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James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1877 - 1944)
Mayo in October
Oil on canvas, 39.4 x 51cm (15½ x 20”)
Signed. Signed again and inscribed with title verso
Provenance: Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin, 12th Novemtber 1940, (see receipt lot 5), where
purchased by J.P. Reihill Snr., Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Craig portrayed the ever-changing Irish light and skies with consummate skill. In terms of technique,
this highly atmospheric, “plein-airist” painting displays strong use of impasto with some of the pigment
probably having been squeezed directly from the tube. An extremely tonal palette is employed here, the
only highlights being touches of yellow ochre at the foot of the distant mountain which is bathed in
sunlight.
€2,000 - 4,000
The Deepwell Collection
