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Ernest Higgins Rigg "Letchworth, Horses" Oil Painting
McTague of Harrogate
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Ernest Higgins Rigg "Letchworth, Horses" 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.

"Near Letchworth, Horses in a Landscape" is an oil on panel measuring 12"x 16". It is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

Physical Dimensions
Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Equestrian Landscape Oil Painting to the 1910s.

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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.

"Near Letchworth, Horses in a Landscape" is an oil on panel measuring 12"x 16". It is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Equestrian Landscape Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1059186
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2011

Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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An impressionist oil painting showing two heavy horses standing together under the shade of a leafy tree in a green field.
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Archive I An impressionist oil painting showing two heavy horses standing together under the shade of a leafy tree in a green field.

Ernest Higgins Rigg "Letchworth, Horses" Oil Painting

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An impressionist oil painting showing two heavy horses standing together under the shade of a leafy tree in a green field.
Ernest Higgins Rigg "Letchworth, Horses" oil painting
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An impressionist oil painting showing two heavy horses standing together under the shade of a leafy tree in a green field.
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British Impressionist equine art focuses on capturing horses in natural light with painterly impasto, loose brushwork, and atmospheric outdoor settings. Painters from movements like the Staithes Group rejected rigid studio portraiture in favour of plein air studies depicting agricultural animals and countryside scenery.

Artists of this era painted primarily with oil pigments bound in linseed oil, applied onto stretched cotton or linen canvas, artist boards, or wooden panels. Canvas paintings were stretched over timber frames and often sealed with natural varnish to protect the paint layer.

Authentic period paintings show natural craquelure across the paint surface, age-appropriate darkening of varnish, and legitimate artist signatures along the lower edge. Examining the rear for age-related discolouration on the canvas weave or timber stretcher frame also helps confirm authenticity.

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