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

Bait Diggers

1979

oil on board

14h x 25.5w (cm)

Private Collection (UK)

Figures on a Beach

Seascapes | Coastal Scenes

Towels | Shrouds | Figures Bending Over

Lepe Beach and The Solent

Recto: signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich '79

Verso: inscription "BAIT DIGGERS. RICHARD EURICH" and Ash Barn label dated 29-6-80 with name of purchaser

Tags:

England

Figures on a Beach

Hampshire

Lepe Beach

Motifs

Seascapes / Coastal Scenes

The Solent

The South

Themes

Towels

Subject

Beach

Sea

boat

cloudy

grey sky

mist

misty

sailing

sailing yacht

shingle

ship

water

windy

Medium

Oil

Not to be confused with Bait Diggers (1974), 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

If I semi-close my eyes, this almost becomes an abstract picture. The horizontal bands of colour however are still animated by figures and the shapes of boats flitting across the surface. A very atmospheric painting.

- REP / PB

Provenance & Events

SOLO SHOW • 22nd Jun to 27th Jul 1980

"Richard Eurich, R.A., Mostly Recent Paintings"

Ash Barn Gallery

Cat 65

Priced at £194

ACQUIRED • 29th Jun 1980

bought by a private collector from the Ash Barn Gallery

IN COLLECTION • 2015

Private Collection (UK)

Related Works

Bait Diggers, Solent (1978)

Bait Diggers and Sunbathers (1985)