Eric Ravilious - British painter, designer, book illustrator and wood-engraver

[editor]

I bloody love this artist. I bought this framed print recently and it's one of those artworks that really cheers up your day.
Sad that he only made it to 39 years old Eric Ravilious - Wikipedia

 

[editor]

Feature here

Profile | Eric Ravilious: The Mystery of the Everyday

It is hard to believe, looking at the extraordinary work of Eric Ravilious, that the artist's entire output - from student days to seasoned illustrator - was limited to a mere 20 years of painting, printing, and designing. One of the very first Official War Artists to be appointed, Ravilious was...

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[RoyReed]

I love his work. We've got a couple of framed prints.

 

[ohmyliver]

I missed this thread when it was posted. He's great, especially his war work. My mum's childhood best friend married his son (who was a brilliant photographer, and his photographs of rural life in Devon from the '70s to '90s are really worth looking at James Ravilious - photographer of rural life 1939 - 1999, photographs of devon, photographs of old devon, old photographs of devon, beaford archive, north devon photography, ravilious prints, james ravilious photographer, james ravilious book, rural life in britain, an english eye james ravilious, devonshire photographer, devon photographer, prints of devon, photo prints of devon, photographic prints of devon, images of devon, photos of devon, pictures of devon, black and white photography, black and white photographer, devon in black and white, devon prints, devon photo prints, devon photographic prints, photos of rural devon, photos of rural life, photos of farming, photos of devon people, photos of devon farming, photos of devon countryside, photos of devon life )

It would be remiss of me not to post a link to this book which has recently been published

https://www.waterstones.com/book/eric-ravilious-landscapes-and-nature-victoria-and-albert-museum/ella-ravilious//9780500480786?awc=3787_1692958319_99584636575a10d21506a68c96e3418d&utm_source=626889&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Preisvergleich

which has been written and put together by his granddaughter.

 

[editor]

More on the book here: Eric Ravilious: Landscapes & Nature