1979
Oil on board
14 x 25.5 cm
Private Collection, UK
Seascapes | Coastal Scenes Towels | Shrouds | Figures Bending Over Figures on a Beach Works | 1970 to 1979 Lepe Beach and The Solent
Recto: Signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich '79
Verso: Inscription "BAIT DIGGERS. RICHARD EURICH" and Ash Barn label dated 29-6-80 with name of purchaser
Other measurements: 14 x 25.5 cm [REP]
England Hampshire Lepe Beach The Solent The South beach boat cloudy grey sky mist misty sailing sailing yacht sea shingle ship water windyNot to be confused with Bait Diggers (1974), Bait Diggers (1983), Bait Diggers (1987), Bait Diggers (1988) or Bait Diggers (1989), nor with several works titled Bait Digger, or nor with similar titles such as Small White Beach with Bait Diggers (1981).
Richard included bait diggers as a main subject or tiny in the background in dozens of works.
If I semi-close my eyes, this almost becomes an abstract picture. The horizontal bands of colour however are still animated by figures and the shapes of boats flitting across the surface. A very atmospheric painting.
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