Eric Ravilious A4 Print: ‘Wiltshire Landscape’.

Eric Ravilious ‘Wiltshire Landscape’, watercolour, 1937.

‘Wiltshire Landscape employs the kind of pattern-making seen in earlier paintings of the downland. This painting is carefully composed, with a row of telegraph poles enhancing the sense of distance and, at the same time, adding structure to the rolling hills. The design is as taught as an aeroplane’s wing, yet we still see the sense of bleakness and beauty of the place. Perhaps Ravilious felt the painting was too melancholy, as he later added the red van – a toy, almost – from a photo in his scrapbook.’

James Russell.

An A4 print suitable for framing. Please note that the frames featured in the images are for illustrative purposes. See below for more information.

Printed on 350gsm Invercote card stock using high quality inks to retain the colours of the original image. The dimensions are 210 x 297 mm, or 8.3 x 11.7 inches.

James Russell is an art historian, curator and author with a special interest in 20th/21st century British artists, and has published a number of books on the art of Eric Ravilious, including Ravilious, Ravilious in Pictures 1: Sussex and the Downs, Ravilious in Pictures 2: The War Paintings, Ravilious in Pictures 3: A Country Life, Ravilious in Pictures 4: A Travelling Artist, and Ravilious: Submarine, the last five of which are published by the Mainstone Press. James can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and also presides over a rather good blog.

Eric Ravilious (22 July 1903 – 2 September 1942) was an exceptional watercolourist, wood engraver and designer. He grew up in the shadow of the Sussex Downs in the coastal town of Eastbourne, the surrounding landscape of which heavily influenced many of his best known works. His instantly recognisable style, palette and choice of subject have an almost universal appeal, a blend which has increased in popularity with the passing of time, particularly in the first two decades of the 21st century.