Paper Boats (1951)
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Paper Boats

1951

Oil on panel
19 x 20 cm

Unknown collection (see timeline)


Works | 1950 to 1959 Towns | Town Life | Buildings Gatherings | Crowds | Festivities Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports Paintings for Children Landscapes | Gardens

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Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R, Eurich. 1951.

Other measurements: 19 x 20 cm [Sotheby’s (2014)]; 17.78 x 20.32 cm (Sotheby’s (2005))

England The North Yorkshire boys bridge children children's games chimneys factories girls hills industry men mills old man paddling playing river river bank stream street lamp street light walking stick

RE Diary Entry - 11th February 1948: “In the evening thought quite suddenly of another vision of childhood picture, sailing fireboats (paper) down a tunnel. Bradford Back perhaps. Boys watching them and gasworks etc coming up over the top of the coping – a good subject I think.”

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 5th to 28th Jun 1952

"Richard Eurich - Paintings on Small Panels" - Redfern Gallery, London

Cat 112

ACQUIRED | [unknown date]

Originally bought by a collector from the Redfern's small panels show, but later exchanged for "The Shower Bath" from the same show. RE then gave "Paper Boats" to Martin Vincent, a member of the extended family on his wife's side.

AUCTIONED | 16th Feb 2005

"20th Century British and Irish Art including Works by Cyril Mann" - Sotheby's, Olympia, London

lot 156, illustrated

AUCTIONED | 22nd May 2014

"A Green and Pleasant Land: Two Centuries of British Landscape Painting" - Sotheby’s, London

lot 160, illustrated; sold

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - [unknown date] - Originally bought by a collector from the Redfern's small panels show, but later exchanged for "The Shower Bath" from the same show. RE then gave "Paper Boats" to Martin Vincent, a member of the extended family on his wife's side.
  • AUCTIONED - 16th Feb 2005 - "20th Century British and Irish Art including Works by Cyril Mann", Sotheby's, Olympia, London
    lot 156, illustrated
  • AUCTIONED - 22nd May 2014 - "A Green and Pleasant Land: Two Centuries of British Landscape Painting", Sotheby’s, London
    lot 160, illustrated; sold

Exhibitions:

  • 5th to 28th Jun 1952 - "Richard Eurich - Paintings on Small Panels", Redfern Gallery, London
    Cat 112

Notes:

  • None recorded.

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