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Cover: Got to Step Right On2019/20, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 ins (91 x 91 cm)

Photography courtesy of Nick Richards (Paintings) and George Brooks (Portrait)

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R A Y R I C H A R D S O N

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L o n d o n I s u p F o r G r a b s

S c r i p t b y J a k e A u e r b a c h , F i l m a k e rh t t p s : / / w w w . j a k e a u e r b a c h f i l m s . c o m /

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Ray R i c ha r ds o n i s e s sen t ia l l y a London pa in te r and a pa in te r o f London .

2019/20, Oil on board, 10 x 10 ins (25 x 25 cm)

London I s Up fo r Grabs

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2019/20, Oil on board, 19.5 x 19.5 ins (50 x 50 cm)

Other homegrown art is ts have anchored themselves here; Hogarth and Blake were moved by i ts people, Constable and Turner thr i l led by i ts v iews. Th is place was once the centre of the wor ld and the wor ld came to wi tness London’s pomp; Canalet to, P issarro, Whis t ler and Monet took in i ts panoramas and made them permanent. London was then a grand subject for a paintng, the ci ty posed conf ident ly and sat s t i l l for i ts port rai ts . But success brought

wi th i t the crowds and the grandeur became harder to f ind.

Myk inda towns

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Derain was sent to London by h is dealer in 1906 but d idn’ t take to the p lace. H is des i re for sereni ty was d is tu rbed by the throng: h is paintngs seem rat t led by a l l the act iv i ty .

London had become f idgety , incapable of s tay ing put .

2019, Oil on board, 10 x 36 ins (25 x 92 cm)

Talking Loud

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2020, Oil on linen, 10 x 22 ins (25 x 56 cm)

Sickert del ighted in the seediness of the ci ty. He set t led into the s tal ls of the Music Hal l or headed up the s tai rs to the f i rs t f loor back room to engage with i ts domest ic dramas and

desi res. I f London’s s ights are seen at al l in h is work they are seen through the grubby windows of these shabby rooms.

Cold Blooded Old T imes

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2019/20, Oil on board, 8 x 47 ins (20 x 120 cm)

In the second hal f o f the 20th century , ar t i s t s recorded the recovery and reconst ruct ion af ter the war and then revealed the dramat ic boom in the amount o f cars , people and colour .

Tumbl ing D ice

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2019/ 20, Oil on board, 8 x 47 ins (20 x 120 cm)

Oh You Pret ty Things

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London changes as i ts people change but each populat ion leaves i ts mark, fer t i l i s ing the ground for future generat ions but one constant remains… this c i ty has always been inherent ly glamorous.

2019, Oil on board, 19.5 x 19.5 ins (50 x 50 cm)

Pe r fo rmanced Up

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That glamour shines from Ray Richardson’s work. There is nothing that places these pictures geographically, no landmarks or famous sights but these are unmistakably London paintings. What makes them so is their magnetism, their cool, their star quality and the whiff of danger.

2019/20, Oil on linen, 60 x 72 ins (152 x 183 cm)

Brand New Second Hand

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London these days is a fancier place. As the prices rise the populations that made areas like Brixton, Brick Lane, Deptford and Stepney distinct in the 20th century are losing their character. Many Londoners have cashed in their chips and moved out… but like Ray Richardson’s marvellously pugnacious sparrows, that might now live in Kent,

Essex or even Spain, they are stil l essentially Londoners and, like many of the characters in his paintings, you wouldn’t want to get on their bad side.

2020, Oil on board, 6 x 6 ins (15 x 15 cm)

Spar re red Up

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2019/20, Oil on board, 8 x 47 ins (20 x 120 cm)

Th i s i s no t the London o f Kn igh tsbr idge o r Mayfa i r bu t i t i s packed wi th persona l i ty and s ty le . Everyone takes p r ide in the i r appearance, ou t fo r the day in the i r c lass ic su i t s and cars , even in the gym the t ra in ing boxers look sharp . R ichardson w ie lds g lamorous f lou r i shes f rom the mov ies and te lev i s ion as we l l as a r t h i s to ry , mix ing w ide shots , c loseups and imposs ib le ang les , somet imes on a s ing le canvas .

The Young Disciples

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Over recent years a s tar has emerged in R ichardson’s work, Br ian the Engl ish Bul l Ter r ier (“Wee Br i”) . Th is dog is no bi t part p layer, he has a wide range; f rom Everyman on the dai ly commute to Hero leaping gas-holders in a s ingle bound, “Wee Br i” seems ubiqui tous… making his mark but s taying aloof . Th is detachment is important , paint ings are not just descr ipt ions they are also exper iments , t ry ing to make sense of the wor ld and to f ind the ar t is t ’s place in i t . I see Ray Richardson everywhere in h is work, somet imes as a s t raighforward sel f-port rai t at

others as park footbal ler , conf ident urban casual and not least , as an Engl ish Bul l Ter r ier .

