Ernest Higgins Rigg
Ernest Higgins Rigg

Ernest Higgins Rigg "Crackpot Ghyll, Swaledale" oil painting

Code: 11259

Dimensions:

H: 12" (30.5 cm)W: 16" (40.6 cm)

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

"Crackpot Ghyll Swaledale" is an oil painting measuring 12"x 16". Showing a view close to the artist's home in Yorkshire it is unsigned and is framed in a quality gilt frame giving an overall size of 17"x 21".