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

Light Coastal Forces Blow Up An Enemy Merchantman

1943

oil on canvas

76h x 101.3w (cm)

Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports

Seascapes | Coastal Scenes

Bonfires | Flames | Smoke

Commissioned Works

Alternatives:

Attack by Light Coastal Forces on Convoy off Holland [RE sales diary]

Tags:

All Works in Public Collections

Bonfires / Flames / Smoke

Commissioned Works

Motifs

Night

Official War Artist

Seascapes / Coastal Scenes

Sets

Ships / Boats / Harbours

Themes

Wartime

Subject

Canada

Canadian War Museum

Ottawa

Sea

WW2

WWII

World War 2 World War II

boats ships

explosions

flames

merchant ship

night

public collection

reflection

war

war artist

wartime

Medium

Oil

9th July 1943: Started painting of German merchant vessel on fire off Dutch coast (30x40) “It may prove rather exciting.”

- RE diary entry

Provenance & Events

COMMISSIONED • 1943

by the Admiralty / War Artists' Advisory Committee

GIFTED • 1946

Canadian War Museum

by the British War Artists Advisory Committee, accession no. 19710261-6082

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Canadian War Museum

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Australian War Memorial, SEG

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Imperial War Museum

References:

Reviews

"Illustrated London News"; [11 March 1944]
"Canadian History Workshop"; [blog]

Collections

"Canadian War Museum"; [collection record]

Other

"Bridgeman Images"; [view image]

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The Great Convoy to North Africa, November 1942 (1943)

The Landing at Dieppe, 19th August 1942 (March 1942)