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Figure painter, Painter

Lamb was an Irish painter and teacher, born in Portadown, Armagh, Northern Ireland. At first he followed his father’s trade as a house painter. He studied at the local Technical School but began attending evening classes at the Belfast School of Art. He gained a scholarship to Dublin’s Metropolitan School of art which he attended between 1917-21. Here he won gold and silver medals. He settled in Carraroe, County, Galway, where he became noted for his studies of peasant life. In the mid-1930s he built a house at Carraroe where he ran a summer painting school. He traveled extensively throughout Ireland. In the ‘20’s he traveled by horseback through West of Ireland, painting and visiting Carraroe on the coast of Galway Bay. He worked in the North from the early 1940s onward. Lamb also painted in Brittany, picturing Breton fishermen and peasants. Lamb became a member of the RHA and RUA and exhibited throughout Ireland as well as abroad. In 1932 his works were included in the Olympic Art Exhibition, Los Angeles. He had an exhibition in Belfast in 1947, and a memorial show in 1969 in the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art. Examples of paintings by Lamb are owned by most Irish public museums.

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      • Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Coastal Landscape, Connemara Oil on board, 32 x 39.5cm (12½ x 15½'') Signed
        Dec. 04, 2024

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Coastal Landscape, Connemara Oil on board, 32 x 39.5cm (12½ x 15½'') Signed

        Est: €1,500 - €2,000

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Coastal Landscape, Connemara Oil on board, 32 x 39.5cm (12½ x 15½'') Signed

        Adam's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGE AT CARRAROE, 1936
        Dec. 02, 2024

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGE AT CARRAROE, 1936

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGE AT CARRAROE, 1936 oil on board signed lower left; signed, titled, dated and numbered [39] on label on reverse h:14.75  w:10.75 in.

        Whyte's
      • § Charles Vincent Lamb (1893-1964)
        Oct. 25, 2024

        § Charles Vincent Lamb (1893-1964)

        Est: £600 - £800

        § Charles Vincent Lamb (1893-1964) West of Ireland, circa 1940s signed 'LAMB' (lower right); plaque to the reverse inscribed 'Presented to Mrs Dougan in appreciation of her services as secretary to the Porter Down District Nursing Society by the Committee, November 22nd, 1946' oil on board 23.5 x 34cm Provenance: Sale; Whyte's, Dublin, 28 May, 2018, lot 7

        Cheffins
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) VIEW OF BENBAUN AND THE TWELVE BENS, CONNEMARA
        Sep. 30, 2024

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) VIEW OF BENBAUN AND THE TWELVE BENS, CONNEMARA

        Est: €1,800 - €2,200

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) VIEW OF BENBAUN AND THE TWELVE BENS, CONNEMARA oil on board signed lower left h:10.75  w:14.50 in. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist's widow; Private collection

        Whyte's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COASTAL SCENE, WEST OF IRELAND
        May. 27, 2024

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COASTAL SCENE, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COASTAL SCENE, WEST OF IRELAND oil on board signed lower left h:13  w:15.75 in.

        Whyte's
      • CHARLES LAMB R.H.A.
        Apr. 30, 2024

        CHARLES LAMB R.H.A.

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        Evening in the Old Bawn, Portadown. Oil on board. Signed. Enclosed in a moulded frame.

        Sheppards
      • Lamb (Charles [and Mary]) Tales From Shakespear Designed for the Use of Young Persons, 2 vol., first edition, first issue, 1807.
        Mar. 28, 2024

        Lamb (Charles [and Mary]) Tales From Shakespear Designed for the Use of Young Persons, 2 vol., first edition, first issue, 1807.

