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

The Great Viol

1927

pencil on paper

31.9h x 25.9w (cm)

The Whitworth, University of Manchester

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Sir Edward Marsh

All Works in NEAC Exhibitions 1927 to 1992

Recto: signed and dated lower left: R.Eurich.1927.

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One of the drawings in RE's first solo show, at the Goupil Gallery in London in 1929. Catalogue no. 29. The Goupil link below takes you to more information about the show and gives a full list of titles from the catalogue.

- REP

This work was shown at the New English Art Club spring show in 1929, a few months before the solo exhibition at the Goupil Gallery in December. The NEAC catalogue lists two Eurich's, "The Great Viol" and "Clowns". We can probably safely assume that "The Great Viol" is the same one as in the Goupil catalogue, but "Clowns" could refer to either "Clowns at Practice (aka In the Circus)" or "Clowns by the Sea", both in the Goupil show, or to neither of them.

- REP-PC

I planned the drawing in space and contrived as complete a realization over every square inch as I was capable of. The subject was a figure rather resembling myself, sitting in a room holding a viol da gamba. See memoir . . .

- As the Twig is Bent (Chapter 27)

The Contemporary Art Society's website lists the presentation date to the The Whitworth as 1935. The Whitworth's accession number seems to indicate that it might have been 1937.

- REP/PC