (31.7 x 23.5 cm.)

Study for Cretan Gorge III , 1961
dated '30.12.61' (lower left)
oil on board
21 x 10 1⁄4 in. (53.3 x 26 cm.)

workman III

signed and dated 61

oil on board

29 by 22cm.; 11½ by 8¾in.

“Landscape, Hydra”, 1960-62

Workman

tempera on paper, laid on board

80 by 58cm.; 31½ by 23in.

Executed circa 1960.

Head of a Man, c.1960s
Gouache on paper
31.75 x 50.8 cm.

Horse and Rider, c1960s
Gouache on paper
43.18 x 34.29 cm.

Boy on a Wall
signed '-Craxton-' (lower left)
tempera on board
48 x 22 ¼ in. (122 x 56.5 cm.)
Painted in 1959-66.

Two Goats among Rocks
signed and dated 'Craxton.59' (lower right)
tempera and Polyfilla on panel
48 x 24 in. (121.9 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1959.

Still Life with Cat and Child ,1959

1958

ELEGIAC FIGURE (IN MEMORY OF PETER WATSON)

signed and dated 57-59

tempera on board

121 by 102.5cm.; 47½ by 40½in.

Cockerel and Cat

signed, dated .57. and inscribed for Ariane - with love -

oil and tempera on board

22.5 by 39.5cm.; 9 by 15½in.

‘Portrait of Sonia‘, John Craxton, 1948, 1957

The Bouzouki Player
signed and dated 'Craxton .56.' (lower left)
gouache on paper
11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (29.7 x 23.5 cm.)
Executed in 1956.

Greek Fisherboy
signed, dedicated and dated 'for Geoffrey Lawson -/- John Craxton - 1956.' (upper left)
gouache
22¼ x 17½ in. (57.2 x 44.5 cm.)

Hydra
signed and dated '-Craxton.56-' (lower right)
pencil and crayon
9¼ x 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm.)

Sleeping cats
signed, indistinctly dedicated and dated 'for .../John Craxton Nov./55.' (upper right)
charcoal, crayon and gouache on card, unframed
9 7/8 x 13 ½ in. (25 x 34.5 cm.)

Cats
signed, dedicated and dated 'for Leca with love - John Craxton/April 1954' (lower right)
charcoal and gouache
8 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (22 x 45 cm.)

Two Cats
oil on canvas
6 x 13½ in. (15.2 x 34.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1954.

Portrait of Michael Carrick

signed Craxton (lower left) and dated 26.Sept 1954 (upper right); titled and dated on the backboard

pencil and chalk on paper

62 by 47cm., 24½ by 18½in.

Pruning the Vines

signed and dated Nov 53

oil on canvas

61 by 38cm.; 24 by 15in.

Taverna by the sea, Poros, 1953,

Pencil, watercolour and gouache, 60,5 x 48 cm.

Two Greek Dancers
signed and dedicated 'for Tonis Georgiou/John Craxton./1952.' (upper right), inscribed and dated 'two dancers. Poros 1950' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
9½ x 11¾ in. (24.1 x 29.9 cm.)

Bernard Minoret
signed, inscribed, dedicated and dated 'for Bernard, avec toutes les amitiés de la saison/John Craxton. Paris 1952.' (lower centre)
pencil and coloured crayon
12 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (32.5 x 19.6 cm.)

Fishes and Pomegranates on a Table

signed and dated 21.11.52; also titled, dated 1952 and inscribed on the backboard

pastel on paper

47 by 64.5cm.; 18½ by 25½in.

Cycladic Landscape
signed and dated 'Craxton 51' (lower left)
gouache
9 3/8 x 12 in. (24.4 x 31.7 cm.)

Dancer
oil on canvas
16 x 10¼ in. (40.7 x 26 cm.)
Painted in 1951.

Study of a Dancer
dated 'August/51' (lower right)
ink and pencil on paper
10 x 6 ¾ in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm.)
Executed in 1951.

Study of a seated young man
signed and dated 'Craxton/10.1.51.' (lower left), signed again, dated again and dedicated 'to Nicholas Brown/John Craxton/.Feb. 1951.' (lower right)
pen and black ink on blue paper
24½ x 19 in. (62.3 x 48.2 cm.)

Rampant Goat in Thorn Tree

signed and dated 51

pen and ink and crayon on paper

45 by 35cm.; 17¾ by 13¾in.

Wild Creton Goat

signed and dated October 50.

oil on canvas

25 by 31cm.; 10 1/4 by 12 1/4 in.

Head of a woman
oil on paper laid on board
12 x 9 ½ in. (30.5 x 24 cm.)
Painted in the early 1950s.

Dancer
oil on paper laid on board
12 ¼ x 9 ¼ in. (31 x 23.5 cm.)
Painted in the early 1950s.

Boy Resting

signed

oil pastel and watercolour on paper

54.5 by 43cm.; 21½ by 17in.

Executed circa the mid-1950s.

Beach Scene, 1949,

Oil in canvas, 76 x 58,5 cm

Shepherds at Night
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted circa 1949.

Greek Water Jug

signed and dated 49

oil on canvas

54 by 36cm.; 21¼ by 14in.

Drawing for Homage to Alones

charcoal and chalk on paper

unframed: 48 by 63.5cm.; 19 by 25in.

framed: 75.5 by 91cm.; 29¾ by 36in.

Executed circa 1948-9.

Cretan Shepherd in a Cloak, Study for Homage to Alones
signed and dated 'Craxton Dec 48' (lower right)
ink
18 x 22 in. (46 x 58.5 cm.)

Study for Homage to Alones
ink and chalk on blue paper
19½ x 25¼ in. (49.5 x 64.1 cm.)
Executed in 1948.

