John Craxton’s Couple by the Sea (Panorama Revisited), c.1950, measures 7ft 2in x 4ft 4in (2.18 x 1.32m) and is offered for £290,000.
Osborne Samuel hosts the first major selling show of works by John Craxton (1922-2009) for 25 years this month. Continuing until June 8, it incorporates 50 previously unknown paintings and drawings, produced over seven decades, from the British artist’s estate.
Craxton was a great hope for British painting in his youth but in his later years, after moving to Greece, he kept much of his work to himself.