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War Paintings (2)

By James Russell

War Paintings (2)

By James Russell

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Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings' celebrates and commemorates the wartime career of Eric Ravilious (1939-42), who died on active service in Iceland at the age of thirty-nine. As an Official War Artist, Ravilious ited ports, naval bases and airfields around Britain, witnessed the Allied invasion and retreat from Norway and produced watercolours and lithographs of subjects ranging from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in action to the interior of a mobile pigeon loft. This remarkable body of work blends defiance with exhilaration and insists that there is a place for beauty in the darkest times. `Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings', features twenty-two of these fascinating images, each accompanied by a short essay in which author James Russell explores the historical context of the work. Drawing on the artist's correspondence and other contemporary sources, these essays offer an unusual, intriguing ion of life during the early years of the war.
Product details
Number of Pages:
48
Release Date:
2023-07-03
Publication Date:
2023-07-03
Publisher:
The Mainstone Press
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0955277744
Weight:
1050 g
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