Artist: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) Title: Autumn, Glen Dun, County Antrim Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 51 x 61cm (20.1 x 24in) Framed Size: 70.4 x 80.6cm (27.7 x 31.7in) Provenance: Whyte's, Dublin, 21st May 2012 Lot 192; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Although James Humbert Craig is best known for his panoramic views of Ulster landscapes, in this painting of trees and cattle by a riverbank, he captures an idyllic autumnal scene. The Glendun river flows through one of the nine glens of Antrim, entering the sea at Cushendun. The river derives its n... Read more James Humbert Craig Lot 20 - 'Autumn, Glen Dun, County Antrim' Estimate: €5,000 - €7,000 Although James Humbert Craig is best known for his panoramic views of Ulster landscapes, in this painting of trees and cattle by a riverbank, he captures an idyllic autumnal scene. The Glendun river flows through one of the nine glens of Antrim, entering the sea at Cushendun. The river derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', or brown, as its waters are tinted by the peat bogs near where it rises, at Trostan, south west of Cushendall. A favourite with landscape painters, the Glendun river has also been depicted by Maurice Wilks, George Gillespie and Charles McCauley. Born in Belfast in 1877, James Humbert Craig grew up at Bangor, Co. Down. The eldest, and only boy, in a family of several children, he was taught art from an early age by his mother Marie Sabine Metzenen (1854-1927), who came from Lausanne in Switzerland. After working for a time in his father Alexander's tea business, Craig took up painting fulltime. Although he attended classes at the Belfast School of Art, he was largely self-taught, and specialised in depicting the landscapes of counties Donegal, Galway, Mayo, and particularly the Glens of Antrim, around Cushendun, where he had a house named Tornamona Cottage. In 1915 Craig began showing his work at the RHA, and in 1928 was elected a full member. He also that year participated in a group exhibition of Irish artists, at the Fine Art Society in London. Over the years Craig showed little interest in Modernist innovations, and remained a solidly Realist painter. A memorial exhibition of his work was held at the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery in 1945, a year after his death. Peter Murray, January 2022
Artist: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) Title: Autumn, Glen Dun, County Antrim Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 51 x 61cm (20.1 x 24in) Framed Size: 70.4 x 80.6cm (27.7 x 31.7in) Provenance: Whyte's, Dublin, 21st May 2012 Lot 192; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Although James Humbert Craig is best known for his panoramic views of Ulster landscapes, in this painting of trees and cattle by a riverbank, he captures an idyllic autumnal scene. The Glendun river flows through one of the nine glens of Antrim, entering the sea at Cushendun. The river derives its n... Read more James Humbert Craig Lot 20 - 'Autumn, Glen Dun, County Antrim' Estimate: €5,000 - €7,000 Although James Humbert Craig is best known for his panoramic views of Ulster landscapes, in this painting of trees and cattle by a riverbank, he captures an idyllic autumnal scene. The Glendun river flows through one of the nine glens of Antrim, entering the sea at Cushendun. The river derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', or brown, as its waters are tinted by the peat bogs near where it rises, at Trostan, south west of Cushendall. A favourite with landscape painters, the Glendun river has also been depicted by Maurice Wilks, George Gillespie and Charles McCauley. Born in Belfast in 1877, James Humbert Craig grew up at Bangor, Co. Down. The eldest, and only boy, in a family of several children, he was taught art from an early age by his mother Marie Sabine Metzenen (1854-1927), who came from Lausanne in Switzerland. After working for a time in his father Alexander's tea business, Craig took up painting fulltime. Although he attended classes at the Belfast School of Art, he was largely self-taught, and specialised in depicting the landscapes of counties Donegal, Galway, Mayo, and particularly the Glens of Antrim, around Cushendun, where he had a house named Tornamona Cottage. In 1915 Craig began showing his work at the RHA, and in 1928 was elected a full member. He also that year participated in a group exhibition of Irish artists, at the Fine Art Society in London. Over the years Craig showed little interest in Modernist innovations, and remained a solidly Realist painter. A memorial exhibition of his work was held at the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery in 1945, a year after his death. Peter Murray, January 2022
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