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
Dunkirk Beaches, May 1940 (1941)
oil on canvas - 101.8h x 152.5w (cm)
Robin Hood's Bay in Wartime (1940)
oil on canvas - 63.5h x 76.2w (cm)
Dunkirk Beaches (1940)
oil on cardboard - 22.8h x 45.7w (cm)
Dunkirk Beach, 1940 (1940)
oil on board - 28h x 50.8w (cm)
Withdrawal from Dunkirk, June 1940 (1940)
oil on canvas - 76.2h x 101.6w (cm)
Dunkirk 1940 (c1940)
oil on board - 26.6h x 35.5w (cm)
Sunbathing on the Jetty, Penzance (1939)
oil on canvas - 40h x 50w (cm)
Winter Seascape (1933)
oil on canvas - 50.8h x 60.9w (cm)
Wyke Regis (1932)
watercolour on paper - 19h x 27w (cm)
Lyme Regis (1930)
oil on canvas - 40.8h x 50.8w (cm)
Clowns by the Sea (c1929)
pencil on paper
Fantazia (1927)
pencil on paper - 25.5h x 32w (cm)
Mother and Children, Day at the Beach (1926)
oil on board - 45.7h x 25.4w (cm)
Fishing at Whitby (c1923)
oil on canvas board - 17h x 25w (cm)