        Est: £600 - £800

        Lamb (Charles [and Mary]) Tales From Shakespear Designed for the Use of Young Persons, 2 vol., first edition, first issue with printer's imprint to the foot of vol. 1 p. 236, and the address "Hanway Street" in vol. 2 advertisements, engraved frontispieces and 18 plates after William Mulready, 3pp. advertisements at end of vol. 2, light occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary half calf, double morocco spine labels, rubbed, joints worn, preserved in modern custom chemises and modern half calf drop-back box, 12mo, Thomas Hodgkins, at The Juvenile Library, 1807. *** The rare first issue of what was the first attempt to make Shakespeare accessible to a young audience, commissioned by William Godwin's children's publishing house. Mary Lamb (1764-1847), whose name was omitted from the earliest editions, contributed the majority of the stories, while Charles worked on the six tragedies. The plates were designed by William Mulready, and are often said to have been engraved by William Blake.  Provenance: "Charlotte Allen" (ink signatures to titles, dated 1809).

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      • Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Slieve Ban, Rostrevor Oil on panel, 30 x 40cm (11¾ x 15¾) Signed, inscribed with title verso
        Mar. 27, 2024

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Slieve Ban, Rostrevor Oil on panel, 30 x 40cm (11¾ x 15¾) Signed, inscribed with title verso

        Est: €1,200 - €1,600

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Slieve Ban, Rostrevor Oil on panel, 30 x 40cm (11¾ x 15¾) Signed, inscribed with title verso

        Adam's
      • Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) West of Ireland Landscape with Cottages by a Lake Oil on board, 32 x 40cm (12½ x 15¾) Signed
        Mar. 27, 2024

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) West of Ireland Landscape with Cottages by a Lake Oil on board, 32 x 40cm (12½ x 15¾) Signed

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) West of Ireland Landscape with Cottages by a Lake Oil on board, 32 x 40cm (12½ x 15¾) Signed

        Adam's
      • CHARLES LAMB R.H.A.
        Mar. 05, 2024

        CHARLES LAMB R.H.A.

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        Evening in the Old Bawn, Portadown. Oil on board. Signed. Enclosed in a moulded frame. Image size: 40 x 51 cm.; framed: 53 x 64 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Approximate Time 10:44:00

        Sheppards
      • Lamb (Charles) The Life and Works, 12 vol., one of 675 copies, "edition de luxe", 1899-1900
        Dec. 13, 2023

        Lamb (Charles) The Life and Works, 12 vol., one of 675 copies, "edition de luxe", 1899-1900

        Est: £150 - £200

        NO RESERVE Lamb (Charles) The Life and Works, 12 vol., one of 675, "edition de luxe", portrait frontispiece (to vol. 8), occasional spotting, modern tan half morocco, spines slightly discoloured, 8vo, 1899-1900

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • CHARLES VINCENT LAMB (1893-1964)
        Nov. 07, 2023

        CHARLES VINCENT LAMB (1893-1964)

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        Connemara Cottages. Signed bottom left. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance: The Dr. Kevin Moynihan Collection, Macroom, Co. Cork. Approximate Time: 12:47 Lot No: 229

        Sheppards
      • CHARLES VINCENT LAMB (1893-1964)
        Nov. 07, 2023

        CHARLES VINCENT LAMB (1893-1964)

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Pontoon, Co. Mayo. Signed bottom right. Oil on board. Provenance: The Dr. Kevin Moynihan Collection, Macroom, Co. Cork. Approximate Time: 12:14 Lot No: 185

        Sheppards
      • LAMB (Charles)
        Oct. 12, 2023

        LAMB (Charles)

        Est: £70 - £100

        LAMB (Charles) The Life, Letters and Writings, in 6 vols., London: E. Moxon & Co 1876, 8vo, edited by Percy Fitzgerald, half calf

        Cheffins
      • Lamb (Charles & Mary) Tales from Shakespeare, 1929 & others, children's works (11)
        Oct. 05, 2023

        Lamb (Charles & Mary) Tales from Shakespeare, 1929 & others, children's works (11)

        Est: £150 - £200

        Lamb (Charles & Mary) Tales from Shakespeare, 10 plates by George Soper, original pictorial cloth, spine lightly faded, dust-jacket, light chips and nicks to corners and spine ends, otherwise excellent, 1929 § Andersen (Hans) Fairy-Tales, reprint, tipped-in plates by Rie-Cramer and L. A. Govey, light spotting, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, otherwise still bright, 1936 § Mansion (Horace) Old French Nursery Songs, illustrations by Anne Anderson, endpapers lightly spotted, original pictorial cloth, edges faded, dust-jacket, edges and corners chipped, [c.1920]; and 8 others, children's books, v.s. (11)

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES BY A LAKE, WEST OF IRELAND
        Oct. 02, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES BY A LAKE, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES BY A LAKE, WEST OF IRELAND oil on board signed lower left h:12  w:16 in.

