Figures on a Beach
Richard loved to juxtapose the formality of the three horizontals of sky, sea and shore with the ever-changing human form and the patterns that they make. He also found humour, pathos or spiritual symbolism in the small narratives that emerged.
"The idea of figures on beaches is undoubtedly one of his favourite themes . . . physical types tend to be monumental and pale - sometimes almost ghostly; a coincidence which reinforces the marginal surrealism that occasionally tinges his vision."
Master of Poetic Narrative, 'The Scotsman', May 1977, author: Edward Cage
Seashore at Lepe (1972)
oil on panel - 35.6h x 61w (cm)
Lepe Beach (1972)
oil on panel - 22.5h x 30.5w (cm)
On the Beach (1972)
oil on panel - 30.5h x 61w (cm)
Figure on Stony Beach (male nude bather back view) (c1972)
- 35.6h x 40.6w (cm)
Watchers on a Beach (1971)
oil on board - 76.2h x 101.6w (cm)
Evening, Lepe (1971)
oil on board - 49.5h x 74.5w (cm)
Fragment (1971)
oil on board - 15.2h x 61w (cm)
Figures on a Beach (1971)
oil on panel - 45h x 66.5w (cm)
Farne (c1971)
oil on board - 25.4h x 38w (cm)
Figures on Beach with Stormy Sky (c1971)
- 30.5h x 40.6w (cm)
Mother and Son (c1971)
oil on canvas - 25.5h x 29.2w (cm)
Figures on a Beach, Sunset (1970)
oil on board - 13h x 16.5w (cm)
Low Tide, Lepe (1970)
oil on board - 13h x 23w (cm)
The Gathering of the Waters (1970)
oil on board - 45h x 50.1w (cm)
Two Nudes on Beach (1970)
oil on board - 16.5h x 38w (cm)
The Bay (or Cove) with Bathers (1970)
oil on board - 61h x 76w (cm)
Study of Figures on Beach (1970)
oil on board - 21.5h x 61w (cm)
Ramsgate (c1970)
oil on board - 28h x 50w (cm)
Lone Wader (1969)
oil on canvas - 25.4h x 29.8w (cm)
Nudes on Beach (1969)
oil on board - 24h x 57w (cm)