The Re tu rn o f t he Sou thpaw

2019, Oil on linen, 30 x 50 ins (76 x 127 cm)

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2019/20, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 ins (91 x 91 cm)

High ing F ly

2019/20, Oil on board, 29.5 x 10 ins (75 x 25 cm) 2019, Oil on linen, 40 x 8 ins (101 x 20 cm)

T ime Tunnel Al l In Your Str ide Son

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2020, Oil on board, 15 x 47 ins (40 x 120 cm)

These p ic tu res a re not jus t su r face, they have subs tance. Though they might appear as b road co lour fu l pub l ic d i sp lays , the moments descr ibed seem more compass ionate than the w ide shots

o f Cons tab le o r Monet ; they remind one more o f the in t imate c loseups o f S icker t and Hogar th .

Y o u C o u l d B e A n y w h e r e

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2019/20, Oil on linen, 40 x 20 ins (101 x 51 cm) 2019, Oil on linen, 40 x 40 ins (101 x 101 cm)

The Three Ages of Man I Should Have Known Better

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Ray R ichardson’s paint ings engage in a s imi lar way, they f reeze a moment f rom these s tor ies we wi l l never know… the v isual equivalent o f eavesdropping on a pr ivate conversat ion… looking for c lues .

2019/20, Oil on board, 10 x 30 ins (25 x 75 cm)

T rousered

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2019, Oil on linen, 42 x 36 ins (106 x 91 cm)

Be i t wa lk ing the dog, a day t r ip to the coas t , c ross ing the road, tak ing the tube o r hav ing a p in t ; R ichardson takes the seeming ly commonplace and f i l l s i t w i th the essent ia l g lamour o f London.

Saturday’s Boys

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Ray R ichardson B .A. A.R .E . - Cur r icu lum Vi tae

1964 Born Woolwich Dockyard, London

Education

1984-87 Goldsmiths BA F ine Art

1983-84 St Mart in’s School of Art Foundation Course

Awards

2012 Art ist in Residence Eton Col lege

2012 Founders Paint ing Pr ize ING Discerning Eye

2007 Associat ion of Painter Pr intmakers A.R.E.

2002 Br i t i sh Counci l Award

1999 Br i t i sh Counci l Award

1990 BP Portrait Award Commendation

1989 Br i t i sh Counci l Award

Selected col lections/commissions

Br i t i sh Museum, London

Victor ia and Albert Museum, London

Fondation Carmignac, Par is

The National Portrait Gal lery, London

London Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Pal lant House Museum, Chichester

De Beers Diamond Trading Co., London

Kasen Summer Col lect ion, Connecticut & New York

Is le of Man Government Col lect ion, Is le of Man

Royal Overseas League Col lect ion, Edinburgh

St George’s Hospital Trust Col lect ion, London

Ingram Col lect ion, London

Univers i ty of Warwick Col lect ion, Warwick

Ruth Borchard Col lect ion, London

Selected Exhibit ions

2020

London Is Up For Grabs - Beaux Arts , London

2019

Brother From Another Mother - drawings with Mark Hampson, Ben

Oakley Gal lery, London

Same Meat Dif ferent Gravy - Zedes Art Gal lery, Brussels

…And I L ive By The River - Zedes Art Gal lery, Brussels

2018

Made in London - Beaux Arts , London

2017

Country Got Soul - Glasgow Pr int Studio, Glasgow ¬

Jeux Sans Front ières - with Guy Denning, Galer ie Raison d’Art, L i l le

2016

Fablon - with David Bray, Ben Oakley and Guy Denning, Ben Oakley

Gal ley, London

You Caught Me Smi l in’ Again - Zedes Art Gal lery, Brussels

The Outer L imits - Galer ie Clairefontaine, Luxembourg

St i l l L i fe - Sty le of L i fe - Former Galer ie Alain Blondel Art ists , Beauborg24, Par is

London Soul - Beaux Arts Gal lery, London

2015

L inolcut - with Picasso, Peter B lake, Sol LeWitt , Wayne Thiebaud and Gary Hume,

Paul Stolper Gal lery, London

Art Car Boot Fair - with Art On a Postcard, London & Margate

Kevin Foursauds - with David Bray, Ben Oakley and Guy Denning, Ben Oakley Gal-

ley, London

Real i ty: Modern and Comtemporary Br i t i sh Paint ing - The Walker Art

Gal lery, L iverpool

2014

The Jack Lord - Ben Oakley Gal lery, London

Real i ty: Modern and Comtemporary Br i t i sh Paint ing - The Sainsbury Centre for Visual

