Art work by Richard Eurich D.Litt. RA OBE (1903-1992) Catalogue Raisonnée: https://richardeurich.co.uk/. Contact: Philippa Bambach 07890 390633 — © Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms

Weymouth Bay

1979

oil on board

39.2h x 90.3w (cm)

Recto: signed and dated lower right: R. Eurich '79.

Verso: inscribed "WEYMOUTH BAY / RICHARD EURICH R.A. , 1979; Ash Barn label dated 28-02-1987 with purchaser's name Cdr J G Richards.

Tags:

Dorset

England

Portland

The South West

Weymouth

Subject

boat

buildings

choppy sea

cloud bank

panorama

sailboats

sailing boats

surf

town

windy

Medium

Oil

The bay seems to be seen from a heightened viewpoint in the middle of the sea. However, the wave formation in the foreground looks like that approaching a beach. This picture is panoramic and the horizon low. The band of buildings sandwiched between sea and sky looks very tenuous as if it could be engulfed at any time. There is a sense of weather in this picture…. the little boats fighting the wind.

- REP / PB

Richard was a regular visitor to Weymouth, staying with relatives there. So it is not surprising that there are a few of his paintings titled 'Weymouth Bay'.
Our apologies if any of the details have got mixed up between them. Let us know.
Weymouth Bay (1922) early watercolour
Weymouth Bay (c1935) exhibited at the Redfern Gallery in 1935, no image
Weymouth Bay (1972) a moody panorama looking out to sea
Weymouth Bay (1979) another panorama looking across the bay towards the town
Weymouth Bay (1980) the one that won the first ever Hunting Art Prize for painting in 1981
Weymouth Bay (c1981) a little blue gem

- REP / PC

Provenance & Events

WITH • 1987

Ash Barn Gallery, Stroud, Petersfield

ACQUIRED • 28th Feb 1987

purchased by private collector from the Ash Barn Gallery by Cdr J G Richards

IN COLLECTION • [date unknown]

remained in the collection of the purchaser and their estate until put to auction in 2020

AUCTION • 26th Aug 2020

"Modern British & 20th Century Art Including the Estate of Dame Elisabeth Frink & Lin Jammet"

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 234 + Buyers Premium

Sold for £4,200

References:

Catalogues

"Modern British & 20th Century Art Including the Estate of Dame Elisabeth Frink & Lin Jammet"; pub. Wooley & Wallis / Park Communications [illustrated page 104]

Related Works

Breakthrough, Chesil Beach Portland (1979)

The Blue Barge, Weymouth (1934)

The Wreck of the 'Madeleine Tristan', Chesil Beach (1934)

NO IMAGE AVAILABLE

In Portland Roads (c1935)