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I just found a turkish translation of the excellent Ian Collins biography of my favorite artist, John Craxton, in an Istanbul bookshop - great excuse to repost!
#johncraxton #gayart #queerart
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A stylised landscape drawing of trees and other vegetation backed by a sickle moon in a blue sky. The main focus of interest is a hollow tree inside which a man is sheltering. He is holding a crook and is therefore presumably a shepherd.
A hollow tree by John Craxton for #ThickTrunkTuesday.
#JohnCraxton #landscape #20thCenturyArt #artsky
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This image features two abstract, Cubist-inspired landscape paintings placed side by side. The painting on the left presents a stylized village scene with geometric, mosaic-like structures in soft pastel hues—pinks, yellows, blues, and greens—interspersed with simplified trees and angular fields, creating a rhythmic, puzzle-like composition. The terrain is fragmented into patterned planes and bold lines that guide the viewer’s eye across the canvas. On the right, the painting depicts a similarly abstracted coastal village with white and terracotta-roofed buildings nestled among organic, flowing forms resembling hills and trees, all framed by a calm blue sea and distant mountains. This composition uses earthy tones and intricate linework to convey a layered, dreamlike environment. Both works emphasize structure and surface texture, merging natural and architectural elements into complex, almost tapestry-like visual forms.
Nikos Ghika, Hydra landscape (c.1950s) + John Craxton, Landscape, Hydra (1961)
In the 1950s, Craxton often stayed at Ghika’s house on the Greek island of Hydra.
#SideBySide #Art #ArtHistory #JohnCraxton #NikosGhika #Hydra
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Finished: a wonderful book about a wonderful life 💙📚
'He was in love with the Mediterranean life with its light, its warmth and its food. And he was full of laughter. Full of laughter' - David Attenborough #JohnCraxton #ALifeOfGifts
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A few pics from the #JohnCraxton expo in Chichester. Previously, I’d only known him for designing the dust jackets of #PatrickLeighFermor books. It did sound like an idyllic life
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A man Greek dancing, his right hand raised, as rendered in tones of chocolate brown, taupe & turquoise by the British painter John Craxton in 1954
Enjoying a Pinot at home with Mrs H after a lovely Friday in Chichester looking at the luscious paintings of #JohnCraxton at the Pallant House Gallery 🖼️ Here’s ‘Dancing Man’ (1954) 🧡 “Yamas!”
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Cats of Crete at #pallanthousegallery by #JohnCraxton and #tacitadean. A wonderful treat to find this work by Dean in response to Craxton, giving real depth to the sense of land and light made by his works
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#JohnCraxton at #pallanthousegallery. Such a vivid sense of a life lived in search of sunshine. Loved his feel for animals and faces in these works
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