Eric Ravilious Scrapbooks

Peyton Skipwith, Brian Webb

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English

Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
15 August 2018

Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs

To the interested observer the collected volumes of artist-designer Eric Ravilious's preparatory works and materials provide a veritable mine of information about his work and working methods, particularly regarding the masterful development of his signature pure pattern. Ravilious's scrapbooks represent a conscious accumulation of reference material, revealing his interest in subjects as diverse as tennis, cricket, fireworks and aeronautics, alongside a multitude of sketches, tracings and proofs of engravings. Ravilious' scrapbooks do not contain the mass of fascinating but disparate material, seen for example in similar volumes compiled by his great friend and artistic contemporary Edward Bawden. Rather, they document the considered progression of an inquisitive mind, grasping his chosen subjects in a unique and delicate visual language, where many of the artist's most famous motifs and images can be seen blossoming from embryonic stages. Bringing together over 170 images taken from the artist's 5 scrapbooks, accompanied by instructive commentary by the authors, this new book provides a fascinating record of the febrile imagination of one of Britain's best-loved artists.

By: Peyton Skipwith, Brian Webb
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 240mm,
ISBN: 9781848222595
ISBN 10: 1848222599
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 August 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Chronology; The Scrapbooks; Index; Picture Credits

Peyton Skipwith is an independent fine art consultant and Brian Webb is a designer and lecturer. Together, they are the authors of Edward Bawden's London (2011), Edward Bawden Scrapbooks (Lund Humphries, 2016) and numerous other publications on British design, including books featuring the work of Paul and John Nash, David Gentleman, Peter Blake and the Curwen Press.

Reviews for Eric Ravilious Scrapbooks

Peyton Skipwith thought he had seen the complete works of Eric Ravilious--until he found two lost scrapbooks made for his lovers. --feature, The Oldie Featured in Christmas round-up of 2018 books --Interview, Michael Prodger, The Times https: //www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-art-books-of-2018-00nv2gqz6 Feature and review by Andrew Lambirth --Country Life This book provides many delights as well as insights into the creative mind generally, along with that of its nominated subject. --Henry Malt, Art Book Review