Rainbows
Rainbows occur in Richard's pictures from the early 20s up into his 80s. This universal symbol of hope for him (like Wordsworth) brings back a childhood delight in how it can transform a scene.
Passing Storm, Wharfedale (1980)
oil on board - 40.7h × 91.5w (cm)
The rainbow changes everything. The left half of the picture is down-to-earth Yorkshire and then under the shadow of the rainbow there is suddenly a sense of something strange happening as if the solid ground is dissolving.
Rainbow, New Forest (1957)
oil on canvas - 45.5h × 61w (cm)
Richard must have seen this effect when out for a walk and then gone back to the studio to try to capture the scene. The shaft of sunlight through the centre of the trees seems to echo the light of the rainbow.
The Rainbow (1989)
oil on board - 28h × 36w (cm)
The Rainbow (1987)
oil on board - 11.5h × 33.5w (cm)
Rain and Rainbow (1987)
oil on board - 30.4h × 40.6w (cm)
Chesil Beach (1986)
oil on board - 48.3h × 81.9w (cm)
Storm, Finland (1984)
oil on board - 30.5h × 40.7w (cm)
Stampede (1984)
pencil and wash on paper - 28h × 61w (cm)
Seascape with Rainbow (1983)
oil on board - 13.3h × 27.3w (cm)
Green Summer, New Forest (1982)
oil on board - 40.6h × 61w (cm)
The Monument (1981)
oil on board - 30h × 60w (cm)
A Moment of Sadness (1981)
oil on board - 51h × 76w (cm)
Rain Landscape (1980)
oil on board - 22.9h × 48.9w (cm)
Chesil Beach (1979)
oil on board - 12.7h × 16.5w (cm)
Chesil Beach, Dorset (1979)
oil on board - 25.4h × 45.1w (cm)
The Rainbow (1977)
- 32h × 45w (cm)
Figures on a Beach - The Rainbow (1975)
pencil on paper laid to board - 20h × 28w (cm)
Passing Storm (c1975)
oil on board - 12h × 17w (cm)
October Snow, Wharfedale (1974)
oil on board - 48.3h × 78.1w (cm)
Seascape with Rainbow, Eddystone Lighthouse (1974)
oil on board - 48.2h × 82.5w (cm)
The Rescue (1974)
oil on board - 75h × 60.5w (cm)
New Forest, Passing Shower (1973)
oil on board - 20.9h × 33.9w (cm)
The Jetty (1972)
oil on panel - 30.5h × 33w (cm)
Chesil Beach (1968)
oil on canvas - 42h × 50.5w (cm)
Stormy Evening (c1967)
- 50.8h × 61w (cm)
Seascape with Rainbow (1966)
oil on board - 67h × 92w (cm)
Seascape (c1966)
oil on board - 50.8h × 76.2w (cm)
Landscape and Rainbow (1960s)
felt tip pen on paper - 7h × 9.5w (cm)
Fruit Bowl and Rainbow (1960s)
felt tip pen on paper - 12.6h × 15.4w (cm)
Old Yorkshire Quarry, Wharfedale (1961)
oil on canvas - 40.5h × 51w (cm)
Approaching Storm, Salisbury (1960s)
oil on canvas - 51h × 61w (cm)
York Festival Triptych (1956)
oil on canvas - 130.8h × 196.2w (cm)
Double Rainbow (c1956)
- 63.5h × 76.2w (cm)
Coast Scene with Rainbow (1953)
oil on canvas - 122.5h × 183.5w (cm)
Rainbow and Pony, York (1951)
oil on canvasboard - 15.2h × 20.9w (cm)
The White Horse, Kilburn, Yorkshire: after Rain (1950)
oil on canvas - 40.6h × 50.8w (cm)
The Return (1948)
oil on canvas - 51h × 61w (cm)
Escort Carrier, Southampton (1946)
- 40.6h × 50.8w (cm)
The Dreamer (1946)
oil on panel - 21h × 27.5w (cm)
The Long Barrow (c1945)
oil on canvas - 50.8h × 61w (cm)
Farmyard (c1945)
- 38h × 45.7w (cm)
The Wreck of the Herzogin Cecilie (1944)
oil on canvas - 74h × 100w (cm)
The Great Convoy to North Africa, November 1942 (1943)
oil on canvas - 76h × 127w (cm)
The Rainbow (1937)
oil on board
Portland (1923)
oil on board - 15.5h × 50.5w (cm)
Classical Scene, Ilkley Quarry (1922)
oil on canvas on board - 23.5h × 32w (cm)
Landscape with Rainbow (1920s)
oil on canvas - 18h × 28w (cm)