Thunder in the Solent (1969)
Photo: Paul Carter      
© Richard Eurich Paintings

Thunder in the Solent

1969

Oil on board
61.5 x 76 cm

Private Collection, UK


Seascapes | Coastal Scenes Works | 1960 to 1969 Bonfires | Flames | Smoke Lepe Beach and The Solent

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Recto: Signed lower right: R. Eurich.

Aka: Thunder in the Solent [inscription verso and Tooth’s]; Thunder Over the Solent [Fine Art Society]

Verso: Inscribed " THUNDER IN THE SOLENT. RICHARD EURICH R.A." and Fosse Gallery label

Other measurements: 61.5 x 76 cm [REP]

Cat: REP0006

England Hampshire Lepe Beach The Solent The South barbed wire beach driftwood fence newspaper posts rubbish bin sea ship shore smoke waste bin waves windy

It is interesting to compare this picture with Lepe Beach (1970) which was painted about the same time. The rotting fence is right in the foreground and the rubbish bin is on the edge of the composition. It is like holding a camera and moving forward to get a slightly different view of the same landscape. An added detail is the discarded page of a newspaper caught on a bit of barbed wire. It is probably added as an after-thought to give life to the composition. The Solent is darker than the surrounding land and sky perhaps reflecting the now …

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It is interesting to compare this picture with Lepe Beach (1970) which was painted about the same time. The rotting fence is right in the foreground and the rubbish bin is on the edge of the composition. It is like holding a camera and moving forward to get a slightly different view of the same landscape. An added detail is the discarded page of a newspaper caught on a bit of barbed wire. It is probably added as an after-thought to give life to the composition. The Solent is darker than the surrounding land and sky perhaps reflecting the now receding thunder. 

Provenance

EXHIBITED | 29th Sep to 16th Oct 1970

"Richard Eurich - Recent Paintings" - Arthur Tooth & Sons, London

Cat 8; priced at £385

EXHIBITED | 22nd Jun to 27th Jul 1980

"Richard Eurich, R.A., Mostly Recent Paintings" - Ash Barn Gallery, Petersfield

Cat 12; priced at £1120

EXHIBITED | 28th Jul to 22nd Aug 1990

"New English Art Club Members Only Exhibition (Summer)" - Castle Museum, Norwich

Cat 63; priced at £1100

EXHIBITED | 14th Oct to 8th Nov 1991

"Richard Eurich: Paintings Since the War" - The Fine Art Society, London

Cat 12

EXHIBITED | 1st to 25th Feb 1994

"A Tribute to Richard Eurich" - The Fine Art Society, London

Cat 5, illustrated; priced at £6000

EXHIBITED | 8th to 28th Jun 2008

"The World of Richard Eurich O.B.E., R.A. 1903-1992: A Retrospective" - Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

ACQUIRED | 2008

purchased from the Fosse Gallery

IN COLLECTION | 2015

Private Collection, UK

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Provenance:

  • ACQUIRED - 2008 - purchased from the Fosse Gallery
  • IN COLLECTION - 2015 - Private Collection, UK

Exhibitions:

  • 29th Sep to 16th Oct 1970 - "Richard Eurich - Recent Paintings", Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
    Cat 8; priced at £385
  • 22nd Jun to 27th Jul 1980 - "Richard Eurich, R.A., Mostly Recent Paintings", Ash Barn Gallery, Petersfield
    Cat 12; priced at £1120
  • 28th Jul to 22nd Aug 1990 - "New English Art Club Members Only Exhibition (Summer)", Castle Museum, Norwich
    Cat 63; priced at £1100
  • 14th Oct to 8th Nov 1991 - "Richard Eurich: Paintings Since the War", The Fine Art Society, London
    Cat 12
  • 1st to 25th Feb 1994 - "A Tribute to Richard Eurich", The Fine Art Society, London
    Cat 5, illustrated; priced at £6000
  • 8th to 28th Jun 2008 - "The World of Richard Eurich O.B.E., R.A. 1903-1992: A Retrospective", Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Notes:

  • None recorded.

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