Life-boat House, Coverack (1936)
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Life-boat House, Coverack

1936

Oil on board
36 x 42 cm

Private Collection


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Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R Eurich. '36

Aka: Life-boat House, Coverack; Lifeboat House, Coverack [Christie’s]; Life-boat House, Coberac [Redfern Gallery]

Verso: Inscribed in pencil: 'Life Boat House, Coverack'; Redfern Gallery, 20 Cork Street label saying Life Boat House, Coberac (sic) - Purchaser S. E. Winand Esq., - October 30th, 1936; another label ‘Exhibition arranged by the EMPIRE ART LOANS COLLECTION SOCIETY 3-5 Burlington Gardens W1 (no date)’, title: 'Lifeboat House, Coverack’, owner: Mr. F. M. S. Winand.

Cornwall Coverack England The South West animals barns bird's eye view church tower churches cows farm fields landscape sea

Lifeboat House, Coverack was sold together with The Balcony and Whitby, Low Tide in October 1936 for a total  of £36-15-0.

RE Sales Diary

There are three paintings, as far as we know, of Coverack in Cornwall. 

According to the records Richard painted three pictures set in Coverack, a fishing village in Cornwall:

  • This one - 'Life-boat House, Coverack' (1936)
  • Coverack (1935) - 40.6 x 50.8 cm - first sold by the Goupil Gallery in 1935
  • Coverack, Cornwall (1937)

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 8th to 31st Oct 1936

"Recent Paintings by Richard Eurich" - Redfern Gallery, London

Cat 23; priced at 15 guineas

ACQUIRED | 30th Oct 1936

bought by private collector S.E. Winand from the Redfern show in a combined sale with "The Balcony" and "Whitby, Low Tide" for £36-15-0

NOTE | 1936

itemised in the Redfern Gallery statement of account up to 31 December 1936

IN COLLECTION | [unknown date]

S.F. Winand

EXHIBITED | [unknown date]

"Empire Art Loans Collection Society" - [venues unknown], possibly Australia and New Zealand

Cat 32a; on loan from F.M.S. Winand

AUCTIONED | 12th Nov 1982

"[title unknown]" - Christie’s, London

lot 82

AUCTIONED | 8th Jun 1984

"[title unknown]" - Christie’s, South Kensington, London

lot 195

NOTE | 1985

with Austin Desmond

NOTE | [unknown date]

bought by private collector from Austin Desmond

IN COLLECTION | 2022

Private Collection

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 30th Oct 1936 - bought by private collector S.E. Winand from the Redfern show in a combined sale with "The Balcony" and "Whitby, Low Tide" for £36-15-0
  • IN COLLECTION - [unknown date] - S.F. Winand
  • AUCTIONED - 12th Nov 1982 - "[title unknown]", Christie’s, London
    lot 82
  • AUCTIONED - 8th Jun 1984 - "[title unknown]", Christie’s, South Kensington, London
    lot 195
  • IN COLLECTION - 2022 - Private Collection

Exhibitions:

  • 8th to 31st Oct 1936 - "Recent Paintings by Richard Eurich", Redfern Gallery, London
    Cat 23; priced at 15 guineas
  • [unknown date] - "Empire Art Loans Collection Society", [venues unknown], possibly Australia and New Zealand
    Cat 32a; on loan from F.M.S. Winand

Notes:

  • 1936 - NOTE
    itemised in the Redfern Gallery statement of account up to 31 December 1936
  • 1985 - NOTE
    with Austin Desmond
  • [unknown date] - NOTE
    bought by private collector from Austin Desmond

Related  

Coverack, Cornwall (1937)

Image © Sotheby's

 

Coverack (c1935)

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