        Whyte's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND
        Oct. 02, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €1,500 - €2,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND oil on board signed lower left h:9.50  w:13 in.

        Whyte's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) PONT-AVEN MARKET, BRITTANY
        Oct. 02, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) PONT-AVEN MARKET, BRITTANY

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) PONT-AVEN MARKET, BRITTANY oil on panel signed in pencil lower right; inscribed with title in French and inscribed with artist's name and title on exhibition label on reverse h:6  w:9.25 in.

        Whyte's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) GATHERING HAY, WEST OF IRELAND
        Oct. 02, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) GATHERING HAY, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) GATHERING HAY, WEST OF IRELAND oil on board signed lower left h:9  w:12 in.

        Whyte's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) CONNEMARA HARBOUR
        May. 29, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) CONNEMARA HARBOUR

        Est: €2,500 - €3,500

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) CONNEMARA HARBOUR oil on board signed lower left; titled on reverse h:10.50  w:14 in.

        Whyte's
      • Lamb (Charles) The Life and Works, 12 vol., 'Edmonton edition', edited by Alfred Ainger, one of 250 numbered copies on handmade paper, New York, [c.1910]; and others handsomely bound (c.129)
        May. 25, 2023

        Lamb (Charles) The Life and Works, 12 vol., 'Edmonton edition', edited by Alfred Ainger, one of 250 numbered copies on handmade paper, New York, [c.1910]; and others handsomely bound (c.129)

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Lamb (Charles) The Life and Works, 12 vol., 'Edmonton edition', edited by Alfred Ainger, one of 250 numbered copies on handmade paper, handsomely bound in full green morocco, gilt, for Adolph J. Zang, spines a little rubbed with a few small chips to ends, watered silk endpapers, New York, [c.1910] § Scott (Sir Walter) The Waverley Novels, 48 vol., Illustrated edition, additional engraved titles and frontispieces, half-titles and titles printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional marginal damp-staining, later plum half morocco, some light staining to spines, corners very lightly rubbed, Edinburgh, 1877-9, spines a little sunned, t.e.g.; and others handsomely bound, including a set of the Works of Ruskin with tipped-in A.L.s. by the author, v.s. (c.129)

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Victorian Silver-Mounted Horse Hoof Snuff Box
        May. 18, 2023

        Victorian Silver-Mounted Horse Hoof Snuff Box

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Victorian Silver-Mounted Horse Hoof Snuff Box Marked for Dublin, possibly for Charles Lamb; inscribed 'Eidola 1883-1901'. 2 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 6 in.

        STAIR
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) FIGURES AND COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND
        Mar. 06, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) FIGURES AND COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) FIGURES AND COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND oil on board signed lower left h:16  w:20 in.

        Whyte's
      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND
        Mar. 06, 2023

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COTTAGES, WEST OF IRELAND oil on canvas signed faintly lower left h:16  w:20 in.

