Music | Dance
Richard played the violin as a boy and later owned a clavichord as well as an upright piano. His friend John Bickerdike introduced him to Renaissance music and the viol family which appear a lot in his work of the 20s. He even wrote some music using a sort of counterpoint. His extraordinary picture 'The Judgement' illustrates Cecilia, the patron saint of music, judging musical instruments which cascade through the air in a church interior.
The Mummers (1952)
oil on board - 88h x 92w (cm)
The Mummers (1951)
oil on board - 21h x 15.9w (cm)
The Ferryboat 'Charon' (1950)
oil on canvas - 74h x 98w (cm)
Negro Ballet (c1950)
oil on canvas - 51h x 61w (cm)
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, by Candlelight (1947)
oil on panel - 119h x 89.5w (cm)
The Singer (1930)
oil on canvas - 66h x 49.5w (cm)
The Girls at a Spinet (1930)
oil on canvas - 44.4h x 55.8w (cm)
The Unwilling Listener (1930)
oil on paper - 19h x 27.8w (cm)
The Family (1929)
pencil on paper - 30.5h x 25.4w (cm)
Mother and Daughter (1929)
pen on paper
The Muse (1929)
pencil on paper - 33h x 25w (cm)
The Spinet (1929)
pencil on paper
Evensong (1929)
pencil on paper - 32.5h x 38w (cm)
The New Dress (1929)
pencil on paper - 26.5h x 38w (cm)
Clowns by the Sea (c1929)
pencil on paper
Design for Title Page: Harpsichord and Virginal Music (1928)
pencil on paper - 24.5h x 20.2w (cm)