Fawley Beach (1939)
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Fawley Beach

1939

Oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.2 cm

Private Collection, UK


Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports Works | 1930 to 1939

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Recto: Signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich. '39

Aka: Fawley Beach; Old Fawley Mill [Redfern 1939]; Fawley Old Mill [RE diary]

Verso: Title inscribed on stretcher

Other measurements: 63.5 x 76.2 cm [Southampton]; 64.8 x 76.2 cm [Christie’s]

England Fawley Hampshire The South AGWE Esso ExxonMobil beached boat harbour industry jetty low tide masts mill oil refinery painting sailing sailing barge

An oil refinery at Fawley was first established by the Atlantic Gulf and West India Company in 1921. It was acquired by Esso in 1925 and extended by Exxon-Mobil in 1951. It is the largest refinery in Great Britain. By contrast the village of Fawley has rural traditions dating back to the Domesday Book. Nearby is the popular shingle beach of Calshot where Eurich painted many of his coastal views.

Paisnel Gallery

RE diary:

2 November 1939, PV of Redfern Gallery Exhibition:
Olive Sampson of Southlands Training College (friend of Mavis) bought Fawley Old Mill (25x30) for 45 gns.

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RE sales diary:
1939- entry -147 - Fawley Old Mill - 30x25 - from Redfern Gallery - to O Simpson - 45gns - painted in 6 days at the end of March this year."

"Retrospective Ex. Bradford 1951"

 

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 2nd to 25th Nov 1939

"Richard Eurich" - Redfern Gallery, London

Cat 9; priced at 45 guineas; shown as "Old Fawley Mill"

IN COLLECTION | 1951

Miss Olive Sampson

EXHIBITED | 1st Jun to 26th Aug 1951

"RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS by RICHARD EURICH, A.R.A." - City of Bradford Art Gallery, Cartwright Hall, Bradford

cat 26; lent by Miss Olive Sampson

WITH | [unknown date]

Thos. Agnew and Sons, London

AUCTIONED | 9th Nov 1984

"[title unknown]", Christie's, South Kensington, London

lot 227, illustrated

EXHIBITED | 28th Jan to 13th Mar 1994

"The Edge of all the Land: Richard Eurich 1903-1992" - Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton    (toured to Manchester, Bradford, Ipswich)

Cat 24

AUCTIONED | 9th Jun 2000

"20th Century British Art", Christie's, London

illustrated; bought in

AUCTIONED | 30th Jan 2001

"[title unknown]", Bristol Auction Rooms

lot 596, illustrated

AUCTIONED | 8th Jun 2001

"20th Century British Art" - Christie's, London

lot 140, illustrated; price realised £8813

EXHIBITED | November 2001

"Winter Olympia, Fine Art & Antiques Fair", Olympia, London

IN COLLECTION | [unknown date]

private collection 2003-2012

WITH | 2012

Paisnel Gallery, London who sold it in ?

IN COLLECTION | 2019

Private Collection, UK

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Provenance:

  • IN COLLECTION - 1951 - Miss Olive Sampson
  • AUCTIONED - 9th Nov 1984 - "[title unknown]", Christie's, South Kensington, London
    lot 227, illustrated
  • AUCTIONED - 9th Jun 2000 - "20th Century British Art", Christie's, London
    illustrated; bought in
  • AUCTIONED - 30th Jan 2001 - "[title unknown]", Bristol Auction Rooms
    lot 596, illustrated
  • AUCTIONED - 8th Jun 2001 - "20th Century British Art", Christie's, London
    lot 140, illustrated; price realised £8813
  • IN COLLECTION - [unknown date] - private collection 2003-2012
  • IN COLLECTION - 2019 - Private Collection, UK

Exhibitions:

  • 2nd to 25th Nov 1939 - "Richard Eurich", Redfern Gallery, London
    Cat 9; priced at 45 guineas; shown as "Old Fawley Mill"
  • 1st Jun to 26th Aug 1951 - "RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS by RICHARD EURICH, A.R.A.", City of Bradford Art Gallery, Cartwright Hall, Bradford
    cat 26; lent by Miss Olive Sampson
  • 28th Jan to 13th Mar 1994 - "The Edge of all the Land: Richard Eurich 1903-1992", Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton    (toured to Manchester, Bradford, Ipswich)
    Cat 24
  • November 2001 - "Winter Olympia, Fine Art & Antiques Fair", Olympia, London

Notes:

  • [unknown date] - WITH
    Thos. Agnew and Sons, London
  • 2012 - WITH
    Paisnel Gallery, London who sold it in ?

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