Trees | Woods | Forests
Trees as a stand-alone subject occupied Richard’s mind when still a teenager. As he developed he was influenced by Cotman and Cézanne, and trees more often became part of a larger landscape. In his later years he was fascinated by the New Forest on his doorstep and the garden where the small trees had by now had time to grow enormous. He cursed them for creating a green shade to his studio light but loved them nevertheless.
Autumn New Forest (1981)
oil on board - 33h × 52w (cm)
It is interesting that most of the pictures about trees and woods were painted in the last decade of Richard’s life. This is partly because of a lack of mobility and a concentration on what was near at hand. He continued to take the dog for walks on the Forest and he took more interest in the trees in his own back garden.This beautiful and subtle picture shows in the handling of paint and tone the experience of a life-time of painting!
The Jetty (1972)
oil on panel - 30.5h × 33w (cm)
Here trees account for only a quarter of the picture surface but they mass together in that wonderful heaviness of mid-summer to create an area of depth of shade. There are lovely details here too like the patient dog sitting near his master but looking wistfully at the dog having a bit of a game with its owner.
Valley of the Neisse River - Rohnau (1920)
watercolour on paper
This watercolour was painted by Richard when he travelled to Germany to see relations with his father and elder sister. By now, his parents had come to accept that Richard wanted to become an artist and although they had misgivings they were supportive. He recounts in his diary how his father held his umbrella (that he used for his hobby of catching beetles) over Richard as he painted, to shelter him from a sudden shower.
Last of the Light (1992)
oil on board - 61h × 76w (cm)
Trees (c1990)
oil on board - 15.5h × 30w (cm)
Self Portrait with Wife (c1990)
oil on board - 28h × 32w (cm)
The Forest (c1990)
oil on board - 28h × 32w (cm)
Winter Forest (c1990)
oil on board - 45.5h × 52.5w (cm)
Solitary Figure in Woodland (c1990)
oil on board - 60h × 70w (cm)
The House in the Wood (1989)
oil on board - 14h × 46w (cm)
River Wharfe, Ilkley (1989)
oil on board - 45.4h × 61w (cm)
The Edge of the Woods (1989)
oil on board - 7.6h × 40.6w (cm)
The Noads, New Forest (1989)
oil on board - 45h × 60w (cm)
Garden Figure (1989)
oil on board - 14.5h × 35.5w (cm)
The Bonfire (1989)
oil on board - 25.5h × 28w (cm)
Adam and Eve (1988)
pencil on paper on board - 37h × 44w (cm)
River Wharfe, Ilkley (1988)
oil on board - 17.78h × 27.94w (cm)
New Forest (1987)
oil on board - 42h × 82w (cm)
Blue Sky Through Trees (1987)
oil on board - 25h × 29w (cm)
From our Bedroom Window (1987)
oil on board - 59h × 75w (cm)
Ponies in the Snow (1987)
oil on board - 40.6h × 61w (cm)
Garden No.2 (1987)
oil on board - 32.5h × 11w (cm)
Forest Trees (1987)
oil on board - 30.5h × 36.8w (cm)
Autumn Sunset (c1987)
oil on board - 39.5h × 60w (cm)
Romsey, Autumn (1985)
oil on board - 33h × 30w (cm)
The Wharfe at Ilkley (1985)
- 29.2h × 35.6w (cm)
Edge of the Forest (1984)
oil on board - 36.6h × 60w (cm)
An Orchard (1984)
oil on board - 25.6h × 35.2w (cm)
Early Autumn, New Forest (1984)
oil on board - 77h × 57w (cm)
The Burning Bush (1984)
oil on board - 80h × 121.5w (cm)
Outlook Through a Window (1984)
oil on board - 59h × 62.3w (cm)
Old Cemetery, Portland (1983)
oil on board - 36.5h × 60.5w (cm)
Spring in the Noads (1983)
oil on board - 30.5h × 40w (cm)
Shadowed Landscape (1983)
oil on board - 19h × 45w (cm)
Green Glade (1983)
oil on board - 60h × 60w (cm)
Garden Fence (1983)
oil on board - 25h × 23w (cm)
Our Back Garden (1983)
oil on board - 55h × 75w (cm)
The Swing (1983)
oil on board - 23h × 30.5w (cm)
