Richard Eurich (1903–1992) was a British painter and draughtsman best known for maritime subjects—the sea, ships, ports and beach life.

Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Eurich’s ability in painting was nurtured early at Bradford Grammar School, before study at Bradford School of Art (1920–24) and the Slade School of Art (1925–27). His first solo show took place in 1929 at the Goupil Gallery, London, followed by annual exhibitions at the Redfern Gallery throughout the 1930s and 1940s, where he chiefly showed paintings of southern coastal towns he had visited, including Newlyn, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

Eurich was appointed an Official War Artist for the Admiralty for much of the Second World War, during which time he painted Survivors from a Torpedoed Ship, now in Tate. After the war, Eurich taught at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1953 and exhibited at the Royal Academy for much of his life.

Eurich’s work generally depicted everyday events, often tinged with a distinctly English strangeness, as in The Mummers, Hove Museum of Art. His work featured in exhibitions at Arthur Tooth & Sons (1968–74), the Fine Art Society (1977, 1983, 1991) and Agnew’s (1985, 1988). An important retrospective was held at Bradford Art Gallery and Museum (1979–80) and subsequently toured the UK.

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