        Whyte's
      • Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893 - 1964) A Connemara Landscape (c.1959) Oil on board, 32 x 40cm (12½ x 15½) Signed; inscribed on artist's board label verso
        Mar. 01, 2023

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893 - 1964) A Connemara Landscape (c.1959) Oil on board, 32 x 40cm (12½ x 15½) Signed; inscribed on artist's board label verso

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893 - 1964) A Connemara Landscape (c.1959) Oil on board, 32 x 40cm (12½ x 15½) Signed; inscribed on artist's board label verso

        Adam's
      • Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Turf Boat At Carraroe, Co. Galway Oil on board, 33 x 40.5cm (13 x 16) Signed
        Mar. 01, 2023

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Turf Boat At Carraroe, Co. Galway Oil on board, 33 x 40.5cm (13 x 16) Signed

        Est: €3,000 - €5,000

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Turf Boat At Carraroe, Co. Galway Oil on board, 33 x 40.5cm (13 x 16) Signed

        Adam's
      • CHARLES VINCENT LAMB R.H.A. R.U.A (1893 - 1965)
        Dec. 07, 2022

        CHARLES VINCENT LAMB R.H.A. R.U.A (1893 - 1965)

        Est: €800 - €900

        Doublesided. A sheep in the hills. Signed oil on board. Framed. Provenance: Springmount House, CorK.

        Sheppards
      • Lamb (Charles) [Works], 6 vol., 1888-97; and another in uniform morocco (7)
        Nov. 22, 2022

        Lamb (Charles) [Works], 6 vol., 1888-97; and another in uniform morocco (7)

        Est: £150 - £200

        Lamb (Charles) [Works], Edited, With Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger, 6 vol., comprising Poems, Plays, and Miscellaneous Essays, 1888; Mrs. Leicester's School, etc., 1890; Tales from Shakespeare, 1895; The Essays of Elia, 1896; Letters, 2 vol., 1897, armorial bookplate of Sir William Eden, uniform crushed tan morocco gilt by Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments; and Ainger's biography of Lamb in a uniform binding, 8vo (7)

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Firsts for the Lambs.- Lamb (Charles) John Woodvil a tragedy, first edition of Lamb's first play, Printed by T. Plummer; for G. and J. Robinson, 1802.
        Nov. 22, 2022

        Firsts for the Lambs.- Lamb (Charles) John Woodvil a tragedy, first edition of Lamb's first play, Printed by T. Plummer; for G. and J. Robinson, 1802.

        Est: £300 - £400

        Firsts for the Lambs.- Lamb (Charles) John Woodvil a tragedy, first edition, some spotting, including title, lightly browned, blue crushed morocco, gilt, by Riviere & Son, some staining, g.e., small 8vo, Printed by T. Plummer; for G. and J. Robinson, 1802. ⁂ Charles Lamb's first play, and the first appearance in print of his sister Mary with her poem 'Helen'.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Charles Vincent Lamb, RHA, RUA (1893-1964) "West of Ireland Cottages," O.O.B., depicting landscape
        Nov. 16, 2022

        Charles Vincent Lamb, RHA, RUA (1893-1964) "West of Ireland Cottages," O.O.B., depicting landscape

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb, RHA, RUA (1893-1964) "West of Ireland Cottages," O.O.B., depicting landscape scene with elderly female figure with red dress and stick, with row of cottages, approx. 32cms x 40cms (12 1/2" x 16") signed  lower right 'Lamb', painted frame. (1) Provenance: Important Private Collection, West of Ireland.

        Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
      • Charles Vincent Lamb, RHA, RUA (1893-1964) "West of Ireland Girl," O.O.B., depicting head and
        Nov. 16, 2022

        Charles Vincent Lamb, RHA, RUA (1893-1964) "West of Ireland Girl," O.O.B., depicting head and

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb, RHA, RUA (1893-1964) "West of Ireland Girl," O.O.B., depicting head and shoulders of young girl with black hair wearing blue top and black shawl, approx. 39cms x 30cms (15" x 12"), signed  top left 'Lamb,' moulded painted frame. (1) Provenance: Important Private Collection, West of Ireland.

        Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
      • Lamb (Charles) A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old blind Margaret, first edition, second issue, Printed for Lee and Hurst, No. 32, Pater-Noster Row, 1796.
        Nov. 10, 2022

        Lamb (Charles) A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old blind Margaret, first edition, second issue, Printed for Lee and Hurst, No. 32, Pater-Noster Row, 1796.

