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

Thomas Farren ()
Thomas Farren
Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857 - 1939)
Alfred Bennett Bamford
1857 - 1939
John Watson Gordon (1788 - 1864)
John Watson Gordon
1788 - 1864
Samuel Luke Fildes (1844 - 1927)
Samuel Luke Fildes
1844 - 1927
Damien Hirst (1965)
Damien Hirst
1965
Glyn Warren Philpot (1884 - 1937)
Glyn Warren Philpot
1884 - 1937
Sidney Richard Percy (1822 - 1886)
Sidney Richard Percy
1822 - 1886
James Baker Pyne (1800 - 1870)
James Baker Pyne
1800 - 1870
Matthew Krishanu (1980)
Matthew Krishanu
1980
Mary Edmonia Lewis (1845 - 1907)
Mary Edmonia Lewis
1845 - 1907
David Jagger (1891 - 1958)
David Jagger
1891 - 1958
John Schuppe ()
John Schuppe
Percy Bryant Baker (1881 - 1970)
Percy Bryant Baker
1881 - 1970
James John Wilson Carmichael (1800 - 1868)
James John Wilson Carmichael
1800 - 1868
George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824)
George Gordon Byron
1788 - 1824
Thomas Sewell Robins (1810 - 1880)
Thomas Sewell Robins
1810 - 1880

Creators Minimalism

Delcy Morelos (1967)
Delcy Morelos
1967
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006)
Vico Magistretti
1920 - 2006
Fred Sandback (1943 - 2003)
Fred Sandback
1943 - 2003
Alain Gazier (1956)
Alain Gazier
1956
Jan Meyer (1927 - 1995)
Jan Meyer
1927 - 1995
Irma Blank (1934 - 2023)
Irma Blank
1934 - 2023
Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988)
Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
Tony Smith (1912 - 1980)
Tony Smith
1912 - 1980
Dieter Haack (1941)
Dieter Haack
1941
Carl Andre (1935 - 2024)
Carl Andre
1935 - 2024
Franco Albini (1905 - 1977)
Franco Albini
1905 - 1977
Carmen Herrera (1915 - 2022)
Carmen Herrera
1915 - 2022
Steven Parrino (1958 - 2005)
Steven Parrino
1958 - 2005
Dan Walsh (1960)
Dan Walsh
1960
Georg Herold (1947)
Georg Herold
1947
Bernhard Müller-Feyen (1931 - 2004)
Bernhard Müller-Feyen
1931 - 2004
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