Artist: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) Title: Bringing Home the Turf, Connemara Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 51 x 69cm (20.1 x 27.2in) Framed Size: 69.5 x 87.5cm (27.4 x 34.4in) Provenance: The Oriel Gallery (label verso) where purchased by the present owner a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} A cloud-filled sky dominates this painting of a mountain landscape in Connemara. Although the mountains are illuminated with late evening sunlight, the plain in the foreground is in shadow. Two figures, and a donkey with creels, are visible on a narrow road leading from a lake, represented by a thin... Read more James Humbert Craig Lot 46 - 'Bringing Home the Turf, Connemara' Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000 A cloud-filled sky dominates this painting of a mountain landscape in Connemara. Although the mountains are illuminated with late evening sunlight, the plain in the foreground is in shadow. Two figures, and a donkey with creels, are visible on a narrow road leading from a lake, represented by a thin sliver of blue paint. Although the location has not been identified, the mountains are likely the Twelve Bens, seen from the road between Leenaun and Letterfrack. The painting is a classic Connemara scene, capturing the natural beauty of this remote area of Co. Galway. At the same time, the stacks of hand-won turf dotted along the roadside bear testament to a traditional way of life stretching back over the centuries. While there have been new developments in terms of tourism and rural housing, there are still parts of Connemara that remain untouched by progress, and maintain the rugged grandeur depicted here by Craig. Born in Belfast in 1877, James Humbert Craig was taught painting 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 importing business, Craig studied at the Belfast School of Art. He was largely a self-taught artist, specialising in depicting landscapes of Donegal, Galway, Mayo, and also around Cushendun, in the Glens of Antrim. In 1915 he began showing his work at the RHA, and in 1928 was elected a full member. He also exhibited with the Fine Art Society in London and was a member of the RUA. Craig had little interest in Modernist innovations, and remained a solidly Realist painter-albeit with more than a touch of Impressionism in his atmospheric rendering of landscapes. A memorial exhibition of his work was held at the Belfast Museum in 1945, a year after his death. Peter Murray, March 2022
Artist: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) Title: Bringing Home the Turf, Connemara Signature: signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 51 x 69cm (20.1 x 27.2in) Framed Size: 69.5 x 87.5cm (27.4 x 34.4in) Provenance: The Oriel Gallery (label verso) where purchased by the present owner a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} A cloud-filled sky dominates this painting of a mountain landscape in Connemara. Although the mountains are illuminated with late evening sunlight, the plain in the foreground is in shadow. Two figures, and a donkey with creels, are visible on a narrow road leading from a lake, represented by a thin... Read more James Humbert Craig Lot 46 - 'Bringing Home the Turf, Connemara' Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000 A cloud-filled sky dominates this painting of a mountain landscape in Connemara. Although the mountains are illuminated with late evening sunlight, the plain in the foreground is in shadow. Two figures, and a donkey with creels, are visible on a narrow road leading from a lake, represented by a thin sliver of blue paint. Although the location has not been identified, the mountains are likely the Twelve Bens, seen from the road between Leenaun and Letterfrack. The painting is a classic Connemara scene, capturing the natural beauty of this remote area of Co. Galway. At the same time, the stacks of hand-won turf dotted along the roadside bear testament to a traditional way of life stretching back over the centuries. While there have been new developments in terms of tourism and rural housing, there are still parts of Connemara that remain untouched by progress, and maintain the rugged grandeur depicted here by Craig. Born in Belfast in 1877, James Humbert Craig was taught painting 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 importing business, Craig studied at the Belfast School of Art. He was largely a self-taught artist, specialising in depicting landscapes of Donegal, Galway, Mayo, and also around Cushendun, in the Glens of Antrim. In 1915 he began showing his work at the RHA, and in 1928 was elected a full member. He also exhibited with the Fine Art Society in London and was a member of the RUA. Craig had little interest in Modernist innovations, and remained a solidly Realist painter-albeit with more than a touch of Impressionism in his atmospheric rendering of landscapes. A memorial exhibition of his work was held at the Belfast Museum in 1945, a year after his death. Peter Murray, March 2022
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