James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) The Road to Doochary, Co. Donegal Oil on board, 37.5 x 50cm (14.75 x 19.5'') Signed. Signed again and inscribed with title verso A mainly self-taught...

James Humbert Craig RHA RUA (1878-1944) The Road to Doochary, Co. Donegal Oil on board, 37.5 x 50cm (14.75 x 19.5'') Signed. Signed again and inscribed with title verso A mainly self-taught artist, James Humbert Craig grew up in Co. Down and briefly studied at the Belfast School of Art. He began exhibiting his landscapes at the RHA in 1915, showing about 130 works there during his life, and was elected a full member of both the RHA and RUA in 1928. Known for his renderings of Donegal, Connemara and Antrim scenes, Craig developed a style based on tradition that is considered to be quintessentially Irish.

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