        Est: £300 - £400

        Lamb (Charles) A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old blind Margaret, first edition, second issue, title lightly browned and with upper blank corner restored, D1 repaired tear at foot, with loss of a word recto and verso, some staining, lightly browned, 20th century speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments richly so and with green morocco label, rubbed, g.e., [Raven and Forster 1798:38], 8vo, Printed for Lee and Hurst, No. 32, Pater-Noster Row, 1796. ⁂ Written during Lamb's temporary estrangement from Coleridge and his association with Charles Lloyd. The novel was published simultaneously in Birmingham and London; copies with the Birmingham imprint being extremely rare.

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      • Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Coastal Landscape Near Carraroe, Connemara Oil on board, 26 x 34cm (10¼ x 13¼) Signed
        Sep. 28, 2022

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Coastal Landscape Near Carraroe, Connemara Oil on board, 26 x 34cm (10¼ x 13¼) Signed

        Est: €2,000 - €4,000

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1964) Coastal Landscape Near Carraroe, Connemara Oil on board, 26 x 34cm (10¼ x 13¼) Signed

        Adam's
      • Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) In-shore Fishermen Oil on canvas, 50 x 60cm (19¾ x 23½) Signed Exhibited: Dublin, Hugh Lane Gallery, Charles Lamb Memorial Exhibition 1969 Certainly not the first artist to become enchanted by the land
        Sep. 28, 2022

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) In-shore Fishermen Oil on canvas, 50 x 60cm (19¾ x 23½) Signed Exhibited: Dublin, Hugh Lane Gallery, Charles Lamb Memorial Exhibition 1969 Certainly not the first artist to become enchanted by the land

        Est: €8,000 - €12,000

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) In-shore Fishermen Oil on canvas, 50 x 60cm (19¾ x 23½) Signed Exhibited: Dublin, Hugh Lane Gallery, Charles Lamb Memorial Exhibition 1969 Certainly not the first artist to become enchanted by the landscape and its people, a native of Armagh originally, Lamb would eventually make the Gaeltacht village of Carraroe his permanent home. In 1935 he built his own house, known affectionately, as his daughter Lailli Lamb reflects, as ‘Tigh Lamb’ or Lamb’s House (Catalogue Essay ‘My Father’, Lamb in Connemara, Adam’s Exhibition at Clandeboy, 2012). It was also here where Lamb ran an art school during the summer months, teaching painting classes. One can’t help but imagine what the locals made of Lamb and his desire to make them the subjects of his paintings. Though possibly not unused to artists travelling through the region, there must have been a certain amount of apprehension and suspicion towards him. Outsiders are not easily welcomed in these remote places, and it would not be surprising if it took many years before they trusted him entirely. Lamb’s cause was undoubtedly helped by his move to the area with his family. Lamb often depicted fishermen, either as group scenes, observing them going about their work on the shoreline or harbour in Taking in the Lobster Pots (The Armagh County Museum) or as a single figural study in Portrait of a Fisherman with Lobster (lot 49) offered alongside this work in the auction. They also appear in his portraits executed during his time spent in Brittany in 1926/27 where he visited Pont Aven and Audierne. In particular a large-scale portrait entitled The Breton Fisher Boy (Private Collection) in which the young boy stands confidently before the artist, hands tucked into his vest. Behind him appear a sardine fleet, which are immediately reminiscent of the Galway Hookers of Carraroe. In this present example two men finely balanced in their currach, row backwards to the shore line. Lamb has expertly captured the rhythmic movement, as one of the men controls the oars while the other holds out a net pulling in their catch along the way. He uses quick impastoed brush strokes to create a sense of the waves lapping against the boat as it moves through the water while the oars glide across and under its surface. It appears the day’s work has come to an end, with the light slowly starting to fade, casting pale pink highlights that fall along the edge of the boat. The surrounding landscape is a myriad of crosshatched strokes, yellows, pinks and greens while the sky above is a mix of grey clouds. Perhaps the weather is also about to change, as the mountains in the distance turn a midnight blue. He captures the chill and wildness of the Atlantic in the rich blue and green tones. The daily work and traditions of the native people fascinated Lamb. By depicting them in paint, on an expansive scale, he elevated their ordinary lives, celebrating the daily tasks of working the sea as in this example or off the land as in Connemara Harvesters or the weekly custom of the news being read aloud, literacy not a common ability at the time, to a gathering of locals in Hearing the News (1921). There is a real sense as if the men are moving across the surface of the painting, caught for a brief moment by the artist. There is an economy of expression at play, using only small touches of colour to indicate their faces and bodies. This work was included in the Memorial Exhibition held in the Hugh Lane Gallery in 1969, five years after his death. It is reflective of the shift in his career from large-scale portraits towards the broader and more warm toned landscape scenes of his later years. Niamh Corcoran, August 2022

