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Ernest Higgins Rigg "Swaledale, Winter" Oil Painting
McTague of Harrogate
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Ernest Higgins Rigg "Swaledale, Winter" Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
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Born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1868, Rigg studied at Bradford College of Art then at the renowned Académie Julian in Paris. His attractive open air scenes were in the manner of French late nineteenth century painting. He exhibited at RA, RBA, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and elsewhere, working in many parts of England. He was a prominent member of the Staithes Group and later lived for a time in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

"Swaledale in Winter" is a lovely quality example of the artists sought after snow scenes. Measuring 11"x 14" it is signed lower right and is framed in a good period frame giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

Physical Dimensions
Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Winter Landscape Oil Painting to the 1920s.

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Born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1868, Rigg studied at Bradford College of Art then at the renowned Académie Julian in Paris. His attractive open air scenes were in the manner of French late nineteenth century painting.
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He exhibited at RA, RBA, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and elsewhere, working in many parts of England.
McTague of Harrogate

He was a prominent member of the Staithes Group and later lived for a time in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

fig 1. An impressionistic oil painting depicting a snow-covered Swaledale valley landscape with grazing livestock, pine trees, and a muted winter sky.
fig 1. Ernest Higgins Rigg "Swaledale, Winter" Oil Painting

"Swaledale in Winter" is a lovely quality example of the artists sought after snow scenes. Measuring 11"x 14" it is signed lower right and is framed in a good period frame giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Winter Landscape Oil Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1045002
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
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Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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An impressionistic oil painting depicting a snow-covered Swaledale valley landscape with grazing livestock, pine trees, and a muted winter sky.
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Archive I An impressionistic oil painting depicting a snow-covered Swaledale valley landscape with grazing livestock, pine trees, and a muted winter sky.

Ernest Higgins Rigg "Swaledale, Winter" Oil Painting

Archive II An impressionistic oil painting depicting a snow-covered Swaledale valley landscape with grazing livestock, pine trees, and a muted winter sky. View II
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An impressionistic oil painting depicting a snow-covered Swaledale valley landscape with grazing livestock, pine trees, and a muted winter sky.
Ernest Higgins Rigg "Swaledale, Winter" oil painting
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An impressionistic oil painting depicting a snow-covered Swaledale valley landscape with grazing livestock, pine trees, and a muted winter sky.
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British Impressionism emerged in the late nineteenth century, characterised by naturalistic light, painterly brushwork, and outdoor execution focused on regional countryside scenes.

Artists typically worked with oil-based pigments applied to primed linen or cotton canvas stretched over wooden frames, utilizing natural bristle brushes to build texture.

Authentic works often exhibit natural craquelure patterns across the paint layer, historic canvas oxidisation, era-appropriate stretcher bars, and genuine signatures or gallery stamps on the reverse.

Hang the picture above a fireplace mantelpiece or sideboard, pairing its muted grey and blue palette with natural timber furniture and warm ambient lighting.

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