James Humbert Craig
James Humbert Craig was born in Belfast in 1877, the son of a tea-merchant who had married a Marie Metzenen of Switzerland. Craigs early interest in art may have stemmed from his mothers side, as there was said to have been a painting tradition in her family. He was virtually a self-taught artist and 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. www.whytes.ie Overseas he exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1928 and at the Royal Academy in 1935 and 1937. His work has been widely reproduced in the form of lithographic posters and calendars. During the 1930s Craig showed more than 200 paintings with the Fine Art Society in London, preferring the opulent Victorian gallery to that of the stuffier confines of the Royal Academy. Established in 1886, the Society pioneered the concept of the one-man show; Whistler, Seargent and Sickert all exhibited there. He also was represented at the 1932 Olympic art exhibition in Los Angeles. Craig is recorded as having been granted at least three solo exhibitions with the Society in 1933, 1935 and 1937. He was also included in many of their group exhibitions, including the 1928 exhibition of Irish artists in which Paul Henry, E. L. Lawrensen and Crampton Walker were also represented. Craig died in Antrim in 1944. Following his death memorial exhibitions of his work took place in the Municipal Technical College, Derry, Belfast Museum and Art Gallery, Combridge Galleries, Belfast and at the Oriel Gallery, Dublin. Examples of works by James Humbert Craig can be found in the National Gallery of Ireland, Crawford Municipal Gallery and in the Ulster Museum. www.whytes.ie
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'WOMAN AND CHILD ON A ROAD TO A COTTAGE'
- Price Realised: 10,200
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- oil on panel
- 38 by 50cm., 15 by 19.5in.
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'CLIFDEN CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 10,157
- Sale: 08 March 2000
- 0 by 0cm., by in.
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'TURF GATHERERS'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 26 May 2014
- oil on board
- 12 by 17in., 30 by 42.5cm.
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'LOCH DUNLEWY, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 30 May 2011
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'THE ROAD TO DOOGHETY, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'A BOGLAND ROAD'
- Price Realised: 10,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 9,500
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'CUSHENDALL FAIR, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 27 May 2024
- oil on panel
- 12 x 14in. (30.48 x 35.56cm)
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'SUMMER YACHTING'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 29 February 2016
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'SUMMER IN THE ROSSES, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'THE KILLARIES, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on panel
- 38 by 50cm., 15 by 19.5in.
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'CULFIN, CONNEMARA'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 28 November 2022
- oil on board
- 15 x 20in. (38.10 x 50.80cm)
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'IN THE ROSSES, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 26 November 2018
- oil on canvas
- 20Ύ x 24in. (52.71 x 60.96cm)
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'THE MUCKISH RIVER, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'BOATS AT WATERFOOT BAY, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas board
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'COTTAGES BY THE SEA'
- Price Realised: 8,500
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'COUPLE CONVERSING BY A ROADSIDE, WITH COTTAGES BEYOND'
- Price Realised: 8,400
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 51cm., 14 by 20in.
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'LAGAN BY MOONLIGHT (CATTLE WATERING)'
- Price Realised: 8,126
- Sale: 10 October 2000
- oil on panel
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'FARMHOUSE, WOMAN AND HENS'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'LANDSCAPE WITH WOMAN HERDING A FLOCK OF TURKEYS, COTTAGE BEYOND'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- oil on panel
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'THE RIVER DUN WITH GORSE IN FLOWER AND COTTAGES BEYOND'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- oil on panel
- 30 by 43cm., 12 by 17in.
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'DONEGAL HERRING BOATS, 1930'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on panel
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'BOATS AT WATERFOOT BAY, COUNTY ANTRIM'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on canvas board
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil on panel
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'CUTTING THE TURF, DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- oil on panel
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'SHEPHERDESS AND FLOCK'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 43 by 53cm., 17 by 21in.
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'GLASHERCOO, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: 8,000
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on panel
- 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in.
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'SAIL BOAT IN SHALLOW WATERS'
- Price Realised: 7,618
- Sale: 09 October 2001
- oil on board
- 36 by 38cm., 14 by 15in.