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Undersea is the latest exhibition on a maritime theme, curated by art historian James Russell, for the Hastings Contemporary. It completes a trilogy following Seaside Modern (2021) and (2022).

John Craxton would see the animal mid-action and think, that’s another picture. On the occasion of National Cat Day, here are some of his most fantastic felines.

The September art fair calendar is, as usual, packed to the gills—there are the Armory Show-adjacent fairs in New York and a glorious gallimaufry of domestic and international art events around the globe.

With works from the 17th century to today, from Edwaert Collier to Duncan Grant and Maggi Hambling, this exhibition shows that still life, once seen as the lowliest of genres, has much to offer.

He was flatmates with Lucian Freud before they later fell out, and he was largely forgotten when he moved from London to Crete in 1960.

A retrospective that allows you to feel the full sensual force of this British mystic's paintings.

Most art lovers will have heard of Lucian Freud, but John Craxton may not ring a bell – even though they were friends and peers.

From a dank flatshare with Lucian Freud to the dazzling sun of Crete, the British neo-Romantic blossoms before your very eyes in this irresistible show

Pallant House Gallery, ChichesterAn expat in Crete, Craxton put the pleasures of Mediterranean life first, but still managed to paint graphic works full of vitality. These are joined here by Crackers, a biopic by Tacita Dean

'Poster boy' for the neo-Classical movement who disappeared under the radar eschewed fame for a place in the sun

The British painter John Craxton fell in love with the Mediterranean's luminescent landscapes and lit up the lives of all who met him

The British painter John Craxton (1922–2009) first visited Greece in 1946, after which point he spent much of his time in the Aegean, entranced by its climate and culture.

My October art diary features several artists I have interviewed or featured previously who have work on display this month.

It was in 1942 that the loose group of British artists we now call the Neo-Romantics was first identified.

A new exhibition at the Fry Gallery in Saffron Walden shows how the group painted the uncertainties of the mid-century years.