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Arthur Herbert Rigg. "Giggleswick". Large Oil Landscape.
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Arthur Herbert Rigg. "Giggleswick". Large Oil Landscape.

19th century
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Artist: Arthur Herbert Rigg. (1859-1915). Bradford.

Title: "Cottage at Tems Beck, Giggleswick, Yorkshire".

Signed. Circa 1890. Oil on canvas.

Size: 30"x 20". Framed size: 40 1/2"x 30 1/2".

In it's very good original gilt gold leaf frame.

A very good large oil painting by Rigg.

Now painting and frame cleaned. In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

Replaced by terraced houses in about 1900.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome.

Arthur Herbert Rigg was born and lived in Bradford. He was an art dealer working in Swan Parade, Bradford, but also painted landscapes and rural genre in oil.

He was, in 1883, joint Hon. Secretary of the Bradford Art Guild, formed in that year, and was a founder member of the Yorkshire Union of Artists (YUA). He exhibited his work with the YUA, and outside Yorkshire with the Royal Academy, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, Royal Society of British Artists and Royal Hibernian Academy. His work can be found today with public collections at Bradford and at the Birmingham Art Gallery.

He was the brother of Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947). A Staithes Group Artist.

Another brother, Alfred, born in Holbeck, Leeds also became a fine art dealer, and exhibited his work at the Royal Academy and elsewhere.

Physical Dimensions
Height
103cm (40.55")
Width
78cm (30.71")
Depth
13cm (5.12")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Landscape Painting to the Victorian era.

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SA598613
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WGB
Description
Artist: Arthur Herbert Rigg. (1859-1915). Bradford.

Title: "Cottage at Tems Beck, Giggleswick, Yorkshire".

Signed. Circa 1890. Oil on canvas.

Size: 30"x 20". Framed size: 40 1/2"x 30 1/2".

In it's very good original gilt gold leaf frame.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting a whitewashed rural cottage with figures in the courtyard, housed in a molded gold gilded frame.
fig 1. Arthur Herbert Rigg. "Giggleswick". Large Oil Landscape.

A very good large oil painting by Rigg.

Now painting and frame cleaned. In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

Replaced by terraced houses in about 1900.

For more info please contact us at:

fig 2. An antique oil painting depicting a whitewashed rural cottage with figures in the courtyard, housed in a molded gold gilded frame.
fig 2. Arthur Herbert Rigg. "Giggleswick". Large Oil Landscape.

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome.

Arthur Herbert Rigg was born and lived in Bradford.

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He was an art dealer working in Swan Parade, Bradford, but also painted landscapes and rural genre in oil.
William Greenwood Fine Art
fig 3. An antique oil painting depicting a whitewashed rural cottage with figures in the courtyard, housed in a molded gold gilded frame.
fig 3. Arthur Herbert Rigg. "Giggleswick". Large Oil Landscape.

He was, in 1883, joint Hon. Secretary of the Bradford Art Guild, formed in that year, and was a founder member of the Yorkshire Union of Artists (YUA). He exhibited his work with the YUA, and outside Yorkshire with the Royal Academy, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, Royal Society of British Artists and Royal Hibernian Academy. His work can be found today with public collections at Bradford and at the Birmingham Art Gallery.

fig 4. An antique oil painting depicting a whitewashed rural cottage with figures in the courtyard, housed in a molded gold gilded frame.
fig 4. Arthur Herbert Rigg. "Giggleswick". Large Oil Landscape.

He was the brother of Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947). A Staithes Group Artist.

Another brother, Alfred, born in Holbeck, Leeds also became a fine art dealer, and exhibited his work at the Royal Academy and elsewhere.

Height
103cm (40.55")
Width
78cm (30.71")
Depth
13cm (5.12")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Landscape Painting to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA598613
Dealers Internal Ref
WGB
William Greenwood Fine Art
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British landscape art from this era focused on picturesque rural scenery, cottage architecture, and regional domestic scenes. Influenced by plein air techniques, painters emphasized natural light, textured brushwork, and atmospheric detail in country settings.

Paintings were typically executed using oil paints on stretched linen canvas or wooden board. Frames were constructed from timber, often decorated with molded gesso ornament and finished with gold leaf or metal gilding.

Authenticity is verified through original artist signatures, period-appropriate canvas stretchers, and natural craquelure patterns across the oil varnish surface. Frame hardware, timber oxidation, and gallery labels on the reverse also assist dating.

A framed antique landscape creates a grounded focal point when hung above a mantelpiece, sideboard, or console table. It can be paired with contemporary lighting or juxtaposed against neutral walls in both modern and traditional schemes.

Keep the painting away from direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity. Dust gently using a dry, soft-bristled artist brush, and avoid applying water or chemical cleaning solvents to the canvas or gilded wood.
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