Ravilious
£23.60
An introductory section offers an intimate portrait of Ravilious, an artist for whom personal relationships, particularly with women, were paramount. It goes on to describe the extraordinary achievements of an all-too-brief career, drawing on new research to seek out artistic influences and examine Ravilious’s relationships with fellow-artists, as well as the development of his mark making.
There follows the most comprehensive display of Ravilious watercolours yet assembled. Some have never been published, while others are familiar and well loved. Many are explored in short accompanying essays, some with full-bleed images that show details of paintings at full size. These texts are designed to entertain and enlighten, looking at composition, technique, influence and inspiration, or discussing the significance of particular subjects and the people behind the scenes.
This is the definitive guide to the luminous, evocative and timeless watercolours of Eric Ravilious, an artist now regarded as one of the finest of the twentieth century.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Philip Wilson Publishers, Illustrated edition (31 May 2015) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 184 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1781300321 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1781300329 |
| Dimensions | 24 x 1.78 x 27.94 cm |
by bunny65
A lovely book.
I bought it as a gift for a friend who is a watercolour beginner.
Hes learnt so much from it.
Is better than me now!*
by Rotherhithe Hack
I’m sure anyone who enjoys the work of Ravilious will enjoy this book. It’s not comprehensive, reflecting the works on show at an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery a few years ago, but there is a good selection taking in different themes. It has an interesting potted biography, succinct commentaries on each of the pictures, and the reproductions are high quality.
by Mr. Stephen Pickles
This guide to the current (Spring/Summer 2015) exhibition of a selection of the works of Eric Ravilious forms an ideal introduction to the artist’s work. If you enjoy what you see, why not take the opportunity to view the paintings in the flesh, as it were.
This still under-rated painter/book illustrator/wood cut artist may have been experiencing a rise in profile since the Imperial War Museum’s exhibition (2003) celebrating the centenary of his birth, but this book is another welcome addition to further raise his profile.
It is appropriate to celebrate him in the summer as, since 1938, his woodcut of two cricketers in top hats has been used by Wisden to decorate the title page and (since 1965) the dust wrappers of their Cricketers Almanac.
by MPB
Well written and produced . Good illustrations
by c a
Great condition and interesting read.
by D A Pelta
Very interesting book, with inspiring examples of his work.
by WeAreWhatWeRead
I love Ravilious and this book does him justice — as much as any book can do, that is, because his beautiful works really need to be seen ‘in real life’ to be believed. The book is interesting and informative, we learn of artists whose work influenced Ravilious, and some of his (very) private life episodes are mentioned. Crucially, the illustrations of Ravilious’ works are lovely. Large, good quality pictures, lots of them, and we also have the benefit of main sections of several works being further enlarged to full-page illustrations. Thus the wonderful, minute detail of the pictures can be better appreciated, although even the best book still can’t come close to the intricacy and sheer beauty of the originals…
by Pat
Illustrations very good. Tells you a lot about the artist.