Newlyn Harbour

Details

Richard Eurich, R.A. (1903-1992)
Newlyn Harbour
signed and dated 'R.EURICH./JANY '38' (lower right), signed again and inscribed 'NEWLYN EURICH' (on the stretcher bar)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.5 cm.)

Provenance

with Redfern Gallery, London, where purchased by Richard Keith-Davies at the 1938 exhibition, and by descent.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Recent paintings by Richard Eurich, London, Redfern Gallery, 1938, no. 12, illustrated, as 'Newlyn'.

Exhibited

London, Redfern Gallery, Recent Paintings by Richard Eurich, May 1938, no. 12, as 'Newlyn'.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Richard Eurich loved sailing and he knew a great deal about fishing harbours, working vessels and their rigging, and this is apparent in Newlyn Harbour. He would study a scene, take detailed sketches that included notes about colouration, and then back at his studio would begin work on a canvas. His starting point was where the germ of the design lay, from which area the painting would develop outwards, each colour chosen carefully in order to balance the composition. Bradford Museums & Galleries own another similar painting, Newlyn, Cornwall, exhibited at the same 1938 show in the Redfern Gallery; their painting can be viewed on the Public Catalogue Foundation's website hosted by the BBC.

We are very grateful to Christine Clearkin for preparing this catalogue entry.

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