Watchers on a Beach

Details

Richard Eurich (1903-1992)
Watchers on a Beach
signed and dated 'R. Eurich '71.' (lower right), signed, inscribed and dated again 'RICHARD EURICH 1971/WATCHERS ON A BEACH' (on the reverse)
oil on board
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)

Provenance

with Ash Barn, Petersfield, 1984.

Exhibited

London, Fine Art Society, Richard Eurich, April - May 1977, no. 26.

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Lot Essay

Eurich enjoyed observing the activities of people on the beach, here creating a narrative with the crowd of little figures massed on the shoreline all intently observing something going on out at sea. In the present view there is no indication of what event is being watched, the title of the painting is intentionally ambiguous. In The Rescue, (1971-74, Government Art Collection) a line of observers stand on the seashore watching a lifeboat speeding to the aid of a sinking tanker.

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