Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947)

He studied first in Bradford and then in Paris at the Académie Julien. On his return to England he became a member of the Staithes Group of Yorkshire Artists, as well as a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London and in the provinces at the Manchester City Art Gallery and the Walker Gallery in Liverpool. Principal works include Simple Life, Caught and A Yorkshire Dale. Ernest Higgins Rigg lived for much of his life in Letchworth in Hertfordshire.