1983
Oil on board
36.5 x 60.5 cm
Private Collection, UK
All Works in RA Summer Exhibitions 1937 to 1993 Works | 1980 to 1989 Trees | Woods | Forests Landscapes | Gardens The Art of Richard Eurich
Recto: Signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich '83
Aka: Old Cemetery, Portland [RA, and Fine Art Society (1994)]; The Old Cemetery, Portland [Fine Art Society (1991)]; Old Cemertery Portland [verso]
Verso: Inscribed: OLD CEMERTERY PORTLAND RICHARD EURICH RA 1983; FAS label with title as "Old Cemetery, Portland" 1983 and ref number E1/218
Other measurements: 36.5 x 60.5 [REP]; 35 x 60 cm
Cat: REP0035
Dorset England Portland The South West blossom cemetery cliffs crane door grass gravestone graveyard hill industry old walls path ruin spring steps stone wallThis painting, done in 1983 when Richard was 80 years old, seems to have been based on a sketch he did on a trip from his home in Ilkley, Yorkshire to stay with his cousins in Weymouth in 1922 when he was 19 years old. Click on the sketch below.
A sketch done in 1922 which may have been the inspiration for the painting.
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Richard Eurich Paintings
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