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The Arts Intel Report

Craig Aitchison and the Beaux Arts Generation

Nov 14, 2019 – Jan 29, 2020
96 / 129 Portland Rd, Holland Park, London W11 4LW, United Kingdom

Craigie Aitchison’s work is synonymous with the Beaux Arts generation, a small group of figurative painters that emerged after W.W. II. Crucifixes, dogs, and unlikely protagonists in rich colors star in Aitchison’s striking, slightly surreal compositions. To mark a decade since his death, Piano Nobile spotlights Aitchinson alongside the work of contemporaries that include Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, and Euan Uglow. —E.C.

Craigie Aitchison, “Dog in Red Painting,” 1974–75. Courtesy of Piano Nobile.