Irish Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting "Young Bathers" Children on the Beach by Henry Robertson Craig Redo He excelled at painting Orientalist

He excelled at painting Orientalist subjects such as The Alhambra in Granada and Arab scenes in Morocco & Tunisia

the top having a carved crest and a circular device inset with blue ceramic cabochons

the metal has a warm mellow patina

to the background a blue cloudy sky above the sea with more fishermen in boats

mostly used for light often as a nighttime chamberstick

Irish Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting "Young Bathers" Children on the Beach by Henry Robertson Craig Redo He excelled at painting OrientalistAn important Irish Modernist oil on canvas painting by Henry Robertson Craig (1816 1984), titled "Young Bathers", circa 1960. This very beautiful painting of children seated on the beach, with other figures bathing is the sea, under a warm blue sky. The painting is very sensitively composed and is an exceptional example of one of Ireland's most respected modernist painters; Henry Robertson Craig along with his long time companion Patrick Hennessy