Sleeping Fisherman

signed and dated 48

oil on canvas

84.5 by 204cm.; 33¾ by 80¼in.

Head of a Goat, 17 February 1948.

Oil on panel, 32 x 45.5 cm.

STUDY OF A JUG

signed -Craxton- and dated 48 (lower right)

gouache and wash on paper

unframed: 46 by 30.5cm.; 18 by 12in.

framed: 64 by 49cm.; 25¼ by 19¼in.

Executed in 1948.

Untitled (Still Life)

signed and dated 48

charcoal and chalk

65 by 49.5cm.; 25½ by 19½in.

Boy with Kid
signed, dedicated and dated 'for. Gian Carlo Menotti - London May 48. Craxton - 20.4.46.' (at the lower edge)
pencil and charcoal
19 3/8 x 14 5/8 in. (49.2 x 37.1 cm.)

Study for Shepherds near Knossos

signed, titled, dated Sept 47 and inscribed with colour notes

charcoal

16 by 22.5cm.; 6¼ by 8¾in.

FACE OF A GIRL

pencil and crayon on paper

33 by 20.5cm.; 13 by 8in.

Executed in 1947.

Goat

signed and dated 47.

pen and ink on paper

33 by 20.5cm.; 13 by 8in.

An Acrobatic Cretan Butcher

signed, dated NOV. 47 and inscribed

oil on canvas

66 by 91cm.; 26 by 36in.

shepherds near knossos

signed, inscribed and dated POROS Sept 47

oil on canvas

78 by 101cm.; 30¾ by 39¾in.

Pastoral for P.W.

Oil paint on canvas

Support: 2045 × 2626 mm

Farm Yard
signed and dated '-Craxton-47-' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41 x 53½ in. (104.2 x 136 cm.)

Portrait of a Greek boy, Poros
oil on paper
12 ½ x 9 ¼ in. (31.7 x 23.5 cm.)
Painted in 1946-47.

Self-portrait
oil on paper
12 ¾ x 9 1/8 in. (32.3 x 23.2 cm.)
Painted in 1946-47.

Lucian Freud
signed 'Craxton' (lower left), dated '26.10.46.' (lower right), inscribed 'Lucian' (upper right) and inscribed again and dated again 'Lucian Freud/poros 1946' (on the backboard)
pencil
22 x 17 in. (55.8 x 43.2 cm.)

Mother and Child

signed and dated 12.8.46

watercolour and gouache on paper laid down on card

43.5 by 29cm.; 17 by 11½in.

‘Hotel by the Sea‘, John Craxton, 1946

‘head of a cretan sailor’ 1946

Scillonian Landscape
signed and dated 'Craxton 46' (upper right)
oil on canvas
20½ x 26 in. (52 x 66 cm.)

Yellow House

signed and dated 15.8.46

oil on card

43 by 31cm.; 17 by 12in.

“Rampant Goat”1946

Greek Farm

signed, dated June - July .- 46. and inscribed Greek Landscape, The Farm on the reverse

oil on canvas

49 by 60.5cm.; 19¼ by 23¾in.

Autumn landscape with hills, Spetsé

signed and dated 16.10.46

gouache

81 by 121cm.; 32 by 47¾in.

Study for Island Roadway

signed; also inscribed and dated 1945 on the backboard

gouache and charcoal on paper

33 by 50cm.; 13 by 19¾in.

SCILLONIAN HEAD

pen and ink on paper

unframed: 25 by 20.5cm.; 9¾ by 8in.

framed: 47 by 40cm.; 18½ by 15¾in.

Executed in 1945.

Landscape

signed and dated 45

charcoal and chalk

52 by 67.5cm.; 20½ by 26½in.

St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales

signed and dated 4.45

ink, pen and ink, pastel and gouache

20.5 by 32.5cm.; 8 by 11¾in.

Dark Landscape , 1944-45

Tree Root in a Welsh Estuary

signed and dated 3.16.44

charcoal and pastel

23.5 by 32cm.; 9¼ by 12½in.

TREE TRUNK AND RUIN

signed and dated .44-

watercolour, ink and gouache on paper

unframed: 21 by 14.5cm.; 8¼ by 5¾in.

framed: 38 by 31cm.; 15 by 12¼in.

Welsh Reaper
dated '23-12-44' (lower right)
watercolour, Conté and gouache on paper
12 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄4 in. (31.1 x 18.3 cm.)
Executed in December 1944.

Peter Watson
inscribed and dated 'Tickeridge [sic] 1944.' (lower right), inscribed and dated again 'drawing of/Peter Watson/done at Tickeridge [sic] Mill/-1944-' (on the reverse of the canvas)
pencil and conté crayon on paper placed on a canvas support
12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (32 x 20 cm.)

Estuary of Old Boats
signed and dated 'Craxton 44' (lower right)
black and white conté crayon and watercolour on light green paper
7½ x 9¼ in. (19 x 23.5 cm.)

Boot in an Estuary

signed

pastel on paper

32.5 by 38cm.; 12¾ by 15in.

Executed in 1944.

Tree Root in a Welsh Estuary

signed and dated 44

pen and ink, pastel, crayon and oil on paper

38.5 by 49.5cm.; 15 by 19½in.

the willow

signed and dated 44

gouache, ink and watercolour

51.5 by 39.5cm.; 20 by 15½in.

Blue Tree Root in Welsh Estuary (Picton)
signed and dated '-Craxton-43-' (lower right)
gouache and oil on paper laid down on panel
12 5/8 x 20 in. (32.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1943.

Figure in a Tree
oil on canvas
15¾ x 19¾ in. (40 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1943.

Hare in a Larder
signed and dated '- Craxton - 43 -' (lower right)
black and white chalk on light green paper laid on card, extended
15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm.),