Solent Fort and Helicopter (1953)
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Solent Fort and Helicopter

1953

40 x 50 cm

Private Collection


Seascapes | Coastal Scenes Works | 1950 to 1959 Weather | Storm | Wind | Rain | Snow | Mist | Fog

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Four Palmerston seaforts were built across the Solent from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight around 1860. They were designed, along with other land based forts, to protect the Royal Navy port of Portsmouth from a perceived threat from the French navy.  This one is Spitbank Fort, now a luxury hotel.

The seaforts were the main subject in a number of Richard's paintings, and an incidental subject in a few others. See the links below to the other works.

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Provenance

ACQUIRED | 1953

bought by private collector for £40

BEQUEATHED | [unknown date]

to a member of the family

IN COLLECTION | 2021

Private Collection

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1953 - bought by private collector for £40
  • BEQUEATHED - [unknown date] - to a member of the family
  • IN COLLECTION - 2021 - Private Collection

Exhibitions:

  • None recorded.

Notes:

  • None recorded.

Sketches  

Sketch_19-44 Solent Fort (14th Jun 1953)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

Related  

Solent Fort (1954)

Image © 2018 Christie's Images Limited

 

Solent Fort (1936)

Image © 1997 Christie's Images Limited

 

Zoom in to find the sea fort on the horizon.

Beach with Bathers (1969)
Zoom in to find the sea fort on the horizon.
Image © Tate

 

Tall Sails (1970)

Image © Lyon & Turnbull

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