Nude Figures
At the Slade, drawing from the nude was an intense course and Richard won a prize for his work. However, when left to himself, his nudes were often somewhat attenuated and softened.
When he started painting beach scenes, naked figures would often appear among fully clothed groups... the play of shapes and tones varied the surface and often gave liveliness and humour as well as an occasional gravitas.
It is the presence of nudes, overt and hidden, that often adds the element of strangeness to the paintings in the set we call 'Strange Pictures'.
Outlook Through a Window (1984)
oil on board - 59h × 62.3w (cm)
This strange picture of an empty room with the two nude figures feels quite claustrophobic with the lack of sky outside. The usual case of the interior being darker than the outside is reversed.
The Shower Bath (1952)
oil on panel - 27.9h × 20.3w (cm)
This picture is smaller than one might think. The amazing mahogany shower structure frames the main figure in a lovely soft light.
Mother and Baby (1946)
oil on canvas laid on panel - 19.5h × 14.5w (cm)
The woman and child are very sculptural, an effect enhanced by the grisaille painting. It is also quite a tender image.
Low Tide Fun (1991)
oil on board - 61h × 75w (cm)
Garden Figure (1989)
oil on board - 14.5h × 35.5w (cm)
The Bathroom (1989)
oil on board - 11.2h × 35w (cm)
Nude (1989)
oil on panel - 22.5h × 26.5w (cm)
Nude by Window (c1989)
oil on board - 45h × 60.5w (cm)
Adam and Eve (1988)
pencil on paper on board - 37h × 44w (cm)
Nude Study (1988)
oil on board - 30.5h × 20.5w (cm)
The Talkative One (1988)
oil on board - 31h × 21w (cm)
The Girl (1987)
oil on board - 30.2h × 20.7w (cm)
Nude Couple on Beach (1986)
oil on canvas board - 30.5h × 29.2w (cm)
Nude on the Beach (1986)
- 10.2h × 9.5w (cm)
Beach Study No.3 (1986)
oil on board - 31h × 24w (cm)
The Bedroom (1986)
oil on board - 32h × 61w (cm)
The Bathers (1986)
oil on board - 10h × 33.5w (cm)
Blue Shoes (1985)
oil on board - 11.5h × 19w (cm)
The Shower Bath (1985)
oil on board - 81.5h × 55.8w (cm)
Three Figures (1984)
oil on board - 21.5h × 12w (cm)
The Burning Bush (1984)
oil on board - 80h × 121.5w (cm)
The Argument (1983)
oil on board - 30.5h × 26w (cm)
The Bath Towel (1983)
oil on board - 29h × 20.5w (cm)
Two Figures in a Shower (1982)
oil on board - 40.5h × 12w (cm)
The Bathroom (1982)
oil on board - 40h × 61w (cm)
Farewell (1982)
oil on panel - 15h × 22.5w (cm)
The Mirror (1982)
oil on board - 17h × 10w (cm)
The Sand Pit (1981)
oil on board - 41h × 61w (cm)
Beach Huts and Bathers (1981)
oil on board - 40h × 91w (cm)
Bank Holiday (1981)
oil on canvas laid on board - 24.1h × 48.3w (cm)
Penelope (1980)
oil on board - 22.5h × 30.5w (cm)
Mother and Daughter (1979)
oil on board - 14h × 30w (cm)
The Sunshade (1979)
oil on board - 12.5h × 20w (cm)
Figures on a Beach (1979)
oil on board - 56h × 81.5w (cm)
Sebastian (1977)
oil on canvas board - 20.2h × 51.5w (cm)
Scottish Light House (1976)
oil on board - 9.5h × 22w (cm)
Stony Beach (1976)
oil on board - 80h × 109w (cm)
Nocturne (1975)
oil on board - 30.5h × 30.5w (cm)
Figures on a Beach - The Rainbow (1975)
pencil on paper laid to board - 20h × 28w (cm)
Sketch_08-002 figure study (1970s)
pencil on paper
Figure and Planes (1974)
oil on board - 37h × 49.5w (cm)
Flint Torso (1973)
oil on driftwood panel - 14h × 22.9w (cm)
Northumbrian Sword Dance (1973)
oil on board - 30.5h × 61w (cm)
Figure on Stony Beach (male nude bather back view) (c1972)
- 35.6h × 40.6w (cm)
Watchers on a Beach (1971)
oil on board - 76.2h × 101.6w (cm)
Fragment (1971)
oil on board - 15.2h × 61w (cm)
Figures on a Beach (1971)
oil on panel - 45h × 66.5w (cm)
The Model (1971)
oil on canvas laid on board - 21.6h × 19.7w (cm)
Mother and Son (c1971)
oil on canvas - 25.5h × 29.2w (cm)
Botschaft (Valentine) (1970)
oil on board - 38h × 44.5w (cm)
The Gathering of the Waters (1970)
oil on board - 45h × 50.1w (cm)
Two Nudes on Beach (1970)
