Live Auction 553020th Century British Art
John Craxton, R.A. (1922-2009)
Lot 104

John Craxton, R.A. (1922-2009)

Study of Seated Man, Rabat

Closed15 July 2010

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GBP 1,875

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John Craxton, R.A. (1922-2009)
Study of Seated Man, Rabat
signed 'Craxton' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Rabat 72' (lower left)
pencil, ink and wax crayon
10½ x 8¼ in. (26.7 x 20.9 cm.)

Purchased by the present owner at the 1982 exhibition.

Specialist note

Exiled from his beloved Crete while the Greek Colonels were in power, Craxton paid extended visits to North and East Africa and the Canary Isles between 1970 and 1975. This portrait study dates from a tour of Morocco in 1972.

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