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

Beach Carnival

1981

oil on board

61h x 91.5w (cm)

Gatherings | Crowds | Festivities

Families

Figures on a Beach

Landscapes | Gardens

Trees | Woods | Forests

Birds Eye View

Bonfires | Flames | Smoke

Bicycles

Towels | Shrouds | Figures Bending Over

RA Summer Exhibitions

Recto: signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich '81

Verso: inscribed "BEACH CARNIVAL RICHARD EURICH. R. A. 1981"

Alternatives:

Seaside Carnival [RE sales diary]

59h x 89w [Bonhams]

Tags:

Bicycles / Ladders

Birds Eye View

Bonfires / Flames / Smoke

Figures on a Beach

Gatherings / Festivities

Landscapes / Gardens

Motifs

Themes

Towels

Trees / Woods

Subject

Beach

Sea

\Trees

at play

beach huts

bell tent

bicycles

bikes

boat

boats ships

camping

changing huts

children

country house

dogs

families

family

fields

fishing

forest

hill

hills

holiday

marquee

mountain

paddling

picnic

sailing

sunbathing

tent

tents

walking stick

water

woods woodland

Medium

Oil

An entirely imaginary scene. It is viewed from a certain height above the sea, which is bathed in a warm light. The interior wooded area is very dark by comparison but seems to make the occasional houses, the tent-like huts on the beach and the scattered people all the more jewel-like. The picture is full of Dad’s favourite little themes: towels, dogs, tents, a fire and of course all the quirky characters. There is something dream-like about the whole scene.

- PB

In Beach Carnival we see a scene painted from the Artist's imagination, depicted from a typically impossible viewpoint in the sky over the water. This was a favoured technique as it allowed him to depict the groups of people from above, separating them into individuals, and here we see figures fishing, paddling, sunbathing, sailing and picnicking. The scene glows with a soft summer light and the beach huts, sails, bell tent and house gables form a pattern which is enlivened by the diminutive figures scattered around.

- Philippa Bambach in Bonhams catalogue, 2020