1922
A rare example of the watercolours Dad was painting on the spot when he was still a teenager visiting his cousins in Weymouth. Although much ‘foxed’ the paper still bears the signs of a spontaneous reaction to the light and warmth of an early summer day.
This watercolour was found in a scrapbook RE compiled to show a selection of studies ". . . drawn before I went to the Slade School, London in 1924 - so they represent a cross section of what I was studying out of school up to the age of twenty one.".
Richard was a regular visitor to Weymouth, staying with relatives there. So it is not surprising that there are a few of his paintings titled 'Weymouth Bay'.
Our apologies if any of the details have got mixed up between them. Let us know.
Weymouth Bay (1922) early watercolour
Weymouth Bay (c1935) exhibited at the Redfern Gallery in 1935, no image
Weymouth Bay (1972) a moody panorama looking out to sea
Weymouth Bay (1979) another panorama looking across the bay towards the town
Weymouth Bay (1980) the one that won the first ever Hunting Art Prize for painting in 1981
Richard was a regular visitor to Weymouth, staying with relatives there. So it is not surprising that there are a few of his paintings titled 'Weymouth Bay'.
Our apologies if any of the details have got mixed up between them. Let us know.
Weymouth Bay (1922) early watercolour
Weymouth Bay (c1935) exhibited at the Redfern Gallery in 1935, no image
Weymouth Bay (1972) a moody panorama looking out to sea
Weymouth Bay (1979) another panorama looking across the bay towards the town
Weymouth Bay (1980) the one that won the first ever Hunting Art Prize for painting in 1981
Weymouth Bay (c1981) a little blue gem
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