Dunkirk Beach, 1940 (1940)
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Dunkirk Beach, 1940

1940

Oil on board
28 x 50.8 cm

Whereabouts unknown


Birds Eye View Seascapes | Coastal Scenes Works | 1940 to 1949 Gatherings | Crowds | Festivities Landscapes | Gardens Official War Artist Wartime Bonfires | Flames | Smoke Figures on a Beach

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Recto: Signed and inscribed Dunkirk Beach 1940

Aka: Dunkirk Beach, 1940 [IWM]; Dunkirk Beach - sketch; Dunkirk Sketch [RE sales diary]

Dunkirk France army battle columns explosions military ships smoke soldiers troop ships troops war war artist

This sketch may be the starting point for all Richard's depictions of the Dunkirk evacuation. See the others below.

Provenance

ACQUIRED | 1942

bought by the Ministry of Information from the Redfern Gallery

AUCTIONED | 13th Mar 1981

"Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture", Christie's, London

lot 132, illustrated

EXHIBITED | 26th Sep 1991 to 12th Jan 1992

"Richard Eurich - From Dunkirk to D-Day" - Imperial War Museum, London, UK

Cat 9

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1942 - bought by the Ministry of Information from the Redfern Gallery
  • AUCTIONED - 13th Mar 1981 - "Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture", Christie's, London
    lot 132, illustrated

Exhibitions:

  • 26th Sep 1991 to 12th Jan 1992 - "Richard Eurich - From Dunkirk to D-Day", Imperial War Museum, London, UK
    Cat 9

Notes:

  • None recorded.

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Imperial War Museum collection

Dunkirk Beaches (1940)
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Image © IWM Art.IWM ART LD 2277

 

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Image © The Collector

 

National Gallery of Canada collection

Dunkirk Beaches, May 1940 (1941)
National Gallery of Canada collection
Image © National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

 

National Maritime Museum

Withdrawal from Dunkirk, June 1940 (1940)
National Maritime Museum
Image © National Maritime Museum

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