Artist: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) Title: Fishing Boat on the Shore (c.1940) Signature: signed 'J.H.CRAIG' lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 61.40 x 91½cm (24.2 x 36in) Framed Size: 80 x 110.5cm (31.5 x 43.5in) Provenance: Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Painted probably around 1940, Fishing Boat on the Shore depicts two men, dressed in oilskins, pulling a heavy wooden rowing boat up above the shoreline. The day is overcast, with grey clouds suggesting impending rain. Waves roll in, breaking on the sandy shore. In the distance, a line of dark rocks ... Read more James Humbert Craig Lot 70 - 'Fishing Boat on the Shore (c.1940)' Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000 Painted probably around 1940, Fishing Boat on the Shore depicts two men, dressed in oilskins, pulling a heavy wooden rowing boat up above the shoreline. The day is overcast, with grey clouds suggesting impending rain. Waves roll in, breaking on the sandy shore. In the distance, a line of dark rocks extends out into the sea. Beyond that is a low headland. To the left of the rowing boat, two women transfer the catch of the day into a wicker basket. Craig's paintings of fishing boats on the shore tend to have titles such as Bringing in the Catch, and he does not specify the location. However, among his favourite coastal scenes were Dunlewey and Port na Blagh in Co. Donegal, and Cushendun in Co. Antrim, where he had a cottage. He also painted at Leenane in Co. Galway, in Mayo, Kerry, and even on the river Thames. Born in Bangor, Co. Down, Craig studied at the Belfast School of Art, but as a painter was largely self-taught. In 1915 he began showing his work at the RHA and thirteen years later was elected a full member, also in 1928 he participated in a group exhibition of Irish artists, at the Fine Art Society in London. Over the years Craig exhibited regularly with the Fine Art Society. In 1930, on the foundation of the Royal Ulster Academy, he became a member, and that year also he was included in an exhibition of Irish art held in Brussels. Craig's approach to landscape painting combines the Impressionist plein-air tradition with a solidly-grounded realism, not unlike that of Paul Henry, who was an early influence on his work. In the present work, it is likely that the wooden craft on the shore is a herring boat, and the location is Co. Donegal. A similar painting by Craig, Foreshore, Boat and Figures, is in the Ulster Museum. Peter Murray, March 2023
Artist: James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) Title: Fishing Boat on the Shore (c.1940) Signature: signed 'J.H.CRAIG' lower left Medium: oil on canvas Size: 61.40 x 91½cm (24.2 x 36in) Framed Size: 80 x 110.5cm (31.5 x 43.5in) Provenance: Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Painted probably around 1940, Fishing Boat on the Shore depicts two men, dressed in oilskins, pulling a heavy wooden rowing boat up above the shoreline. The day is overcast, with grey clouds suggesting impending rain. Waves roll in, breaking on the sandy shore. In the distance, a line of dark rocks ... Read more James Humbert Craig Lot 70 - 'Fishing Boat on the Shore (c.1940)' Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000 Painted probably around 1940, Fishing Boat on the Shore depicts two men, dressed in oilskins, pulling a heavy wooden rowing boat up above the shoreline. The day is overcast, with grey clouds suggesting impending rain. Waves roll in, breaking on the sandy shore. In the distance, a line of dark rocks extends out into the sea. Beyond that is a low headland. To the left of the rowing boat, two women transfer the catch of the day into a wicker basket. Craig's paintings of fishing boats on the shore tend to have titles such as Bringing in the Catch, and he does not specify the location. However, among his favourite coastal scenes were Dunlewey and Port na Blagh in Co. Donegal, and Cushendun in Co. Antrim, where he had a cottage. He also painted at Leenane in Co. Galway, in Mayo, Kerry, and even on the river Thames. Born in Bangor, Co. Down, Craig studied at the Belfast School of Art, but as a painter was largely self-taught. In 1915 he began showing his work at the RHA and thirteen years later was elected a full member, also in 1928 he participated in a group exhibition of Irish artists, at the Fine Art Society in London. Over the years Craig exhibited regularly with the Fine Art Society. In 1930, on the foundation of the Royal Ulster Academy, he became a member, and that year also he was included in an exhibition of Irish art held in Brussels. Craig's approach to landscape painting combines the Impressionist plein-air tradition with a solidly-grounded realism, not unlike that of Paul Henry, who was an early influence on his work. In the present work, it is likely that the wooden craft on the shore is a herring boat, and the location is Co. Donegal. A similar painting by Craig, Foreshore, Boat and Figures, is in the Ulster Museum. Peter Murray, March 2023
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