Craigie Aitchison
Crucifixion
About this artwork
Born in Scotland, Aitchison lived in London since leaving the Slade School of Art where he studied from 1952 until 1954. Early in his career Aitchison won a scholarship to study in Italy. The quality of light and landscape there profoundly affected him, as did early Italian art with its simplified depiction of events. Aitchison painted the theme of the Crucifixion since the mid-1960s.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Craigie AitchisonScottish (1926 - 2009)
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title:Crucifixion
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date created:1979
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:172.80 x 144.80 cm; Framed: 194.50 x 166.50 x 6.00 cm
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credit line:Long loan in 2003
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accession number:GML 1026
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Craigie Aitchison
Craigie Aitchison
Craigie Aitchison was born in Kincardie-on-Forth, and grew up in Dunbartonshire and on the Island of Arran. He studied law but later turned to art, attending the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His paintings are renowned for their sparse but balanced composition and for the use of intense, pure...