Art work by Richard Eurich D.Litt. RA OBE (1903-1992) Catalogue Raisonnée: https://richardeurich.co.uk/. Contact: Philippa Bambach 07890 390633

Bait Diggers

1974

oil on board

13h x 35w (cm)

Private Collection (UK)

Figures on a Beach

Panoramas

Lepe Beach and The Solent

Recto: signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich. '74

Verso: inscribed: "BAIT DIGGERS. 1974 RICHARD EURICH"

Tags:

England

Figures on a Beach

Hampshire

Lepe Beach

Panoramas

Sets

The Solent

The South

Themes

Subject

Beach

Sea

figures on a beach

figures on the shore

groynes

panorama

water

Medium

Oil

Not to be confused with Bait Diggers (1979), Bait Diggers (1983), Bait Diggers (1987), Bait Diggers (1988) or Bait Diggers (1989), nor with several works titled Bait Digger, or nor with similar titles such as Small White Beach with Bait Diggers (1981).

Richard included bait diggers as a main subject or tiny in the background in dozens of works.

- REP / PC

This small panoramic view contains Dad’s tried and tested ingredients of sky, sea and beach at Lepe, but he is aiming for an ‘emptier’ scene. The juicy paint of the orange strip of beach and the breakwaters starts to ‘evaporate’ into the calmer sea and sky beyond. Very satisfying somehow.

- REP / PB

Provenance & Events

SOLO SHOW • Sep to November 1975

"[exhibition title unknown]"

Ash Barn Gallery

ACQUIRED • 1975

bought by a private collector from the Ash Barn gallery

IN COLLECTION • 2015

Private Collection (UK)

Related Works

Low Tide - Lepe (1986)

Figures on Beach (1986)

The Great Tanker (1968)

Sails in the Solent (1977)