Edge of the Wood (1983)
oil on board - 20h × 20w (cm)
Trees, Summer (1983)
oil on board - 44.5h × 60w (cm)
Evening, High Summer (1983)
oil on board - 61h × 75w (cm)
Evergreen (c1983)
oil on board - 46h × 61w (cm)
Birches and Undergrowth (1982)
oil on board - 64h × 76.5w (cm)
Green Summer, New Forest (1982)
oil on board - 40.6h × 61w (cm)
The Branch Line (1982)
oil on board - 35.5h × 59w (cm)
Dark Avenue (1982)
oil on board - 19.5h × 24.5w (cm)
Bridge on the Wharfe (1982)
oil on board - 40.6h × 60.9w (cm)
The Avenue (1982)
oil on board - 22.5h × 21w (cm)
The Gas Works, Ilkley (1982)
oil on board - 39.5h × 60w (cm)
Forest Under Snow (1982)
oil on board - 46h × 63.5w (cm)
The Noads (1982)
oil on board - 38.5h × 59.5w (cm)
Winter Morning, New Forest (1982)
oil on board - 34.3h × 44w (cm)
Autumn, New Forest (1981)
oil on board - 20h × 91w (cm)
Lovers in the Woods (1981)
oil on board - 28.3h × 37w (cm)
Beach Carnival (1981)
oil on board - 61h × 91.5w (cm)
Late Autumn, New Forest (1981)
oil on board - 50.5h × 86.5w (cm)
Autumn (Sketch) (1981)
oil on board - 9.5h × 50w (cm)
Snow, Nash Road (1979)
oil on board - 24.5h × 28.5w (cm)
Malham, Yorkshire (1978)
pencil on paper - 23h × 37w (cm)
April Snow, Fewston (1973)
oil on board - 30.5h × 51w (cm)
Blackstone Beck (March 1972)
oil on panel - 39.5h × 32.3w (cm)
Lookout Tower, New Forest (1972)
oil on board - 52h × 71w (cm)
Young Oak Tree and May Trees (1972)
oil on panel - 46h × 61w (cm)
May, Young Oak and Young Copper Beech (1972)
oil on board - 25h × 31w (cm)
May Tree (1972)
oil on panel - 25.5h × 32w (cm)
Sunday Afternoon, Glarner Alp (1971)
oil on board - 45h × 76w (cm)
Melting Snow, Wharfedale (1969)
oil on board - 30.5h × 40.6w (cm)
Spring (c1969)
- 45.7h × 61w (cm)
Landscape with Chestnut Trees (1968)
oil on board - 18.5h × 45.7w (cm)
Landscape with uprooted trees and hares (1968)
oil on board - 40h × 74w (cm)
The Old Orchard (1967)
oil on canvas - 55h × 106w (cm)
Hillside in Wales (1967)
oil on board - 62h × 76w (cm)
Cornfield Cottage (1967)
oil on board - 28h × 33w (cm)
The Pond (1966)
oil on canvas - 76h × 101w (cm)
Studio Window (1963)
oil on board - 122h × 244w (cm)
May Tree (1963)
oil on board - 14h × 19w (cm)
Chatsworth to Represent Sheffield at Play (1961)
oil on canvas - 304.8h × 426.7w (cm)
Early Morning, Lytham Sands (1960)
oil on board - 51h × 81w (cm)
Sunset Study (1960)
oil on canvas - 26h × 31w (cm)
The Garden (1959)
oil on canvas - 78.7h × 110.1w (cm)
Rainbow, New Forest (1957)
oil on canvas - 45.5h × 61w (cm)
The Window (1956)
oil on canvas - 63h × 76.5w (cm)
Welsh Landscape (c1956)
- 111.8h × 144.8w (cm)
Ancient Forest, the Vision of St Eustace (c1954)
oil on canvas - 51h × 61w (cm)
Snow in a Wood (1952)
oil on board - 18h × 23.2w (cm)
Kirkham Abbey on the Derwent (1951)
- 76.2h × 127w (cm)
Landscape (1951)
oil on board - 17h × 21w (cm)
April Showers (c1948)
oil on canvas - 30.5h × 41w (cm)
Troops at Balliol, Second World War (1947)
oil on canvas - 89.8h × 165.1w (cm)
The New Forest (1939)
oil on canvas - 63.5h × 76.5w (cm)
Thatching in Hampshire (c1939)
- 41h × 61w (cm)
Cornish Landscape with Roller (1936)
oil on canvas - 39.5h × 49.5w (cm)
Landscape at Lyme Regis (1930)
oil on panel - 25h × 35w (cm)
The Pool in the Wood (1929)
pencil on paper - 27h × 37w (cm)
Ice Skating (1928)
pencil on paper - 21h × 31.7w (cm)
Trees in Mountain Valley (1926)
oil on ? - 50.8h × 76.2w (cm)
The White House (1926)
oil on canvas
Broken Tree (1926)
oil on canvas - 34.4h × 39.2w (cm)
Landscape Wharfedale (1925)
- 24.8h × 33w (cm)
The Tree (1921)
oil on canvas - 49h × 59.5w (cm)
The Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley (1921)
oil on canvas - 30.5h × 50.5w (cm)
Tree with Fence (1921)
oil on canvas - 76h × 64w (cm)