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

Flood Water

May 1954

oil on canvas

89h x 130w (cm)

Landscapes | Gardens

Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports

Seascapes | Coastal Scenes

Birds Eye View

RA Summer Exhibitions

The Art of Richard Eurich

Recto: signed and dated lower left: R. Eurich. 1954-5

Verso: inscribed: "FLOOD WATER 1954-5 RICHARD EURICH'; added later in another hand "(August 1969 varnished with Griffin varnish)".; label from the 1968-69 RA Bicentenary Exhibition.

Alternatives:

Floodwater [REP]

Tags:

Birds Eye View

Landscapes / Gardens

Motifs

Seascapes / Coastal Scenes

Ships / Boats / Harbours

Themes

Umbrellas / Hats

Weather / Storm / Wind / Rain / Snow

imagined

Subject

Cow

Figures

Landscape

Royal Navy

Sea

aircraft

animal

boats ships

disaster

dock

flood

four master

harbour

hat

helicopter

industry

masted ship

navy

oil painting

painting

quay

sailing ship

sailing yacht

seascape

ship

storm

stormy

town

tugs tug boat

urban

urban landscape

warships

water

wave

weather

Medium

Oil

The painting depicts the events of the Great North Sea Flood of February 1953, one of the worst natural disasters of the twentieth century that affected several countries and in the U.K. alone, left 307 people dead and 40,000 homeless. The large scale of the painting paired with Eurich’s exceptional level of detail emphasises the magnitude of the disaster. He painstakingly depicts distressed individuals throughout the composition, and captures the violence and power of the water.

Sotheby's online auction catalogue note 20-07-2020

- Sotheby's