The Black Apple (1973)
Photo: courtesy The Tim Sayer Collection, London      
© The Tim Sayer Collection, London

The Black Apple

1973

Oil on board
13.5 x 18.5 cm

The Tim Sayer Collection, London (Private Collection, UK)


Works | 1970 to 1979 Still Life All Works in RA Summer Exhibitions 1937 to 1993

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Recto: Signed and dated upper right: R. Eurich '73

apple fruit newspapers still life

When I bought The Black Apple in 1980, I had a policy of collecting only living artists, so when RE died in 1992, I decided to sell it. But I missed the painting a lot and as I hadn't kept rigidly to my principle over the years, I decided eventually that I should try to reclaim it.  I couldn't remember who had purchased the picture, but a short Facebook posting brought a reply from an old friend, and he wanted to hang on to it. A year or so later, he was short of money and I made an offer, …

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When I bought The Black Apple in 1980, I had a policy of collecting only living artists, so when RE died in 1992, I decided to sell it. But I missed the painting a lot and as I hadn't kept rigidly to my principle over the years, I decided eventually that I should try to reclaim it.  I couldn't remember who had purchased the picture, but a short Facebook posting brought a reply from an old friend, and he wanted to hang on to it. A year or so later, he was short of money and I made an offer, which he accepted very quickly. We were both pleased: he had the cash and I had the pleasure of welcoming back that rather strange image to its rightful home.
Tim Sayer

There is at least one other 'Black Apple' painting to track down. See Still Life with Black Apple (c1959).

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 26th Apr to 20th May 1977

"Richard Eurich RA" - The Fine Art Society, London    (toured to Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, 28 May-21 June 1977)

Cat 36

EXHIBITED | 21st May to 14th Aug 1977

"Summer Exhibition 1977" - Royal Academy of Arts, London

Cat 174

WITH | 1979

The Fine Art Society

EXHIBITED | 25th Nov 1979 to 20th Jan 1980

"Richard Eurich, RA - A Retrospective Exhibition" - Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford District Museums and Galleries, Bradford    (toured Glasgow, London, Southampton)

Cat 87, illustrated

ACQUIRED | 1980

bought from The Fine Art Society by private collector Tim Sayer

ACQUIRED | [unknown date]

sold by direct sale to a friend of the collector

ACQUIRED | 2018

bought back from the friend by Tim Sayer.

IN COLLECTION | 2022

The Tim Sayer Collection, London (Private Collection, UK)

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1980 - bought from The Fine Art Society by private collector Tim Sayer
  • ACQUIRED - [unknown date] - sold by direct sale to a friend of the collector
  • ACQUIRED - 2018 - bought back from the friend by Tim Sayer.
  • IN COLLECTION - 2022 - The Tim Sayer Collection, London (Private Collection, UK)

Exhibitions:

  • 26th Apr to 20th May 1977 - "Richard Eurich RA", The Fine Art Society, London    (toured to Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, 28 May-21 June 1977)
    Cat 36
  • 21st May to 14th Aug 1977 - "Summer Exhibition 1977", Royal Academy of Arts, London
    Cat 174
  • 25th Nov 1979 to 20th Jan 1980 - "Richard Eurich, RA - A Retrospective Exhibition", Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford District Museums and Galleries, Bradford    (toured Glasgow, London, Southampton)
    Cat 87, illustrated

Notes:

  • 1979 - WITH
    The Fine Art Society

Related  

Another black apple, or is it a large plum?

Grey Still Life (1959)
Another black apple, or is it a large plum?
Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

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References:

  • RICHARD EURICH, RA - A Retrospective Exhibition [catalogue to the exhibition of the same name done in association with The Fine Art Society] (by Caroline Krzesinska, pub. Bradford Art Galleries and Museums 1979) [p46]