1937
Oil on canvas
61.7 x 165.7 cm
Recto: Signed and dated lower right: R. EURICH. 1937.
Aka: Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall [Redfern, and Bradford (1979)];Mousehole [Bradford (1951)]
Cornwall Mousehole The South West Aberdeen Art Gallery PZ 302 animals beached boats birds boats breakwater cables dinghys fishing nets harbour houses low tide public collection sea seagulls steps trawlers villagesSee comment about 'Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall' on the 'Beach with Bathers' (1969) work page.
Although there are examples of Richard using a panorama format going back to 1918, the 1938 Redfern show seems to be a turning point where he starts to choose the format regularly, going on to use it for around 150 works.
There were three panoramas in the 1938 Refern show:
- "Low Tide, Porthleven” (1937), the longest at approximately 50 x 178 cm, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, Australia
- This one "Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall” (1937), also quite large at 62 x 166 cm
- “Constantine, Cornwall” (1937) a little smaller at 46 x 126 cm, …
Although there are examples of Richard using a panorama format going back to 1918, the 1938 Redfern show seems to be a turning point where he starts to choose the format regularly, going on to use it for around 150 works.
There were three panoramas in the 1938 Refern show:
- "Low Tide, Porthleven” (1937), the longest at approximately 50 x 178 cm, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, Australia
- This one "Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall” (1937), also quite large at 62 x 166 cm
- “Constantine, Cornwall” (1937) a little smaller at 46 x 126 cm, whereabouts unknown.
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