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

Caithness

1961

oil on board

31.5h x 41.5w (cm)

Animals | Birds

Landscapes | Gardens

Seascapes | Coastal Scenes

Shell and Post Office Commissions

Commissioned Works

Still life

Still life within a scene

Alternatives:

31h x 41w []

Tags:

Animals / Birds

Caithness

Commissioned Works

Dunnet Head

Landscapes / Gardens

Scotland

Seascapes / Coastal Scenes

Sets

Shell / Post Office Commissions

Still life

Themes

Subject

Bird

Flowers

John O'Groat Journal

Orkneys

P. Scotica

Puntland Firth

Scottish Primula

blanket

breakers

cliffs

fishing boat

fog horn

gravestone

headstone

lighthouses

mysterious

newspaper

pottery

runes

skull

souterrain

stone

stone walls

tartan

tern

trawlers

wall

waves

Medium

Oil

Over many decades Shell commissioned well known artists to do paintings of different parts of Britain for use in their advertising materials. RE was asked to do six, including this one of Dunnet Head in Caithness, the most northerly point in mainland Scotland. Images of the painting were used in a Shilling Guide of the area and on a calendar. The painting depicts the view across the Pentland Firth towards the Orkneys, and includes many local features.

- REP

John O’ Groats, which many consider as the most northerly point of the mainland of Britain, is within the county of Caithness. In this Shilling Guide, produced jointly by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., the author claims that the most northerly point of Britain is in fact Dunnet Head in Caithness. Artist Richard Eurich depicts the view from Dunnet Head out to the Orkneys across the seaway of the Pentland Firth. North Highlands: Orkney and Shetland, cover art by Richard Eurich, 1964. Shilling Guide.

- From Shell Heritage Art Collection website (Link in References below)