Ravilious in Pictures. Vol. 2, War Paintings

James Russell

ISBN 10: 0955277744 / ISBN 13: 9780955277740

Published by Mainstone Press, 2010

Seller Inventory # 3338708

Synopsis:

Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings' celebrates and commemorates the wartime career of Eric Ravilious (1939-42), who died on active service in Iceland at the age of thirty-nine.

As an Official War Artist, Ravilious visited ports, naval bases and airfields around Britain, witnessed the Allied invasion and retreat from Norway and produced watercolours and lithographs of subjects ranging from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in action to the interior of a mobile pigeon loft. This remarkable body of work blends defiance with exhilaration and insists that there is a place for beauty in the darkest times.

`Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings', features twenty-two of these fascinating images, each accompanied by a short essay in which author James Russell explores the historical context of the work. Drawing on the artist's correspondence and other contemporary sources, these essays offer an unusual, intriguing vision of life during the early years of the war.

About the Author: James Russell is the author of Ravilious in Pictures: Sussex and the Downs (Mainstone Press, 2009). He studied history at Cambridge and has subsequently written about social history, culture and landscape for publications including The Daily Telegraph, BBC History, Geographical and The Countryman. For Eric Ravilious: The Story of High Street (Mainstone Press, 2008) he set out to identify and locate twenty-four shops illustrated by the artist. He is also the author of Man-made Eden (Redcliffe Press, 2007), the UK's first history of orchards.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ravilious in Pictures. Vol. 2, War Paintings
Publisher: Mainstone Press
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New