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'.
The Whitby Lights (1962)
oil on board - 35.2h x 58.1w (cm)
Near Seaview, Isle of Wight (1962)
oil on board - 22h x 61w (cm)
Seated Female Nude (1960s)
oil on canvas laid to board - 48h x 38.5w (cm)
The Critics (1956)
oil on canvas - 63.5h x 76.2w (cm)
Study of a Seated Nude (1955)
oil on canvas - 55.2h x 37.2w (cm)
Regatta (c1955)
oil on canvas - 63.5h x 76.2w (cm)
Sketch_00-007 Camberwell figure study (1950s)
pencil on paper
The Pink Room (1954)
oil on canvas - 102h x 127w (cm)
The Return (c1952)
- 30.5h x 50.8w (cm)
Trying on Hats (1951)
oil on panel - 17.8h x 20.3w (cm)
Beach Scene (1951)
oil on canvas - 17.8h x 20.3w (cm)
Figurehead (1931)
tempura on board - 23.4h x 17.5w (cm)
The Unwilling Listener (1930)
oil on paper - 19h x 27.8w (cm)
The Pool in the Wood (1929)
pencil on paper - 27h x 37w (cm)
The New Dress (1929)
pencil on paper - 26.5h x 38w (cm)
Clowns by the Sea (c1929)
pencil on paper
Betty and Paul (1928)
pencil on paper - 55.3h x 49.5w (cm)
The Charlady Bows (1928)
pencil on paper - 31.4h x 24.1w (cm)