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

Break Through, Chesil Beach

1980

oil on board

51.2h x 86.2w (cm)

Narrative

Gatherings | Crowds | Festivities

Seascapes | Coastal Scenes

Birds Eye View

Recto: signed and dated lower right: R. EURICH '80-1

Verso: inscribed: ‘BREAK THROUGH/CHESIL BEACH/RICHARD EURICH R.A./1980-1’; Ash Barn label dated 9 Dec 81 with title Break Through at Chesil Beach and Purchaser as Mr,.Edward and Mrs. Margaret Butcher.

Alternatives:

Breakthrough, Chesil Beach []

Tags:

Birds Eye View

Chesil Beach

Dorset

England

Figures on a Beach

Gatherings / Festivities

Motifs

Narrative

Seascapes / Coastal Scenes

Sets

The South West

Themes

Weather / Storm / Wind / Rain / Snow

Weymouth

Subject

animals

bicycles

bikes

boats

breakers

building 2

cars

cottage

dinghys

disaster

dogs

flood

flooding

gulls

large waves

lorry

lorry lorries trucks

road

seabirds

single

spectators

spray

sun

sun through clouds

telephone post

vehicles

water

windy

Medium

Oil

Richard painted three versions depicting the sea breach of Chesil Beach in 1979: Breakthrough, Chesil Beach Portland (1978-79), Break Through, Chesil Beach (1980-81) and Breakthrough, Chesil Beach (1981). Stranded Boat (1981) probably records the breakthrough too.

- REP / PC