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

Study of Seated Man, Rabat

Details

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.)

Provenance

Purchased by the present owner at the 1982 exhibition.

Exhibited

London, Christopher Hull Gallery, John Craxton, May - June 1982, no. 24.

Lot Essay

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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