THE ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS

Constable, Freda & Simon, Sue

ISBN 10: 0853318808 / ISBN 13: 9780853318804

Published by Lund Humphries, 2003

1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition. Re-issue of the 1982 publication by Scolar Press. In his powerful yet exquisite watercolours, Ravilious's England reveals itself as a country of rolling downland, quiet countryside, tranquil gardens, greenhouses and farmhouse interiors, the calm and beauty of which are threatened by the gathering storm of an imminent war. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents generally clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Seller Inventory # 1828818

Synopsis:

Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) died at the age of thirty-nine when the Air Sea Rescue mission, which he was accompanying in his capacity as Official War Artist, failed to return to its base in Iceland. In his short working life he figured in a group of exceptionally gifted artists, including Edward Bawden and John Nash, who came into prominence just before the Second World War. He achieved considerable success with his design work in a variety of fields, and is acknowledged to be one of the greatest English wood-engravers. Ravilious, however, felt that his most serious work was landscape painting in watercolour. Surprisingly, this material was generally neglected until the publication of The England of Eric Ravilious, a study hailed on publication as 'an irresistible book about a still underrated artist'. This re-issue marked the centenary of the artist's birth. In his powerful yet exquisite watercolours, Ravilious's England reveals itself as a country of rolling downland, quiet countryside, tranquil gardens, greenhouses and farmhouse interiors, the calm and beauty of which are threatened by the gathering storm of an imminent war.

About the Author: Freda Constable is author of John Constable (1975). Sue Simon, who died in 1978, was an authority on book illustrators of the 1930s.

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS
Publisher: Lund Humphries
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Softcover
Illustrator: Ravilious, Eric
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First edition.