1951
Oil on canvas
102 x 78 cm
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Greenwich, London
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Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich. 1951
Aka: A Judgement; Orchestral Fantasy; Orchestral Fantasia
St Cecilia Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance allegorical bagpipes bass blowing bow brass breeze chandelier chaos churches clavicord corporate collection drum fantasy fiddle grand piano guitar harpsicord horn hurdy gurdy interior lute maddness musical instrument pews piano pulpit religious serpent spirit stringed instrument violin wind windblown woodwindA problem picture by Richard Eurich A.R.A.
Mr. Richard Eurich’s minutely painted 'A Judgement' caused much comment at this year’s Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. The artist’s own description of the picture is as follows: “A judgement – of musical instruments. St. Cecilia, a carved and painted figure over the organ case, presides over the judgement, watched by choristers in the gallery on the left, the trumpets sounding round them. Violins soar up to the gallery on the right. Judgement is suspended in the centre on the serpent, hurdy-gurdy and other instruments, while various stringed instruments await …
A problem picture by Richard Eurich A.R.A.
Mr. Richard Eurich’s minutely painted 'A Judgement' caused much comment at this year’s Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. The artist’s own description of the picture is as follows: “A judgement – of musical instruments. St. Cecilia, a carved and painted figure over the organ case, presides over the judgement, watched by choristers in the gallery on the left, the trumpets sounding round them. Violins soar up to the gallery on the right. Judgement is suspended in the centre on the serpent, hurdy-gurdy and other instruments, while various stringed instruments await judgement. Below, the harpsichord and clavichord demand a hearing amid the percussion, while sheets of music drift through space.
Cutting from The Sphere 15 November 1951
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