Schooner at Anchor (c1945)
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Schooner at Anchor

c1945

Oil on board / oil on paper
24.7 x 38.7 cm

Unknown collection (see timeline)


Paintings for Children Works | 1930 to 1939 Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports

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Recto: Signed lower right: R. Eurich; not dated

Aka: Schooner at Anchor [Redfern]; Schooner [Christie's]; Three Master at Anchor [RE sales diary]

Other measurements: 24.7 x 38.7 cm [Christie's]; 25 x 38.5 cm; 25.4 x 28.1 cm

Royal Navy 1 anchorage island jetty military ship rigging sailing ship sailing yacht steamship three master warships white cliffs

One of the two Richard Eurich paintings from the David Bowie collection, auctioned by Sotheby's in 2016. Richard painted this one for his 'Paintings for Children' show at the Redfern Gallery in 1945. He painted the other, Northern Town, in 1974. (shown below)

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 10th to 28th Apr 1945

"Paintings for Children by Richard Eurich" - Redfern Gallery, London

Cat 116; priced at 16 guineas

ACQUIRED | 1945

bought from the Redfern Gallery by N. Connell Esq.

AUCTIONED | 23rd Mar 1995

"Modern British and Irish Paintings" - Christie's, London

lot 117, illustrated (as Schooner)

ACQUIRED | 1995

by David Bowie

AUCTIONED | 11th Nov 2016

"Bowie/Collector - Part II: Modern and Contemporary" - Sotheby’s, London

lot 257; sold for £22,500

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1945 - bought from the Redfern Gallery by N. Connell Esq.
  • AUCTIONED - 23rd Mar 1995 - "Modern British and Irish Paintings", Christie's, London
    lot 117, illustrated (as Schooner)
  • ACQUIRED - 1995 - by David Bowie
  • AUCTIONED - 11th Nov 2016 - "Bowie/Collector - Part II: Modern and Contemporary", Sotheby’s, London
    lot 257; sold for £22,500

Exhibitions:

  • 10th to 28th Apr 1945 - "Paintings for Children by Richard Eurich", Redfern Gallery, London
    Cat 116; priced at 16 guineas

Notes:

  • None recorded.

Related  

'Northern Town' (1974)

Northern Town (1974)
'Northern Town' (1974)
Image © Sotheby's

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