Eric Ravilious
Subtitle: artist & designer
By: Alan Powers
Publisher: Lund Humphries
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Farnham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781848221116
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Watercolor painting
Description: More popular than ever, the work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) is rooted in the landscape of mid-20th-century England. This new survey of his work by Alan Powers, the established authority on Ravilious, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of his art in all media - watercolour, illustration, printmaking, graphic design, textiles and ceramics - and positions Ravilious firmly as a major figure in the history of early 20th-century British art. In an accessible and engaging text, copiously illustrated with reproductions of work drawn from a range of sources, Alan Powers discusses the reception of Ravilious's work since his death in 1942 and the part it has played in creating an English style of the time, positioned between tradition and Modernism, and borrowing from naive and popular art of the past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The formation of an artist ... 'Slightly somewhere else'; title: Books and prints ... 'A clear mental image'; title: Paintings in watercolour ... 'Distilled out of ordinary experience'; title: Eric Ravilious and design ... 'Frankly and happily ornamental'; title: The war through artists' eyes ... 'Refreshing acutely seen vision'; title: Conclusion: English Eden with 'A biting edge'; title: Notes; title: Chronology; title: Public collections; title: Select exhibitions; title: Bibliography; title: Acknowledgements; title: Image credits; title: Index.