        Adam's
      • Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Portrait of a Fisherman with Lobster Oil on canvas, 93 x 87cm (36½ x 34¼) Signed Provenance: In private ownership with the same family since acquired Charles Lamb was a talented painter whose output en
        Sep. 28, 2022

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Portrait of a Fisherman with Lobster Oil on canvas, 93 x 87cm (36½ x 34¼) Signed Provenance: In private ownership with the same family since acquired Charles Lamb was a talented painter whose output en

        Est: €15,000 - €20,000

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Portrait of a Fisherman with Lobster Oil on canvas, 93 x 87cm (36½ x 34¼) Signed Provenance: In private ownership with the same family since acquired Charles Lamb was a talented painter whose output encompassed portraits, still-life, Breton subjects, western and northern landscapes, harbour and fishing scenes, as well as depictions of the Famine, and the Claddagh. Fisherman with Lobster is a leading work of Lamb’s mid-career purchased in the 1940s from the artist by Jack McCabe of Portadown. McCabe knew and admired Lamb, and according to his son John, he purchased one of his paintings with his first pay packet (correspondence, 1998). McCabe continued buying works by Lamb when he was a young artist, and they formed the nucleus of the collection, which hung in his wife’s hotel, the Seagoe Hotel, Portadown, in the restaurant that became known as ‘Lambs’. The Lamb Restaurant opened in the early 1980s attended by many of the Lamb family. It was a popular venue and, in its heyday, displayed eleven works by Lamb ranging from northern landscapes painted in Rostrevor and around the River Bann to scenes from the west of Ireland, the largest of which was Fisherman with Lobster (correspondence with Jack McCabe’s wife, 1994). The painting dates to c.1937, when Lamb showed a work listed as The Lobster Man at Newry Feis, which is likely to be Fisherman with Lobster. The portrait is of Pádraic Ghrealís from Rinn, Connemara, known as ‘the lobster man’. He was married to Nan Mhichil Liam Mc Donagh, a close friend of the Lamb household, her portrait is in the National Gallery of Ireland. Ghrealís was a great sailor and deep-sea fisherman, as the portrait shows, earning his livelihood from lobster fishing. The couple had several daughters and four sons who, together with their father, were great rowers. The composition emphasises the large, seated figure, possibly positioned above Caladh Thaidhg harbour, overlooking in the background the small island and village of Lettermullan across from Carraroe. Ghrealís and his wife Nan modelled for other works by Lamb including, a commission from the Haverty Trust in 1934, to paint Pattern Day in Connemara, for University College Galway. The subject is the ancient ritual of the pattern, where a traditional pilgrimage to a site associated with a local saint involved people doing circuits around a holy well with prayers and penance. At the time that Lamb painted Fisherman with Lobster he was living in Carraroe, Co Galway. Born in Portadown, he trained at the Belfast School of Art, winning a scholarship to the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art (NCAD), where he graduated in 1921. Pádraic Ó Conaire, the Galway poet and writer, encouraged him to go to Connemara to find the landscape and skies he wanted to paint. In 1923 he met Katharine, the daughter of Ford Madox Ford, who was studying veterinary medicine in Dublin, and in 1927, after Lamb’s trip to Brittany, the couple were married. They settled in Carraroe, where in 1933, Lamb built a house and studio to accommodate their growing family. In the 1930s he was elected an academician of the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) and the Ulster Academy of Arts (RUA). Lamb began painting single figures early in his career. An early example, The Lough Neagh Fisherman, 1921 (Ulster Museum), portrays a young northern fisherman against the backdrop of Lough Neagh. It is a confident study that demonstrated Lamb’s skill at portraiture and helped him to make his mark at the RHA. He developed this portrait style into an idealised form of ‘national type’, which by 1930, included figures from the west of Ireland, singly or in couples, most notably in the well-known iconic painting, The Quaint Couple, 1931 (Crawford Art Gallery, Cork). In Fisherman with Lobster, Lamb employs a golden light on the right of the figure leaving the left in shadow, placing Ghrealís in the foreground to stand out against a brilliant background landscape and blue sky. His hands hold a lobster and pot, and his rugged weather-beaten face betrays a lifetime of fishing. Ghrealís wears a well-used báinín jacket, brown striped geansaí, and black cap. The portrait is a work of great assurance and confident painting, reflecting virtuosity of brushwork in the tonal build-up of the face, the vivid blue sea and green island landscape. This is Lamb at his best illustrating a form of monumental portraiture at which he excelled, depicting the people he felt reflected the ‘national essence’ and, in the process, becoming one of Ireland’s most influential 20th century landscape painters. During Lamb’s subsequent career, he ran a summer school from 1936 to 1950s in Carraroe, attended by numerous important artists, and hosted a summer exhibition where visitors could see and buy his paintings. He illustrated ‘Cré na Cille’ by Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1949) and ‘An Tincéra Buí’ by Séan Ó Coisdealbha (1962). His work was shown internationally in London, Brussels, New York, Boston, and Ottawa, the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition Chicago, the 1923 Olympic Games Exhibitions in Los Angeles, and 1948 in London. He exhibited at the RA, RUA, RHA, Oireachtas, Aonach Tailteann, Dublin Painters Gallery, and at art societies in Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford. Lamb died in 1964 and is buried in Carraroe. Dr. Marie Bourke, August 2022

