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'.
Lone Wader (1969)
oil on canvas - 25.4h x 29.8w (cm)
Nudes on Beach (1969)
oil on board - 24h x 57w (cm)
Beach with Bathers (1969)
oil on board - 40.7h x 122w (cm)
The Mandala (1969)
oil on board - 81h x 91.5w (cm)
Robing Bathers on a Rainy Beach (1969)
oil on canvas - 51h x 75w (cm)
Lovers on Beach (1969)
oil on canvas - 30h x 40w (cm)
Hole in the Wall (1968)
oil on board - 27.9h x 61w (cm)
The Great Tanker (1968)
oil on canvas - 76.5h x 102w (cm)
Three Figures on a Beach (1967)
oil on canvas - 30.5h x 38.1w (cm)
Sketch_17-043 Camberwell figure study (1966)
pencil on paper