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.
Chorister (1928)
pen on paper
The Bass Player (c1928)
pencil on paper - 16.8h x 12w (cm)
Screen (c1928)
oil on ? - 137.16h x 304.8w (cm)
Dancing Sailor (c1928)
pencil on paper - 26.2h x 14.3w (cm)
The Great Viol (1927)
pencil on paper - 31.9h x 25.9w (cm)
Fantazia (1927)
pencil on paper - 25.5h x 32w (cm)
Harlequins (1926)
oil on canvas - 70h x 55w (cm)
Sailors and Other Figures Carousing by a Quay (1925)
oil on canvas - 91.5h x 122w (cm)
The Organ (1917)
watercolour and ink on paper