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    Ernest Higgins Rigg

    Ernest Higgins Rigg "Still Life with Roses" oil on canvas

    $2,100 (approx conversion from £1650)

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    Ernest Higgins Rigg was born in Bradford and studied at the School of Art there and then at the Academie Julian in Paris. He first visited Staithes in 1896 and lodged in Hinderwell at Quaker Garth and later stayed at the village’s Commercial Hotel. 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 H. were both artists.
    He was a founder member of the Staithes Art Club and was one of a 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 in public galleries in Bradford, Sheffield and Whitby. Rigg exhibited at the Walker Gallery Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery, the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Yorkshire Union of Artists.
    The present painting "Still Life with Roses" is an oil painting on canvas measuring 16"x 20". It is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 22"x 27".

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    Additional Information

    Code

    10824 (AB-108416)

    Dimensions

    W: 20" (50.8 cm)H: 16" (40.6 cm)

    Period

    Early 20th Century

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    North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    McTague of Harrogate was opened in 1981 by Paul McTague who has run the gallery since with help and advice from family members Melanie, Emma and Robert. From an early age Paul was brought up surrounded by pictures and artists. This sowed the seed of interest which has grown into his current...