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Ernest Higgins Rigg "Winter, Swaledale" Oil on Canvas
McTague of Harrogate
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McTague of Harrogate

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Ernest Higgins Rigg "Winter, Swaledale" Oil on Canvas

1900 - 1920
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Born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1868, Rigg studied at Bradford College of Art then at 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 member of the Staithes Group and later lived for a time in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

"Winter, Swaledale", is a lovely example of his work. Measuring 10" x 14" it is signed lower right and is inscribed on the back with the title. It is framed in a hand made frame giving an overall size of 14"x 18".

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Physical Dimensions
Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
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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 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 member of the Staithes Group and later lived for a time in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

fig 1. An oil painting depicting a muted winter landscape in Swaledale featuring a pine tree beside a frozen river and snow-covered hills.
fig 1. Ernest Higgins Rigg "Winter, Swaledale" Oil on Canvas

"Winter, Swaledale", is a lovely example of his work. Measuring 10" x 14" it is signed lower right and is inscribed on the back with the title. It is framed in a hand made frame giving an overall size of 14"x 18".

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA834968
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 oil painting depicting a muted winter landscape in Swaledale featuring a pine tree beside a frozen river and snow-covered hills.
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Archive I An oil painting depicting a muted winter landscape in Swaledale featuring a pine tree beside a frozen river and snow-covered hills.

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An oil painting depicting a muted winter landscape in Swaledale featuring a pine tree beside a frozen river and snow-covered hills.
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British Impressionism, prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focuses on capturing light, atmospheric conditions, and rural natural scenery using visible brushwork and a nuanced palette.

Artists typically employed oil paints composed of natural pigments bound in linseed oil, applied onto stretched cotton or linen canvas using hog-bristle brushes and palette knives.

Authenticity is evaluated through physical signature checks, examination of canvas weave and age-appropriate craquelure, period provenance, and brushwork style characteristic of specific artists or regional groups.

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