1971
Oil on board
45 x 76 cm
Brockenhurst College, Hampshire
Works | 1970 to 1979 Trees | Woods | Forests Landscapes | Gardens All Works in Public Collections All Works in RA Summer Exhibitions 1937 to 1993 The Art of Richard Eurich Humour / Satire
Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich. '71
Aka: Sunday Afternoon, Glarner Alp [verso], Sunday Afternoon, Garner Alp [CR]
Verso: Inscribed on frame " Sunday Afternoon Glarner ALP. Switzerland. Richard Eurich. R.A. 1971" and inscribed on back of the board " SUNDAY AFTERNOON GLARNER ALP - RICHARD EURICH. R. A. 1971"
Other measurements: 45 x 76 [REP]
Switzerland Switzerland aerial viewpoint bonfire dog fields figures in a landscape forest high viewpoint hill landscape mountain parachute parachutes pylons smoke snow trees woods woodlandPainted after a visit to Switzerland where Richard's daughter Philippa was living
My parents came to visit Manfred and me when we lived near Zürich. It was quite an event as my father didn’t take kindly to breaking his routine of life. We drove here and there with them to entertain them. I don’t remember being held up by my father stopping to make sketches and of course he did have a prodigious visual memory. Back at home he produced a few paintings and this is my favourite. The mountains are fairly spiky and craggy but here he has endowed them with a wonderful rhythm and character. He obviously enjoyed the antics …
My parents came to visit Manfred and me when we lived near Zürich. It was quite an event as my father didn’t take kindly to breaking his routine of life. We drove here and there with them to entertain them. I don’t remember being held up by my father stopping to make sketches and of course he did have a prodigious visual memory. Back at home he produced a few paintings and this is my favourite. The mountains are fairly spiky and craggy but here he has endowed them with a wonderful rhythm and character. He obviously enjoyed the antics of the paragliders.
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