Broken Tree (1926)
Photo: Paul Carter      
© Darlington Borough Art Collection / Richard Eurich Paintings

Broken Tree

1926

Oil on canvas
34.4 x 39.2 cm

Darlington Borough Art Collection, Crown Street Art Gallery, Darlington


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Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich 1926

Aka: Broken Tree [RE inscription]; Landscape [Darlington Art Gallery], [Bradford]; The Broken Tree [Bluecoat Gallery and RE sales diary]

Verso: Darlington Public Art Gallery label inscribed: "Artist - EURICH (Richard) ; Title - Landscape; Presented: Oct. 1954; Donor: Contemporary Art Society (Sir Edward Marsh bequest)" and two other labels confirming the same details.

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This picture was painted in the garden of the Eurich home in Ilkley. It was the first of Richard's paintings to be bought by his patron Edward Marsh. Read about this encounter in Richard's autobiography here.

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Also see The Tree (1921) below. We assume that both paintings are based on the same tree.

Provenance

ACQUIRED | 1928

bought by Edward Marsh on his first visit to Richard's flat for £5

BEQUEATHED | 1953

to the Contemporary Art Society by Sir Edward Marsh

GIFTED | October 1954

Darlington Borough Art Collection, Crown Street Art Gallery, Darlington

by the Contemporary Art Society, Sir Edward Marsh Bequest; accession number 241

EXHIBITED | 5th May to 5th Jun 1976

"An Honest Patron - A Tribute to Sir Edward Marsh 1872 - 1953" - Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool

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 2

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1928 - bought by Edward Marsh on his first visit to Richard's flat for £5
  • BEQUEATHED - 1953 - to the Contemporary Art Society by Sir Edward Marsh
  • GIFTED - October 1954 - Darlington Borough Art Collection, Crown Street Art Gallery, Darlington
    by the Contemporary Art Society, Sir Edward Marsh Bequest; accession number 241

Exhibitions:

  • 5th May to 5th Jun 1976 - "An Honest Patron - A Tribute to Sir Edward Marsh 1872 - 1953", Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
  • 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 2

Notes:

  • None recorded.

Details  

Richard's picture of the same tree in his garden which convinced his instructor from Bradford College of Art that he could be a success as an artist.

The Tree (1921)
Richard's picture of the same tree in his garden which convinced his instructor from Bradford College of Art that he could be a success as an artist.
Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

 

We found a photo of "Broken Tree" in one of Richard's albums. On the back he had written " R. Eurich, 1926, "Broken Tree". bought by Edward Marsh Esq. 1928.

We found a photo of "Broken Tree" in one of Richard's albums. On the back he had written " R. Eurich, 1926, "Broken Tree". bought by Edward Marsh Esq. 1928.
Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

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