The Tortoiseshell Cat (1954)
Photo: RA catalogue illustration      
© Royal Academy of Arts

The Tortoiseshell Cat

1954

60.7 x 35.6 cm

Unknown collection (see timeline)


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The cat in this painting is a portrait of Richard's eldest daughter's cat Winkie "an exceptionally pretty cat which just disappeared one day".

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 23rd Jan to 14th Feb 1954

"Pictures for Schools (S.E.A.)" - Whitechapel Art Gallery, London

illustrated

EXHIBITED | 1st May to 15th Aug 1954

"Summer Exhibition 1954" - Royal Academy of Arts, London

Cat 678

ACQUIRED | 1954

bought by private collector from the RA for £40.

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1954 - bought by private collector from the RA for £40.

Exhibitions:

  • 23rd Jan to 14th Feb 1954 - "Pictures for Schools (S.E.A.)", Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
    illustrated
  • 1st May to 15th Aug 1954 - "Summer Exhibition 1954", Royal Academy of Arts, London
    Cat 678

Notes:

  • None recorded.

Related  

Boy With Cat (1945)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

 

Boy with Cat (1981)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

 

Girl with a Cat (c1972)

Image © Fosse Gallery

 

The Black Cat (1984)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

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References:

  • Pictures for Schools Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery, 1954
  • RA Illustrated [1954]

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