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
Children on Donkeys at the Seaside (1964)
oil on board - 62.5h x 75w (cm)
Evening, Farne (1964)
oil on board - 25h x 36w (cm)
Penmon Lighthouse, Anglesey (1964)
oil on board - 20.3h x 31w (cm)
Mavis and Philippa, Lepe, early morning (1962)
oil on thin board - 15h x 27.2w (cm)
The Whitby Lights (1962)
oil on board - 35.2h x 58.1w (cm)
Near Seaview, Isle of Wight (1962)
oil on board - 22h x 61w (cm)
Coast Scene with Rainbow (1953)
oil on canvas - 122.5h x 183.5w (cm)
Harbour Entrance (1952)
oil on board - 41h x 61w (cm)
The Bay (1952)
- 50.8h x 61w (cm)
Sails and Crucifix (1951)
oil on ? - 15.24h x 21w (cm)
Beach Scene (1951)
oil on canvas - 17.8h x 20.3w (cm)
The Shell Gatherer (1951)
oil on board - 15h x 20w (cm)
Marine Harvest (1949)
oil on canvas - 55.9h x 60.9w (cm)
Strange Nativity (1948)
- 40.6h x 50.8w (cm)
La Fête des Saintes Maries de la Mer (1948)
oil on canvas - 63.5h x 101w (cm)
The Return (1948)
oil on canvas - 51h x 61w (cm)
Dancing Men (1948)
oil on canvas - 40.5h x 51w (cm)
House on the Beach (c1945)
oil on panel - 23h x 30.5w (cm)
D-Day, Reconstruction - Beach Landing (1944)
oil on panel - 102h x 228.5w (cm)
The Raid on the Bruneval Radio Location Station, 27-28 February 1942 (1942)
oil on canvas - 76.2h x 101.9w (cm)