Arts, Univers i ty of East Angl ia, Norwich

I Get Along - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

Kevin Threesauds Room To Let - with Ben Oakley and David Bray, Ben Oakley Gal-

lery, London

2013

The Dog and Crow - with Guy Denning - Ben Oakley Gal lery, London

Kevin Threesauds - with Ben Oakley and David Bray - Ben Oakley Gal lery, London

2012

Keep The Faith - The Drawing Schools, Eton Col lege

Everything Is Everything - Beaux Arts London, London

Homecookin’ - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

BP Portrait Award - National Portrait Gal lery, London

Londons Topdog - Ben Oakley Gal lery, London

Never Promised Poundland - with Cathie Pi lk ington and Mark Hampson No Format

Gal lery, London

2011

Londons No.One - Ben Oakley Gal lery, London

L’ i ronie du Sort - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

2019, Oil on board, 6 x 6 ins (15 x 15 cm)

Ce N’est Pas Un Chien

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2009

Just A L i tt le Pinch Of London - Advanced Graphics, London

Music For Pleasure - Galer ie Alain Blondel, Par is

Southern Comfort - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

2006

Leftf ie ld - E leven F ine Art , London

Rare Pr ints - Advanced Graphics, London

A to Z - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

2005

Ordinary People - New Arts Gal lery, Connecticut

An Engl ish Phenomenon - Mendenhal l Sobieski Gal lery, Los Angeles

Not A Lot To Do - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

Lazy Sunday - Gal lagher and Turner, Newcast le upon Tyne

2004

Days L ike These - Fabien Fryns Gal lery, Marbel la

Storyvi l le - Advanced Graphics, London

2003

Short Stor ies - Galer ie Alain Blondel, Par is

Views From My Is land - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

Absolute Richardson - Gal lagher and Turner, Newcast le upon Tyne

2002

All Around The World - Fabien Fryns Gal lery, Marbel la

England Away with Mark Hampson - Gal lery Aoyama, Tokyo

A London Fi lm - Advanced Graphics, London

2001

Out Of Town - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

2000

London Cal l ing - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

J igsaw Puzz le - Galer ie Alain Blondel, Par is

1999

OKUK with Mark Hampson - Gal lery Aoyama & Laforet Museum, Tokyo

MFSB - Beaux Arts , London

1998

Tender Moments - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

The Circus Comes To Town - Galer ie Alain Blondel, Par is

In Search Of A New Land - Mendenhal l Gal lery, Los Angeles

The Morecambe And Wise Show - with Mark Hampson, Glasgow Pr int

Studio, Glasgow

1996

One Man On A Tr ip - Beaux Arts , London

The Luckiest Man In Two Shoes - Galer ie Alain Blondel, Par is

1995

The Last Laughers - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

1994

Oostenders - Beaux Arts , London

1993

RA Summer Show - Royal Academy, London

Eastenders - Hunt Jennings Gal lery, London

1992

Good Old England - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

Coals To Newcast le - Glasgow Pr int Studio, Glasgow

The Odd Man Out - Galer ie Alain Blondel, Par is

1990

BP Portrait Award - National Portrait Gal lery, London

The Sport ing L i fe - Galer ie 31 L i l le

1989

The Cat In The Hat - Boycott Gal lery, Brussels

1988

The John Player Portrait Award, National Portrait Gal lery, London

Selected TV, Radio and Fi lm

2019 L isted Londoner - BBC Radio London Robert E lms Show

2018 BBC Radio London Robert E lms Show

2016 Our S ide Of The Water - International ly award-winning f i lm directed by Nina

Degraeve

2016 BBC Radio London Robert E lms Show

2015 Art Car Boot Fair - Interview with London L ive News

2012 Londons No.One - Short l i s ted Edge Of the City F i lm Fest ival - Total Thr ive

Productions

2005 From the Art ist’s Studio - BBC Radio 3

2004 Robert E lms Show - BBC Radio London

2004 Ref lect ions – F i lm made by Ray Richardson and Glen Maxwel l in

associat ion with Deptford Albany, London

2001 T i t ian - National Gal lery, London

1999 Robert E lms Show - BBC Radio London

1997 & 1999 - Oi l on Canvas BBC Productions/Arts Counci l of Great Br i tain for BBC 2

1998 Soccerart i - BFI Productions for LWT and CHANNEL 4

1993 Robert E lms Show GLR Radio London

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