@Ravilious1942

A tribute to the work of British artist Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) & with it so many other things in the natural world around us.

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Eric Ravilious was killed #OTD in 1942 when the aircraft he was in during a search & rescue mission off Iceland failed to return. From the countryside to war, his depiction of Britain in the 30s & early years of #WW2 remain an incredible legacy, decades after his death.
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The same view that Ravilious painted as it looks today.
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Strawberry Nets, Eric Ravilious, 1932. This watercolour was commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Fry at his country home Oare House, near Pewsey, in #Wiltshire. The original artwork is in a private collection.
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Strawberry Nets, Eric Ravilious, 1932. This watercolour was commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Fry at his country home Oare House, near Pewsey, in #Wiltshire. The original artwork is in a private collection.
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Runway Perspective, Eric Ravilious, 1942. This dates from this time at #RAF Sawbridgeworth, #Hertfordshire while working as an official War Artist in #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @I_W_M.
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Bomb Defusing Equipment, Eric Ravilious, 1940. It dates from his period as an Official War Artist observing Royal Naval Bomb Disposal units in #Kent at the start of #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @TownerGallery.
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Newt Pond, Eric Ravilious, 1932. Depicting a scene at Great Bardfield in #Essex. After being sold to a private collection at @ChristiesInc some years ago, the artwork is now on loan to @TownerGallery.
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📍The Long Man of Wilmington There are many theories about the age and history of the Long Man – from a Prehistoric fertility symbol to a 4th century Roman emperor. 📸: Verity Stannard [1/3]
Star-filled night sky over rolling farmland with a large illuminated chalk hill figure of a human holding two staves outlined on a distant slope.

ALT Star-filled night sky over rolling farmland with a large illuminated chalk hill figure of a human holding two staves outlined on a distant slope.

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Eric Ravilious encouraged his students to experiment with wood engraving. Tirzah Garwood embraced the medium immediately. Still a teenager, she had work accepted by the Society of Wood Engravers the following year, and in 1927 exhibited 'The Window Cleaner.'
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Paddle Steamers at Night, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts ships of the P & A Campbell line at #Bristol Quay, some of which were used at #Dunkirk as ‘Little Ships’ in 1940 during #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @MercerGallery.
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Newhaven Harbour, Eric Ravilious, 1935. It depicts the harbour lighthouse in this famous East #Sussex port, much beloved by Ravilious. The original artwork is in a private collection.
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Painted in 1940 by official British war artist Eric #Ravilious, 'Coastal Defences 2' is a watercolor depicting #Newhaven Fort. Compare it to 2 recent pictures of @NewhavenFort featuring gun defences and the Sussex coast below.
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Paddle Steamers, Bristol Quay, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts Paddle steamers operated by P&A Campbell, which were moored up for winter. The original artwork is in a private collection. #Bristol
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Morning Shadows. 12°C and Autumn light. One cow hiding.
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I’m looking forward to talking about my book at the Ilkley Literature Festival this Saturday. 📚 This is my linocut of the iconic Cow and Calf Rocks above Ilkley. #Ilkley #IlkleyMoor #CowAndCalfRocks #Linocut #Linoprint
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Life in a Boarding House, Eric Ravilious, 1930. A now lost mural: one of several painted by Ravilious and Edward Bawden at Morley College in #London. It was destroyed in the Blitz during #WW2.
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No. 1 Map Corridor, Eric Ravilious, 1941. It depicts the Home Security Control Room beneath Whitehall in #London during the early years of #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @LeedsArtGallery.
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Belle Tout Lighthouse, Eric Ravilious, 1939. The lighthouse is located overlooking Beachy Head in East #Sussex on the @SouthDownsWayNT. The original Ravilious artwork was sold at @ChristiesInc in 2015 and I believe it is now in a private collection.
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Train Landscape, Eric Ravilious, 1939. This was Ravilious’ view back towards the Westbury Horse depicted in another of his paintings. #Wiltshire. The original artwork is in the collection of @AbdnArtMuseums.
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The Westbury Horse, Eric Ravilious, 1939. The original artwork is in the collection of @TownerGallery. #Wiltshire
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Fascinating to read about these lost Ravilious drawings! thetimes.com/article/2a62298…
Nick Higham@highamnewsSep 15
Blimey. Lost Raviliouses found klaxon…! Eric Ravilious drawings rescued from skip emerge 40 years later thetimes.com/article/2a62298…
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Pleased to be able to put this piece together for @Daily_Express covering the loss on active service of Eric Ravilious as covered in the new book 'Love as Strong as Death' from @FightingHigh by @foreman_melody The print copy will appear in the newspaper tomorrow. @Ravilious1942 @Ravilious2 express.co.uk/entertainment/…

War artists TWICE as likely to die as soldiers, sailors and airmen during WWII

Eighty-four years after his disappearance on active service, a new book examines the legacy of the painter Eric Ravilious and the men he vanished alongside

express.co.uk
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