oil on board - 16.5h × 38w (cm)
The Bay (or Cove) with Bathers (1970)
oil on board - 61h × 76w (cm)
Study of Figures on Beach (1970)
oil on board - 21.5h × 61w (cm)
Sketch_05-01 Figure Study (c1970)
pencil on paper
Sketch_05-02 Figure Study (c1970)
pencil on paper
Sketch_08-005 figures (1970s)
pen on paper
Lone Wader (1969)
oil on canvas - 25.4h × 29.8w (cm)
Nudes on Beach (1969)
oil on board - 24h × 57w (cm)
Beach with Bathers (1969)
oil on board - 40.7h × 122w (cm)
The Mandala (1969)
oil on board - 81h × 91.5w (cm)
Robing Bathers on a Rainy Beach (1969)
oil on canvas - 51h × 75w (cm)
Lovers on Beach (1969)
oil on canvas - 30h × 40w (cm)
Hole in the Wall (1968)
oil on board - 27.9h × 61w (cm)
The Great Tanker (1968)
oil on canvas - 76.5h × 102w (cm)
Three Figures on a Beach (1967)
oil on canvas - 30.5h × 38.1w (cm)
Sketch_17-043 Camberwell figure study (1966)
pencil on paper
Lepe (1965)
oil on board - 19.7h × 30.5w (cm)
Sketch_20-103 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-018 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-006 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-039 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil and crayon on paper?
Sketch_17-050 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-023 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-110 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-052 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-021 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-003 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_20-101 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_20-104 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_20-102 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-011 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_20-105 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
charcoal pencil on paper
Sketch_17-022 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
Sketch_17-033 Camberwell figure study (1960s)
pencil on paper
The Messenger (1962)
oil on board - 94.5h × 125w (cm)
The Whitby Lights (1962)
oil on board - 35.2h × 58.1w (cm)
Near Seaview, Isle of Wight (1962)
oil on board - 22h × 61w (cm)
Seated Female Nude (1960s)
oil on canvas laid to board - 48h × 38.5w (cm)
The Critics (1956)
oil on canvas - 63.5h × 76.2w (cm)
Study of a Seated Nude (1955)
oil on canvas - 55.2h × 37.2w (cm)
Regatta (c1955)
oil on canvas - 63.5h × 76.2w (cm)
Sketch_00-007 Camberwell figure study (1950s)
pencil on paper
The Pink Room (1954)
oil on canvas - 102h × 127w (cm)
The Return (c1952)
- 30.5h × 50.8w (cm)
Trying on Hats (1951)
oil on panel - 17.8h × 20.3w (cm)
Beach Scene (1951)
oil on canvas - 17.8h × 20.3w (cm)
Figurehead (1931)
tempura on board - 23.4h × 17.5w (cm)
The Unwilling Listener (1930)
oil on paper - 19h × 27.8w (cm)
The Pool in the Wood (1929)
pencil on paper - 27h × 37w (cm)
The New Dress (1929)
pencil on paper - 26.5h × 38w (cm)
Clowns by the Sea (c1929)
pencil on paper
Betty and Paul (1928)
pencil on paper - 55.3h × 49.5w (cm)
The Charlady Bows (1928)
pencil on paper - 31.4h × 24.1w (cm)
Nude Boy in a Bedroom (1928)
pencil tinted with watercolour on paper - 36.7h × 26.4w (cm)
The Three Graces (1927)
pencil and red crayon on paper - 40h × 24w (cm)
Nude Woman with Bird (1926)
oil on canvas - 25.1h × 20.1w (cm)
Mother and Children, Day at the Beach (1926)
oil on board - 45.7h × 25.4w (cm)
Figure in Elm (c1926)
elm wood - 70h × 15w (cm)
Carving of Woman's Torso (c1926)
wood - possibly elm - 18h (cm)
Carving of Youth's Torso (1925)
wood on alabaster base
Standing Male Nude, back view (1925)
pencil on paper
Sailors and Other Figures Carousing by a Quay (1925)
oil on canvas - 91.5h × 122w (cm)
Seated Male Nude (1925)
pencil on paper
Two Standing Male Nudes (1925)
black chalk and red chalk on paper
Standing Male Nude (1925)
red chalk, black chalk and pencil on paper
Figure (1917)
oil? on thin card - 15.3h × 23.3w (cm)