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ROBERT B. HIGGINS (B. 1943)
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Title: Sheephaven Bay, Donegal
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left and Inscribed Verso
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
A finely executed oil on canvas by R. B. Higgins depicting a serene coastal strand with two figures and a donkey cart working near the tide’s edge. In the distance, sweeping mountains rise beneath a dramatic sky filled with rolling cumulus clouds. The artist captures the warmth of coastal light and the earthy tones of the strand, with lively brushwork and careful observation. A classic example of Higgins’ romantic engagement with the Irish landscape. Signed lower left.
Image: 21 x 39 cm.
Framed: 34.5 x 52.5 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:20:50
Biography
ROBERT B. HIGGINS (B. 1943)
R. B. Higgins was an Irish painter celebrated for his delicate rural scenes and landscapes, often capturing vernacular cottages, open skies, and agricultural life in the Irish countryside. His style combines clarity of detail with a strong sense of place, and his works continue to appeal to collectors of traditional Irish watercolours
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Title: Sheephaven Bay, Donegal
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left and Inscribed Verso
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
A finely executed oil on canvas by R. B. Higgins depicting a serene coastal strand with two figures and a donkey cart working near the tide’s edge. In the distance, sweeping mountains rise beneath a dramatic sky filled with rolling cumulus clouds. The artist captures the warmth of coastal light and the earthy tones of the strand, with lively brushwork and careful observation. A classic example of Higgins’ romantic engagement with the Irish landscape. Signed lower left.
Image: 21 x 39 cm.
Framed: 34.5 x 52.5 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:20:50
Biography
ROBERT B. HIGGINS (B. 1943)
R. B. Higgins was an Irish painter celebrated for his delicate rural scenes and landscapes, often capturing vernacular cottages, open skies, and agricultural life in the Irish countryside. His style combines clarity of detail with a strong sense of place, and his works continue to appeal to collectors of traditional Irish watercolours
IMPORTANT IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 16th September
Sale Date(s)
Lots: 1-263
Venue Address
The Square
Durrow
Co. Laois
R32 FN88
Ireland
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Sheppard’s are pleased to present this auction of Important Irish Art. The sale includes major works of art by Daniel O’Neill, Willliam Ashford, Frank McKelvey, Grace Henry, Sean Keating, Sean McSweeney, James Humbert Craig, Sir William Orpen, Gerard Dillon, Augustus Burke, Harry Kernoff, Paul Sandby, John Henry Foley, Peter Curling, Graham Knuttel, Donald Teskey, Jean Dufy, John Behan, Rory Breslin, Siobhan Bulfin and many more.
