Attributed to John Craxton, no coa, private collection, medium: oil, measurements: 30"HX37"W framed, mint condition Biography: John Leith Craxton RA, was an English painter. He was sometimes called a neo-Romantic artist but he preferred to be known as a "kind of Arcadian". He had numerous shows of his paintings in both England and Greece. A major retrospective show was held at Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1967. His later work became more formal, structured and decorative, although still expressing Romantic pastoral themes.He produced the scenery and costumes for the Royal Opera House's 1968 production of Igor Stravinsky's Apollo.His work was also reproduced in magazines such as New Writing, Horizon, and he has illustrated the books of Patrick Leigh Fermor. He produced lithographs for several anthologies edited by Geoffrey Grigson, including Visionary Poems (1944).He was elected Royal Academician in 1993. Craxton lived and worked in both Chania, Crete and London.