c1945
Oil on panel
23 x 30.5 cm
With James Hyman Fine Art (as of 2003)
Figures on a Beach Paintings for Children Seascapes | Coastal Scenes Weather | Storm | Wind | Rain | Snow | Mist | Fog Works | 1940 to 1949 Richard Eurich (1903-1992) Visionary Artist The Art of Richard Eurich
Recto: Signed lower right: R. EURICH.
Aka: House by the Beach [Redfern 1945]; The House on the Beach [Hyman; Southampton]
architecture bathing machines beach beach huts beached boats breakers building cliffs crashing dark sky dinghy figures fishing boat fishing nets lighthouses looking out to sea low tide paintings for children rowing boat sandy beach seawall shutters sitting steps trawlersThis beautiful small painting is charming yet has a sense of expectation and even menace. It recalls not only the whimsy of Eurich's paintings of the later 1920s and 1930s but also the dark, dramatic skies of his celebrated wartime paintings of the 1940s. Painted at the war's end, The House on the Beach is a summation of many of Eurich's key themes: we are shown a beach on which boats lie awaiting high tide. People look out expectantly, a fishing boat is tossed by the turbulent sea and dominating the scene is the glowing presence of an imposing, yet …
This beautiful small painting is charming yet has a sense of expectation and even menace. It recalls not only the whimsy of Eurich's paintings of the later 1920s and 1930s but also the dark, dramatic skies of his celebrated wartime paintings of the 1940s. Painted at the war's end, The House on the Beach is a summation of many of Eurich's key themes: we are shown a beach on which boats lie awaiting high tide. People look out expectantly, a fishing boat is tossed by the turbulent sea and dominating the scene is the glowing presence of an imposing, yet welcoming house.
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