Mischief Night (1975)
Photo: The Hepworth Wakefield      
© The Hepworth Wakefield

Mischief Night

1975

Oil on canvas
78.8 x 122 cm

The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire


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Mischief Night, where havoc and mischief are created by children the day before Guy Fawkes, is a particularly Yorkshire custom. 'This location is imaginery, but when out for a walk with a friend in Huddersfield, I suddenly stopped because in front of us was the scene of buildings etc which was nearly complete on my easel at home.'

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 8th May to 1st Aug 1976

"Summer Exhibition 1976" - Royal Academy of Arts, London

Cat 345

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 56

EXHIBITED | 24th Sep to 20th Nov 1977

"British Painting 1952-1977", Royal Academy of Arts, London

EXHIBITED | 22nd Jan to 25th Feb 1978

"Richard Eurich RA" - Cootes Gallery, Lewes

ACQUIRED | 1978

The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

purchased with the assistance of the Victoria and Albert Museum / Museums and Galleries Commission Purchase Grant Fund; accession no. A1.932

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 93

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 71, illustrated

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1978 - The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
    purchased with the assistance of the Victoria and Albert Museum / Museums and Galleries Commission Purchase Grant Fund; accession no. A1.932

Exhibitions:

  • 8th May to 1st Aug 1976 - "Summer Exhibition 1976", Royal Academy of Arts, London
    Cat 345
  • 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 56
  • 24th Sep to 20th Nov 1977 - "British Painting 1952-1977", Royal Academy of Arts, London
  • 22nd Jan to 25th Feb 1978 - "Richard Eurich RA", Cootes Gallery, Lewes
  • 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 93
  • 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 71, illustrated

Notes:

  • None recorded.

Related  

Northern Landscape (1957)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings / Bradford District Museums and Galleries

 

The Guy (1948)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

 

The Guy (1958)

Image © Southwark Council, South London Gallery Collection

 

The Last of the Guy (1983)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

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