Road Clear (1978)
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Road Clear

1978

Oil on board
35 x 55 cm

Private Collection, UK


Works | 1970 to 1979 All Works in RA Summer Exhibitions 1937 to 1993 Landscapes | Gardens The Art of Richard Eurich Weather | Storm | Wind | Rain | Snow | Mist | Fog

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Recto: Signed and date bottom centre: R. Eurich. '78

Cat: REP0074

bank calm sea cruise liner fences fileds hills liner passenger ship post road ship snow verge winter

We have all seen a road like this disappearing over a hill with nothing beyond but the open sea! This is probably a mixture of several such places perhaps prompted by a recent experience but inevitably leading as ever to an exploration of composition, paint and tone values. I’m aware of the technical skills used, but the effect is so much more than the result of employing them. Words as usual fail but it is enough to say that it is a visionary experience.

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 20th May to 13th Aug 1978

"Summer Exhibition 1978" - Royal Academy of Art, London

Cat 37

IN COLLECTION | 2003

artist's estate

EXHIBITED | 8th to 29th Mar 2003

"RE-Discovered, a centenary celebration show of paintings and drawings by RICHARD EURICH OBE RA (1903 - 1992)" - The First Gallery, Southampton

Cat 3; priced at £4150

ACQUIRED | [unknown date]

purchased by art dealer Bassam Boukamel from The First Gallery for a private collector

IN COLLECTION | 2021

Private Collection, UK

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Provenance:

  • IN COLLECTION - 2003 - artist's estate
  • ACQUIRED - [unknown date] - purchased by art dealer Bassam Boukamel from The First Gallery for a private collector
  • IN COLLECTION - 2021 - Private Collection, UK

Exhibitions:

  • 20th May to 13th Aug 1978 - "Summer Exhibition 1978", Royal Academy of Art, London
    Cat 37
  • 8th to 29th Mar 2003 - "RE-Discovered, a centenary celebration show of paintings and drawings by RICHARD EURICH OBE RA (1903 - 1992)", The First Gallery, Southampton
    Cat 3; priced at £4150

Notes:

  • None recorded.

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References:

  • The Art of Richard Eurich (Andrew Lambirth, pub. 2020: Lund Humphries, 170 colour illustrations, ISBN 9781848221727) [fig 113, pg 134]
  • Rediscovering Richard Eurich (by Peyton Skipwith, pub. Fine Art Connoisseur (Streamline, USA), October 2020, Historic Masters, pp 130-135)