© Richard Eurich Paintings Ltd
The Artist's Mother
1940
oil on panel
46.5h x 38.5w (cm)
Private Collection (UK)
- Philippa BambachIn his diary Richard describes painting this portrait.
His parents had come to live close to him and Mavis in their village in the New Forest. During the sitting his mother kept absolutely motionless while he painted, even when a German plane overhead was shot down and they could see clearly through the window it starting to lose height and veer towards the Isle of Wight.
His father bought the picture but at first was not particularly happy that she was depicted busily knitting. Richard was pleased with it and said it was an excellent likeness.
Provenance & Events
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Books
- "Richard Eurich (1903-1992) Visionary Artist"; Edward Chaney and Christine Clearkin (contributions by James Hyman, David McCann and Peyton Skipwith), pub. 2003: Paul Holberton Publishing, ISBN 1903470110 [Cat 24, illustrated]
- "The Art of Richard Eurich"; Andrew Lambirth, pub. 2020: Lund Humphries, 170 colour illustrations, ISBN 9781848221727 [fig 33, pg 48]
Related Works
Mother (28th Aug 1953)
RE sketched his mother thirteen years later.