1959
Oil on canvas
78.7 x 110.1 cm
Private Collection, UK
Works | 1950 to 1959 Flowers Landscapes | Gardens Trees | Woods | Forests Colour All Works in RA Summer Exhibitions 1937 to 1993 The Art of Richard Eurich
Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich.1959.
Aka: The Garden [Russell-Cotes, Tooths]; The Garden: Summer Evening [RA]
Verso: Inscribed " The Garden R. EURICH" on the canvas fold on stretcher
Other measurements: 78.7 x 110.1 cm [REP], 78 x 109 cm
Cat: REP0003
abstract domestic scene expressionist flowers garden path reflection strong colour trees turner-ish windowRichard was very fond of his garden. He raised plants from seed, and stored dahlias over winter, to plant them out to form a riot of colour in the summer. There were African marigolds, nasturtiums, sunflowers, evening primroses and lots more. On my wedding in 1963 he decorated my straw hat with flowers from the garden, and I carried a homemade bouquet. His painting style here is not characteristic, but how else could you give the idea of his "jungle "of colour?
We have merged this work, 'The Garden' (1959) with the work recorded at the RA 1960 summer show, 'The Garden: Summer Evening'.
This is the view from the dining room window of Appletreewick, the house where I was born, where we all grew up and where our parents lived all their married life.
The view changed over the years, but this was its heyday, at a time when my father loved to potter in the greenhouse, raising plants for this wonderful summer display.
As a one-time painter myself, I can appreciate the freshness and directness of approach, the paint laid on simply, so that the picture sings and vibrates. The one point where he changed his mind, and did a bit of reworking …
This is the view from the dining room window of Appletreewick, the house where I was born, where we all grew up and where our parents lived all their married life.
The view changed over the years, but this was its heyday, at a time when my father loved to potter in the greenhouse, raising plants for this wonderful summer display.
As a one-time painter myself, I can appreciate the freshness and directness of approach, the paint laid on simply, so that the picture sings and vibrates. The one point where he changed his mind, and did a bit of reworking is in the window frame. In photographs of the painting in progress, the frame bisects the picture, but he later painted out half, leaving this mysterious grey stripe part way through the painting.Somehow one accepts it.
As a gardener myself,I enjoy this picture on another level. It hangs on the wall looking out on our garden, almost saying “ Can you match this?”and reminding me of the joy of Appletreewick garden, and his response to it.
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