Towels | Shrouds | Figures Bending Over
Towels obviously occur in many beach and bathroom scenes but we kept finding odd examples of either a towel or towel-like shroud draped often over the head. In many instances they seem signifcant in some way and create a very strange atmosphere. In some of the paintings figures are bent over for no apparent reason, sometimes with a towel hanging over their heads and sometimes without.
Promenade at Night (1972)
oil on board - 39h × 59.5w (cm)
At first sight this picture looks like a straightforward lamplit romantic scene. But on the right hand side is a ghostly figure walking away wearing what seems to be a towel-like head-dress.
Beach with Bathers (1969)
oil on board - 40.7h × 122w (cm)
Several white towels or towel-like cloths are part of the rhythm and pattern of this picture. They help to create a strange and rather surreal atmosphere.
Mother and Children, Day at the Beach (1926)
oil on board - 45.7h × 25.4w (cm)
Possibly the earliest example of a figure holding a towel. Richard’s towels seem to be mainly white, blank cloths ready to take on any form or meaning.
Scottie and Friends on the Beach (1990)
oil on board - 45.7h × 60.7w (cm)
Nude (1989)
oil on panel - 22.5h × 26.5w (cm)
Beach Scene (1989)
oil on board - 44.5h × 60w (cm)
The Talkative One (1988)
oil on board - 31h × 21w (cm)
Drawing 1987 (1987)
pencil on paper on board - 50h × 51w (cm)
The Toy Boat (1987)
oil on board - 27.8h × 29.7w (cm)
Red Heads and Young Man (1986)
oil on board - 42h × 55.8w (cm)
Wings (1986)
oil on ? - 54.6h × 80w (cm)
The Bedroom (1986)
oil on board - 32h × 61w (cm)
The Bathers (1986)
oil on board - 10h × 33.5w (cm)
The Man on the Shore (1984)
oil on ? - 26.7h × 20.3w (cm)
The Burning Bush (1984)
oil on board - 80h × 121.5w (cm)
Interior with Window (1983)
pencil on paper - 24h × 47w (cm)
Girl on Beach (1983)
pencil on paper - 24h × 17w (cm)
Bait Diggers (1983)
oil on paper on board - 25.3h × 38.5w (cm)
The Shroud (1983)
oil on board - 40h × 29.5w (cm)
The Bath Towel (1983)
oil on board - 29h × 20.5w (cm)
Winter Seascape (1983)
oil on board - 29h × 68w (cm)
The Fisher (1983)
pencil on paper - 27.9h × 38.1w (cm)
Pier Head (1982)
oil on board - 56.5h × 77.5w (cm)
The Bathroom (1982)
oil on board - 40h × 61w (cm)
Farewell (1982)
oil on panel - 15h × 22.5w (cm)
Figures on the Moors (1981)
oil on board - 30.5h × 45.5w (cm)
Small White Beach with Bait Diggers (1981)
- 9.5h × 24w (cm)
Beach Huts and Bathers (1981)
oil on board - 40h × 91w (cm)
Beach Carnival (1981)
oil on board - 61h × 91.5w (cm)
Bank Holiday (1981)
oil on canvas laid on board - 24.1h × 48.3w (cm)
Yacht Race (1981)
oil on board - 91h × 130w (cm)
Evening (1980)
oil on board - 40.6h × 91.4w (cm)
Penelope (1980)
oil on board - 22.5h × 30.5w (cm)
Bathers at Lepe (c1980)
oil on board - 32.5h × 40w (cm)
Deckchairs, Beaulieu River (1979)
oil on board - 13.5h × 30.3w (cm)
Bait Diggers (1979)
oil on board - 14h × 25.5w (cm)
Figures on a Beach (1979)
oil on board - 56h × 81.5w (cm)
Solent (1978)
watercolour on paper - 21h × 37w (cm)
Old Boathouse, Beaulieu River (1977)
oil on board - 71h × 91w (cm)
Sandbank with QE2 (1976)
pencil on paper - 28.8h × 39.1w (cm)
Beach, Figures and Boats (1975)
oil on board - 30.5h × 30.5w (cm)
Dog and Figures on Beach (1975)
oil on board - 25.4h × 30.5w (cm)
Farne (1975)
oil on board - 30.5h × 60w (cm)
The Seaweed Cart (1974)
oil on board - 31.5h × 54.5w (cm)
Figure and Planes (1974)
oil on board - 37h × 49.5w (cm)
Edge of the Moors (1973)
oil on panel - 38h × 61w (cm)
Yellow Oilskins (1973)
oil on panel - 38h × 61w (cm)
A Beach (1973)
oil on board - 54.5h × 105w (cm)
Northumbrian Sword Dance (1973)
oil on board - 30.5h × 61w (cm)
Watchers on a Beach (1971)
oil on board - 76.2h × 101.6w (cm)
Mother and Son (c1971)
oil on canvas - 25.5h × 29.2w (cm)
The Bay (or Cove) with Bathers (1970)
oil on board - 61h × 76w (cm)
Robing Bathers on a Rainy Beach (1969)
oil on canvas - 51h × 75w (cm)
Lovers on Beach (1969)
oil on canvas - 30h × 40w (cm)
Hole in the Wall (1968)
oil on board - 27.9h × 61w (cm)
The Great Tanker (1968)
oil on canvas - 76.5h × 102w (cm)
Three Figures on a Beach (1967)
oil on canvas - 30.5h × 38.1w (cm)
The Messenger (1962)
oil on board - 94.5h × 125w (cm)
Near Seaview, Isle of Wight (1962)
oil on board - 22h × 61w (cm)
Regatta (c1955)
oil on canvas - 63.5h × 76.2w (cm)
Coast Scene with Rainbow (1953)
oil on canvas - 122.5h × 183.5w (cm)
Episode at Lyme Regis (1951)
oil on cardboard - 20h × 25w (cm)
Beach Scene (1951)
oil on canvas - 17.8h × 20.3w (cm)
The Ferryboat 'Charon' (1950)
oil on canvas - 74h × 98w (cm)
A. Vincent, Son and Grandsons (1949)
- 50.8h × 76.2w (cm)
Troops at Balliol, Second World War (1947)
oil on canvas - 89.8h × 165.1w (cm)
Harbour Scene, Penzance (c1937)
oil on panel - 37h × 45w (cm)
The Pool in the Wood (1929)
pencil on paper - 27h × 37w (cm)
Ice Skating (1928)
pencil on paper - 21h × 31.7w (cm)
Nude Boy in a Bedroom (1928)
pencil tinted with watercolour on paper - 36.7h × 26.4w (cm)