1969
Oil on canvas
25 x 35 cm
Private Collection, UK
Works | 1960 to 1969 Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports Bonfires | Flames | Smoke Lepe Beach and The Solent
Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich ’69
Aka: Tanker in the Solent [Christie’s]; Shipping in the Solent [Tooth’s]
Verso: Signed and inscribed ‘Tanker in the Solent’, inscribed numbered and dated on the stretcher ‘Shipping Solent 1969 37’
Other measurements: 25 x 35 cm [Dreweatts]; 25.5 x 33 cm [Tooth’s]; 25.5 x 33.5 cm [Christie’s]
England Hampshire The Solent The South breakwater dark sea merchant ship oil tanker rocks sailing boat ship on horizon ships tugs tug boat. . . I am not a particular collector of art . . . [but] I was drawn to it because I am a hobby sailor and sail a lot on the Solent; the two small sailing boats against the looming tankers were perfectly captured. It was as simple as that, really. A lovely picture of a familiar scene. . . . a no fuss picture, which just captures the moment simply but so truly. I half expect to see the tankers moving on as I look and the sailboats weaving away, but of course, it’s just a snapshot.
Not to be confused with Tanker in the Solent (1968)
Sketch_20-131 tankers in the Solent after thunder (14 September 1958)
Another example of Richard using a sketch done years before to inspire a new painting.
Image ©
Richard Eurich Paintings
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