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John Craxton - A Life of Gifts (Hardcover)
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John Craxton - A Life of Gifts (Hardcover)
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Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of
a rebellious 20th-century British artist Born into a large,
musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John
Craxton (1922-2009) has been described as a Neo-Romantic, but he
called himself a "kind of Arcadian". His early art was influenced
by Blake, Palmer, Miro, and Picasso. After achieving a dream of
moving to Greece, his work evolved as a personal response to
Byzantine mosaics, El Greco, and the art of Greek life. This book
tells his adventurous story for the first time. At turns exciting,
funny, and poignant, the saga is enlivened by Craxton's ebullient
pictures. Ian Collins expands our understanding of the artist
greatly-including an in-depth exploration of the storied,
complicated friendship between Craxton and Lucian Freud, drawing on
letters and memories that Craxton wanted to remain private until
after his death.
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