The White Horse, Weymouth (1974)
Photo: Paul Carter      
© Richard Eurich Paintings

The White Horse, Weymouth

1974

Oil on board
46 x 51 cm

Private Collection, UK

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Recto: Signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich. '74

Verso: Inscribed "The White Horse, Weymouth. Richard Eurich. 1974", and Kleinwort Benson barcode label

Other measurements: 46 x 51 cm [REP], 50.8 x 61 cm

Dorset The South West Weymouth field hay hay bales hedge hill horse rider

 I remember when a child, as we drove along in the car, being told to look out for the White Horse. When I did see it, I could hardly believe it, the landscape being so utterly changed by is presence. To me this painting captures that same feeling, and the sense of scale, emphasised by the straw bales, so dwarfed in spite of their ‘megalith’ postures, brings back that sense of wonder.

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 26th Apr to 20th May 1977

"Richard Eurich RA" - The Fine Art Society, London    (toured to Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, 28 May-21 June 1977)

Cat 43

EXHIBITED | 31st Oct to 10th Nov 1985

"New English Art Club 138th Exhibition (Winter)" - The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London

Cat 38; NFS

ACQUIRED | 1987

bought by private collector from The Fine Art Society for £1500

AUCTIONED | 9th May 2007

"20th Century British Art" - Christie's, South Kensington, London

lot 80, illustrated; price realised £1800

IN COLLECTION | 2016

Private Collection, UK

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 1987 - bought by private collector from The Fine Art Society for £1500
  • AUCTIONED - 9th May 2007 - "20th Century British Art", Christie's, South Kensington, London
    lot 80, illustrated; price realised £1800
  • IN COLLECTION - 2016 - Private Collection, UK

Exhibitions:

  • 26th Apr to 20th May 1977 - "Richard Eurich RA", The Fine Art Society, London    (toured to Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, 28 May-21 June 1977)
    Cat 43
  • 31st Oct to 10th Nov 1985 - "New English Art Club 138th Exhibition (Winter)", The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London
    Cat 38; NFS

Notes:

  • None recorded.

Related  

The White Horse, Kilburn, Yorkshire: after Rain (1950)

Image © Richard Eurich Paintings

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References:

  • The Art of Richard Eurich (Andrew Lambirth, pub. 2020: Lund Humphries, 170 colour illustrations, ISBN 9781848221727) [fig 108, pg 129]