WHYTE'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART Monday 11 March 2024 at 6pm

14 4 James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1877-1944) MORNING REST, BALLINROBE, COUNTY MAYO oil on canvas signed lower right; titled on reverse 20 by 16in. (50.8 by 40.6cm) Frame Size: 26 by 21.5in. (66 by 54.6cm) Virtually self-taught as an artist, Humbert Craig earned popular renown for his impressionistic scenes of Donegal, Antrim and Connemara. His works first appeared at the RHA in 1915, and he was a constant contributor there up until his death, showing 130 works in all. In 1925 he became an associate of the RHA and in 1928 a full member. He was also an Academician of the Ulster Academy of Arts. Overseas he exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1928 and at the RA in 1935 and 1937. Like his contemporary, Paul Henry, his work has been widely reproduced in the form of lithographic posters and calendars. €8,000-€10,000 (£6,840-£8,550 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot4