Photo: Southwark Council, South London Gallery Collection

The Guy

1958

Oil on canvas
127 x 101.6 cm

Cuming Museum, Southwark Art Collection, Camberwell, London

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Recto: Signed and dated lower left: R Eurich 1958

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Provenance

EXHIBITED | 3rd May to 17th Aug 1958

"Summer Exhibition 1958" - Royal Academy of Arts, London

Cat 124

EXHIBITED | 1st to 24th Oct 1958

"Richard Eurich, Derek Middleton, Maurice Utrillo" - Redfern Gallery, London

Cat 14

EXHIBITED | 1959

"Yorkshire Artists Exhibition", Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds

EXHIBITED | 1960

"Work by Staff of Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts", South London Art Gallery, London

ACQUIRED | 1960

Cuming Museum, Southwark Art Collection, Camberwell, London

bought from the artist at Camberwell Exhibition for 250 guineas; accession number GA1038

EXHIBITED | 25th Nov 1979 to 20th Jan 1980

"Richard Eurich, RA - A Retrospective Exhibition" - Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford District Museums and Galleries, Bradford (toured Glasgow, London, Southampton)

Cat 57

EXHIBITED | 28th Jan to 13th Mar 1994

"The Edge of all the Land: Richard Eurich 1903-1992" - Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton (toured to Manchester, Bradford, Ipswich)

Cat 58

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Provenance:

ACQUIRED - 1960 - Cuming Museum, Southwark Art Collection, Camberwell, London
bought from the artist at Camberwell Exhibition for 250 guineas; accession number GA1038

Exhibitions:

3rd May to 17th Aug 1958 - "Summer Exhibition 1958", Royal Academy of Arts, London
Cat 124
1st to 24th Oct 1958 - "Richard Eurich, Derek Middleton, Maurice Utrillo", Redfern Gallery, London
Cat 14
1959 - "Yorkshire Artists Exhibition", Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
1960 - "Work by Staff of Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts", South London Art Gallery, London
25th Nov 1979 to 20th Jan 1980 - "Richard Eurich, RA - A Retrospective Exhibition", Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford District Museums and Galleries, Bradford (toured Glasgow, London, Southampton)
Cat 57
28th Jan to 13th Mar 1994 - "The Edge of all the Land: Richard Eurich 1903-1992", Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton (toured to Manchester, Bradford, Ipswich)
Cat 58

Notes:

None recorded.

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References:

Art UK [artuk.org]
“Richard Eurich (1903-1992) Visionary Artist” (Edward Chaney and Christine Clearkin (contributions by James Hyman, David McCann and Peyton Skipwith), pub. 2003: Paul Holberton Publishing, ISBN 1903470110) [Figure 27 in catalogue, not exhibited]
The Sphere [Christmas edition, 1958, illustrated in colour]
The Cuming Museum [link]
Art UK Curations 3 [Themed groups of works selected from the Art UK online catalogue by art professionals and members of the public.] [20th Century Spotlight: Southwark Art Collection | curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets, Art UK]