Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Ian Collins and Richard Riley for their assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
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Study for Cretan Gorge III
Details
JOHN CRAXTON, R.A. (1922-2009)
Study for Cretan Gorge III
dated '30.12.61' (lower left)
oil on board
21 x 10 1⁄4 in. (53.3 x 26 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Study for Cretan Gorge III
dated '30.12.61' (lower left)
oil on board
21 x 10 1⁄4 in. (53.3 x 26 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Sir Antony Hornby.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 July 1972, lot 141, where purchased by The Rt. Hon. Lord Grimond of Firth.
His sale; Christie's, London, 26 May 1995, lot 2, where purchased for the present collection.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 July 1972, lot 141, where purchased by The Rt. Hon. Lord Grimond of Firth.
His sale; Christie's, London, 26 May 1995, lot 2, where purchased for the present collection.
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, Recent Drawings and Paintings by John Craxton, May - June 1966, no. 17.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections
We are very grateful to Ian Collins and Richard Riley for their assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.