Boy with Kid

Details

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

Provenance

Gian Carlo Menotti.
with Stewart Albucker Fine Art, Lambertville, New Jersey, where purchased by the present owner, 1983.

Literature

G. Grigson, John Craxton Paintings and Drawings, London, 1948, n.p., pl. 3.

Exhibited

possibly Athens, British Council, The British Institute, John Craxton, December 1946, no. 14, as 'Boy with a Lamb'.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Craxton dedicated the present work to Gian Carlo Menotti, an Italian-American composer and librettist. Best known for his opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, Menotti was the partner of composer Samuel Barber and they were long-standing friends of Craxton. Craxton's father, Harold Craxton, was a pianist and composer, and Menotti was a guest at their home in 1948 when he came to perform in the UK.

We are very grateful to Ian Collins for preparing this catalogue entry.

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