Ernest Higgins Rigg was born in Bradford and studied at the Bradford School of Art and then at the Académie Julian in Paris. He moved to Sussex in 1908, but returned to Yorkshire after the first World War, living in Shipley in 1918 and Richmond in 1919. His brothers, Alfred and Arthur, were artists. His work, almost exclusively in oils, is very concerned with light. It often appears veritably to bounce off the surface of objects in his pictures, but he explores all aspects of the phenomenon. He enjoyed including children in his compositions and sometimes veered towards sentimentality. He was a founder member of the Staithes Art Club and a lively member of the social group of artists in and around the village. He was elected a Council Member of the Yorkshire Union of Artists in 1899. His work is exhibited at the public galleries in Bradford, Sheffield and Whitby. He exhibited at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, the Manchester Art Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Yorkshire Union of Artists.
Portrait of a Young Welsh Girl - Enid Richards - British Edwardian Staithes art
By Ernest Higgins Rigg
Located in Hagley, England
A fine portrait oil on canvas by noted British Staithes listed artist Ernest Higgins Rigg. It is a super Edwardian portrait of Enid Richards and was painted at Govilon in Wales in 1...
Oil
Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Cottages by the River
By Ernest Higgins Rigg
Located in Corsham, GB
With the trees beginning to change from green to autumnal shades of orange and brown, Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947) captures the changing of the season in this tranquil impressioni...
Oil
$14,000
H 32.75 in W 28.75 in D 3 in
“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” Orientalist Portrait Black Model 19th C.
Located in Yardley, PA
“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” by August Holmberg (1851-1911) This striking oil painting by the German painter, August Holmberg, depicts a richly detailed and intimate port...
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Br...
Copper
$7,505
H 48 in W 38 in
HUGE OIL PAINTING MARITIME SHIP MASTER PIECE 20th CENTURY NICE GOLD GILT FRAME
Located in Ferndown, GB
HUGE OIL PAINTING MARITIME SHIP MASTER PIECE 20th CENTURY FINE MARTINE PAINTING 20th Century OIL PAINTING GOLD GILT FRAME Good condition for age , (see pictures) Description ( ...
Oil
Judson Perkins 'California Coast' Seascape Painting
Located in San Rafael, CA
Judson A. Perkins (American, 1914-1982) 'California Coast' Oil on canvas Signed lower left Overall (with vintage frame): 17.5"h x 21.5"w
Canvas, Oil
$682Sale Price|40% Off
H 18.12 in W 21.66 in
Mediterranean Harbor Scene with Boats and Figures Spanish Oil Canvas Painting
By Juan Casellas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Harbor Scene with Boats and Figures, Spanish Oil Painting Artist: Juan Casellas Martínez Title: Mediterranean harbor scene with boats and figures Technique: Oil on can...
Oil
$1,250Sale Price|38% Off
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
Mediterranean Catalan Village and River Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Catalan Village and River Landscape Oil Painting Artist: Francesc / Francisco Galofré Surís Title: Catalan Village and Ri...
Oil
$4,912
H 28.75 in W 23.23 in
'Bearded Man in Profile', oil on canvas by a French School artist
Located in London, GB
French School 'Bearded Man in Profile' c. 1880 Oil on canvas 73 x 59 cm, 90 x 76 cm framed Unsigned
Canvas, Oil
$5,400
H 24 in W 29 in
Yolande Ardissone Pecheurs en Fleurs Signed Original Oil on Canvas Painting
By Yolande Ardissone
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Yolande Ardissone Title: Pecheurs en Fleurs Medium: Original Oil on Canvas Painting Year: c. 1960-1970 Canvas Dimensions: 24" x 29" Framed Dimensions: 31.5" X 36.5" X 1.5" In...
Canvas, Oil
Red Sky
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Greenville, DE
Spectacular example of Warren Sheppard's work, from what most consider his best period. Sunset (possibly, sunrise) executed with strong orange/red palette, and rock formations, maki...
Canvas, Oil
$5,300
H 30.25 in W 39.875 in D 1.625 in
Robert K. White "Frame and Pause" Large Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – "FRAME AND PAUSE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURATIVE INTERIOR STUDY "Frame and Pause" is a quietly power...
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 36 in W 1 in D 36 in
Water Lillis oil painting, Contemporary oil painting on canvas.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The artist KOKO signed the painting in the lower right corner, and a certificate of authenticity accompanies the artwork. " For the longest time I’ve wanted to paint a series on lan...
Oil
$9,500
H 31.5 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in
“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” Pernambuco Brazilian Coast Oil Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” by Ferdinand Piereck (1844-1925) An extremely rare 19th century painting of a Brazilian guitarist by Austrian-Brazilian artist Ferdinand Pier...
Canvas, Oil
$5,048
H 20.6 in W 15.44 in
'Portrait of a Bearded Man', Oil Painting, Signed, Circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
British School (Late 19th Century) 'Portrait of a Bearded Man' Oil on canvas 52.3 x 39.2 cm, 68.4 x 55.5 cm (framed) Signed with monogram (lower left) While unknown, the creator ...
Paper, Oil
Brian Blood 'Country Farmhouse Provence' painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brian Blood (American, born 1962) County Farmhouse Provence, 2002 Oil on canvas Initial signed lower right Titled, dated, and signed inscribed on stretcher bar verso Canvas: 20in H...
Oil
$2,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 41.875 in W 30.125 in D 1 in
Robert K. White "Unbound Elegance" Oil on Canvas, Large-Scale Figurative Work
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "UNBOUND ELEGANCE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed and Dated Lower Left ⚜ Frameless Display A LUXURIANT STUDY IN MOTION AND FORM Robert Kenneth White’s Unbound Elegan...
Canvas, Oil
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H 17 in W 23 in
Ernest Higgins Rigg, Sunset Swaledale, Antique Oil Painting
By Ernest Higgins Rigg
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947) depicts a view in Swaledale, Yorkshire, with a sunset. While in Paris training at the Académie Julian, Rigg became influenced by the French Impressionists. He embraced their passion for painting outdoors, their rapid brushwork, and their obsession for capturing the fleeting effects of light. However, back in Britain, the formal art scene was less welcoming of the new French approach, so he found himself caught between two worlds. Looking back across his body of works, there’s a clear division between his finer traditional British paintings and his looser ‘plein air’ rural daubs. Here we see an example of the latter - an electrifying sunset amid a changeable overcast sky, captured in swift impressionistic marks. Within a few minutes, the light probably altered, changing the view entirely. Rigg worked quickly to record the moment impressing upon us a brilliant orange light cutting through the clouds - akin to a fireball. On the reverse, hidden under a board, we discovered an old label with a handwritten inscription. It refers to a hymn by the Reverend Godfrey Thring, which Rigg has associated with this view. The radiant morn hath passed away, And spent too soon her golden store; The shadows of departing day Creep on once more. Our life is but an autumn sun, Its glorious noon how quickly past; Lead us, O Christ, our life-work done, Safe home at last. O by thy soul-inspiring grace Uplift our hearts to realms on high; Help us to look to that bright place Beyond the sky, A-men. Where light, and life, and joy, and peace In undivided empire reign, And thronging angels never cease Their deathless strain; Where saints are clothed in spotless white, And evening shadows never fall, Where thou, eternal Light...
Oil