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

Thunder in the Solent

1969

oil on board

61.5h x 76w (cm)

Private Collection (UK)

Seascapes | Coastal Scenes

Bonfires | Flames | Smoke

Lepe Beach and The Solent

Recto: signed lower right: R. Eurich.

Verso: inscribed " THUNDER IN THE SOLENT. RICHARD EURICH R.A." and Fosse Gallery label

Alternatives:

Thunder Over the Solent [Fine Art Society]

Tags:

Bonfires / Flames / Smoke

England

Hampshire

Lepe Beach

Motifs

Seascapes / Coastal Scenes

The Solent

The South

Themes

Subject

Beach

Sea

barbed wire

driftwood

fence

newspaper

posts

rubbish bin

ship

shore

smoke

waste bin

waves

windy

Medium

Oil

It is interesting to compare this picture with Lepe Beach (1970) which was painted about the same time. The rotting fence is right in the foreground and the rubbish bin is on the edge of the composition. It is like holding a camera and moving forward to get a slightly different view of the same landscape. An added detail is the discarded page of a newspaper caught on a bit of barbed wire. It is probably added as an after-thought to give life to the composition. The Solent is darker than the surrounding land and sky perhaps reflecting the now receding thunder.

- REP / PB