O’REILLYS Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction Starting 21st September 2022 at 1pm

8 S P O T L I G H T O N A N A R T I S T Henry Robertson Craig RHA (1916 - 1984) Henry Rober tson Craig, or Harry as he was more fondly known to those close to him, was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1916. His mother’s name is not documented, while she is the subject matter of numerous works by Craig, while his father is known to be grocer, George Craig. He studied at the Dundee College of Ar t, where he met his life par tner, Patrick Hennessey.At the age of 30, Craig moved to Ireland and in 1947 moved to Crosshaven and then Cobh, spending their time in Hennessey’s native county Cork. In the midst of his work as an ar tist,WorldWar II took full flight, and Craig, like most young men, took his place in the British army.The outbreak of war delayed Craig’s travel plans after being granted a scholarship by his school to enrich his cultural knowledge. However, his ar tistic personality was not hindered in the miliary setting, using his talents to forge maps and design camouflage. Outside of the work he did for the army, Craig was an outstanding por traitist; exhibiting his skills in rendering the image of those he knew well such as Mother with Monty and Duke (1958) and also those he encountered on his travels, including a series of three por traits of young men from Nor th Africa, M‘Hamed, Mustapha, and Abdel Kader (undated). His work is in the permanent collection in both IMMA and the National Gallery of Ireland, as well as having a solo show in the Guildhall Galleries in Chicago in the mid-sixties. These are but a few of his numerous accolades. TIMED ONLINE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES & SILVER • WEDNESDAY, 21st SEPT 2022 AT 1PM