Lot Essay
This work is one of the artist's earliest studies for the Cretan Gorge series
The Property of the late THE RT. HON. LORD GRIMOND OF FIRTH
John Craxton (b.1922)
Details
John Craxton (b.1922)
Study for Cretan Gorge III
dated lower left 30.12.61, oil on board
21 x 10in. (53.5 x 25.5cm.)
Study for Cretan Gorge III
dated lower left 30.12.61, oil on board
21 x 10in. (53.5 x 25.5cm.)
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to Sir Anthony Hornby; Christie's, 18 July 1972, lot 141, where purchased by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, John Craxton, May 1966, no.17