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'.
Figure and Planes (1974)
oil on board - 37h x 49.5w (cm)
Flint Torso (1973)
oil on driftwood panel - 14h x 22.9w (cm)
Northumbrian Sword Dance (1973)
oil on board - 30.5h x 61w (cm)
Figure on Stony Beach (male nude bather back view) (c1972)
- 35.6h x 40.6w (cm)
Watchers on a Beach (1971)
oil on board - 76.2h x 101.6w (cm)
Fragment (1971)
oil on board - 15.2h x 61w (cm)
Figures on a Beach (1971)
oil on panel - 45h x 66.5w (cm)
The Model (1971)
oil on canvas laid on board - 21.6h x 19.7w (cm)
Mother and Son (c1971)
oil on canvas - 25.5h x 29.2w (cm)
Botschaft (Valentine) (1970)
oil on board - 38h x 44.5w (cm)
The Gathering of the Waters (1970)
oil on board - 45h x 50.1w (cm)
Two Nudes on Beach (1970)
oil on board - 16.5h x 38w (cm)
The Bay (or Cove) with Bathers (1970)
oil on board - 61h x 76w (cm)
Study of Figures on Beach (1970)
oil on board - 21.5h x 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