The Blue Barge, Weymouth
1934
oil on canvas
87h x 131w (cm)
- REP-PBAfter the success of the Dorset Sea Ports show at the Redfern in 1933, Richard seems to have concentrated on making new work in 1934.
In a 1934 entry in his sales diary, Richard wrote:
'Blue Barge, Weymouth' - oil - 51x34 - from Redfern to Contemporary Art Society and presented to Tate Gallery. £100.
[Then in different ink] Later presented to Manchester, but there seems to be some doubt over the presentation as it was definitely bought for the Tate.
We have no other information about this mix up, but there is a story in the Eurich family that says that the only reason Richard and Mavis could afford to get married in the September after the exhibition, was because of the sale of 'The Blue Barge' for 100 guineas to the Contemporary Art Society.
Reading the annual report of the Contemporary Art Society for 1934-35 we see that the man who had been supporting Richard in various ways since 1928, Edward Marsh, was on the Society's committee at that time.
Provenance & Events
References:
Other
- "Contemporary Art Society Report 1934-35"; [illustrated page 2]
- "Bridgeman Images"; [view image]
- "Art UK Curations 2"; [Artists and places: Richard Eurich in Dorset and Hampshire | curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets, Art UK]
Reviews
- "Poet of the Beach"; Peyton Skipwith, Country Life, 19 September 2020 [pg 143]
- "The Artist"; Sawkins Harold (Ed), Vol XI, No 6, August 1936 [p 182]
- "The Studio"; [colour reproduction Sept 1934]
Collections
- "Manchester Art Gallery"; [link]
Books
- "The Art of Richard Eurich"; Andrew Lambirth, pub. 2020: Lund Humphries, 170 colour illustrations, ISBN 9781848221727 [fig 24, pg 39]
- "Art in Poole & Dorset"; by Peter Davies, pub. Poole Historical Trust, 1987, ISBN 0950491462, 9780950491462 [fig. 76 pg. 126]
