From the 1930s onwards the sea became an important subject for Eurich. He explained how he tried to capture ‘the structure of the water, not just the sea as blue background with landscapes and harbours as the main feature’. An Isle of Wight artist, the Solent was a recurring theme in his work, which he painted in all weathers, day and night. These works often reflect the artist’s emotional state. Several of his paintings of the late ‘60s are sombre and brooding; the market for his work had dwindled in the late ‘50s and he was forced to take a part- time job at Camberwell School of Art to help pay the bills.