1984
Pencil and wash on paper
28 x 61 cm
Private Collection, UK
Rainbows Animals | Birds Panoramas Gatherings | Crowds | Festivities Landscapes | Gardens Towns | Town Life | Buildings Works | 1980 to 1989 Bonfires | Flames | Smoke The Art of Richard Eurich
Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich 1984
Verso: Inscribed: DRAWING (STAMPEDE) RICHARD EURICH RA 1984 DO NOT VARNISH
Other measurements: 28 x 61 cm; 29 x 61 cm [REP 2019]
Cat: REP0269
England The North buildings chimneys factories hill horse and cart horses race racing rainbow smoke spectators valleys viaductI think this is probably based on the New Forest ‘Drift’ which is the annual round-up of the ponies on the Forest for a health check. The Commoners ride like characters from the Wild West and with great skill herd them together. It is very dramatic. However the ponies and riders at the front in the drawing are not as urgent as the ones further back so I’m not sure what’s going on. And Richard has transposed the scene to a Yorkshire environment with some mills in the background with a possible hint of a rainbow.
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