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      • Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Cloudy Day Oil on board, 32 x 39cm (12½ x 15¼) Signed; inscribed on artists label verso
        Sep. 28, 2022

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Cloudy Day Oil on board, 32 x 39cm (12½ x 15¼) Signed; inscribed on artists label verso

        Est: €3,000 - €5,000

        Charles Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) Cloudy Day Oil on board, 32 x 39cm (12½ x 15¼) Signed; inscribed on artists label verso

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      • Bindings.- Lamb (Charles) Tales from Shakespeare, 1913; and 9 others, bindings (10)
        May. 19, 2022

        Bindings.- Lamb (Charles) Tales from Shakespeare, 1913; and 9 others, bindings (10)

        Est: £200 - £300

        Bindings.- Lamb (Charles and Mary) Tales from Shakespeare, contemporary ink presentation inscription to front free endpaper, small abrasion mark to pastedown, 1913 § Newbolt (Henry) Poems: New and Old, light spotting to half-title, later ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, bookplate roughly removed from pastedown leaving remnants, 1921, contemporary calf or half calf prize bindings, some with blind-stamped coat-of-arms to covers, spines gilt in compartments, second a little faded; and 8 others, bindings, 4to & 8vo (7)

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) FIGURE AND COTTAGES, CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY, 1958
        Mar. 07, 2022

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) FIGURE AND COTTAGES, CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY, 1958

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) FIGURE AND COTTAGES, CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY, 1958 oil on board signed lower left; signed and dated on reverse h:10.50  w:14 in. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist, late 1950s

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) BOATS AT CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY
        Mar. 07, 2022

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) BOATS AT CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY

        Est: €2,500 - €3,500

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) BOATS AT CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY oil on board signed lower left h:10.50  w:14 in. Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist, late 1950s

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) WEST OF IRELAND COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGE
        Sep. 27, 2021

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) WEST OF IRELAND COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGE

