Ariane Bankes

The high and low life of John Craxton

The charming, hedonistic painter would be a guest of the Devonshires one week and carousing with Cretan sailors the next, says Ian Collins

‘Self-portrait’ by John Craxton, 1946-7. Credit: Private Collection/Photo: Christie’s

  • John Craxton: A Life of Gifts

    Ian Collins

    Yale, pp. 384, £25

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