Craigie Aitchison (1926 - 2009)

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Craigie Aitchison

John Ronald Craigie Aitchison was a Scottish painter. He was best known for his many paintings of the Crucifixion, one of which hangs behind the altar in the chapter house of Liverpool Cathedral, Italian landscapes, and portraits (mainly of black men, or of dogs). His simple style with bright, childlike colours defied description, and was compared to the Scottish Colourists, primitivists or naive artists, although Brian Sewell dismissed him as "a painter of too considered trifles".

His career-long fascination with the crucifixion was triggered by a visit to see Salvador Dalí's Christ of St John of the Cross in 1951 after it was acquired by the Kelvingrove Gallery.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:13 january 1926, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date and place of death:21 december 2009, London, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Figurative art, Flower still life, Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Still life
Art style:Minimalism
Technique:Oil

Creators United Kingdom

Edward Harrison May (1824 - 1887)
Edward Harrison May
1824 - 1887
Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760 - 1802)
Lemuel Francis Abbott
1760 - 1802
John Glover (1767 - 1849)
John Glover
1767 - 1849
Francois Cotibert ()
Francois Cotibert
Ethel Carrick Fox (1872 - 1952)
Ethel Carrick Fox
1872 - 1952
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859 - 1925)
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi
1859 - 1925
Neil Lawson Baker (1938 - 2022)
Neil Lawson Baker
1938 - 2022
George Methuen (XVIII century - ?)
George Methuen
XVIII century - ?
Anne Redpath (1895 - 1965)
Anne Redpath
1895 - 1965
William Burwash ()
William Burwash
Ernest Herbert Whydale (1886 - 1952)
Ernest Herbert Whydale
1886 - 1952
Kenneth Howard (1932 - 2022)
Kenneth Howard
1932 - 2022
Herbert Edward Butler (1861 - 1931)
Herbert Edward Butler
1861 - 1931
Robert Hunter (1715 - 1803)
Robert Hunter
1715 - 1803
Albert Durer Lucas (1828 - 1918)
Albert Durer Lucas
1828 - 1918
Francis Lepipre (1640 - 1695)
Francis Lepipre
1640 - 1695

Creators Minimalism

Jan Meyer (1927 - 1995)
Jan Meyer
1927 - 1995
Wolfgang Laib (1950)
Wolfgang Laib
1950
Mariann Grunder (1926 - 2016)
Mariann Grunder
1926 - 2016
Charles Ray (1953)
Charles Ray
1953
Gerhard Richter (1932)
Gerhard Richter
1932
Iurii Borisovich Ganrio (1921 - 1982)
Iurii Borisovich Ganrio
1921 - 1982
Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930 - 2017)
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 - 2017
Ad Reinhardt (1913 - 1967)
Ad Reinhardt
1913 - 1967
Ambrogio Pozzi (1931 - 2012)
Ambrogio Pozzi
1931 - 2012
Brad Lochore (1960)
Brad Lochore
1960
François Morellet (1926 - 2016)
François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Mary Heilmann (1940)
Mary Heilmann
1940
Luigi Caccia Dominioni (1913 - 2016)
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
1913 - 2016
Anton Heyboer (1924 - 2005)
Anton Heyboer
1924 - 2005
Paulo Monteiro (1961)
Paulo Monteiro
1961
Robert Moskowitz (1935 - 2024)
Robert Moskowitz
1935 - 2024
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