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) WEST OF IRELAND COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGE oil on board signed lower left; inscribed on label on reverse h:14  w:16 in. Provenance: de Veres, 15 April 2003, lot 228; Private collection

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) TURF BOAT AT CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY
        Sep. 27, 2021

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) TURF BOAT AT CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY

        Est: €3,000 - €4,000

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) TURF BOAT AT CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY oil on board signed lower left h:13  w:16 in. Provenance: Gifted by the artist as a wedding present to the previous owner; Thence by descent

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      • Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1944) A Summer Day in Connemara Oil on panel, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼'') Signed
        Sep. 07, 2021

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1944) A Summer Day in Connemara Oil on panel, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼'') Signed

        Est: €4,000 - €6,000

        Charles Lamb RHA (1893-1944) A Summer Day in Connemara Oil on panel, 29 x 39cm (11½ x 15¼'') Signed

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      • The Essays of Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
        Aug. 08, 2021

        The Essays of Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

        Est: $40 - $60

        This lot of books include both parts of The Essays of Elia. It includes a protective sleeve. The sleeve does have water damage but the books themselves are not affected. New York International Book Company. Colombus Edition. 2 Volumes.

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb R.H.A., R.U.A. (Irish, 1893-1964) The Fishing Party
        Jul. 21, 2021

        Charles Vincent Lamb R.H.A., R.U.A. (Irish, 1893-1964) The Fishing Party

        Est: £1,200 - £1,800

        Charles Vincent Lamb R.H.A., R.U.A. (Irish, 1893-1964) The Fishing Party signed 'LAMB' (lower left) oil on board 32.5 x 40cm (12 13/16 x 15 3/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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      • Juveniles.- Lamb (Charles) The Book of Ranks and Dignities of British Society. Chiefly intended for the instruction of young persons, Printed for Tabart & Co., 1805; and c.41 others, Juveniles and a …
        Jul. 08, 2021

        Juveniles.- Lamb (Charles) The Book of Ranks and Dignities of British Society. Chiefly intended for the instruction of young persons, Printed for Tabart & Co., 1805; and c.41 others, Juveniles and a …

        Est: £150 - £200

        NO RESERVE Juveniles.- [Lamb (Charles)] The Book of Ranks and Dignities of British Society. Chiefly intended for the instruction of young persons, 24 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates, 36pp. publisher's catalogue at end, spotting and staining, contemporary half red morocco, gilt, head of spine worn, rubbed and scuffed, Printed for Tabart & Co., 1805 § Bewick.- Johnson (Richard, compiler) The Blossoms of Morality. Intended for the Amusement & Instruction of Young Ladies & Gentlemen, half-title, wood-engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, 4pp. advertisements at end, library labels and stamp to title, stained, some spotting, contemporary red morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, upper cover detached, rubbed and scuffed, for J. Harris, 1821; and c.40 others, Juveniles and a few chapbooks, some odd vol., v.s. (c.42) sold not subject to return.

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY
        Dec. 07, 2020

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) CARRAROE, COUNTY GALWAY

        Est: €1,500 - €2,000

        signed lower right; with Victor Waddington Galleries label on reverse

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      • Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COASTAL SCENE, WEST OF IRELAND
        Dec. 07, 2020

        Charles Vincent Lamb RHA RUA (1893-1964) COASTAL SCENE, WEST OF IRELAND

        Est: €2,000 - €3,000

        signed lower right

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      • Children's.- Lamb (Charles) Prince Dorus, 1890-1891; and 10 others, 20th century Children's, including facsimiles of 'Battledore' titles (11)
        Aug. 13, 2020

        Children's.- Lamb (Charles) Prince Dorus, 1890-1891; and 10 others, 20th century Children's, including facsimiles of 'Battledore' titles (11)

        Est: £80 - £120

        NO RESERVE Children's.- Lamb (Charles) Prince Dorus, 9 colour plates, 1 wood-engraved plate printed on blue paper, 1 plate loose, original printed wrappers, little creased, 1890-1891; and 10 others, 20th century Children's, including facsimiles of 'Battledore' titles, v.s. (11)

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