{"product_id":"eric-ravilious-landscapes-nature-by-ella-ravilious-9780500480786","title":"Eric Ravilious: Landscapes \u0026 Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric Ravilious: Landscapes \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyful and celebratory gift book devoted to the work of the much-loved English artist Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) and the influence of natural forms and themes in his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEric Ravilious was a designer, painter, printmaker and illustrator best known for his depictions of the English landscape, particularly the South Downs. Often described as a particularly 'English' artist, key to his style was an ability to convey in watercolour the mild vagaries of the British climate. His engagement with nature, though romantic rather than precise, pervades his works in many different techniques. This book explores his appreciation of the natural world and the techniques he used in a variety of media to convey those elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the V\u0026amp;A's collections, more than 100 beautiful images capture Ravilious's deep enjoyment of everything in nature, from dewponds, cockerels, grassy hills, owls, greenhouse geraniums, cornsheaves and snow, to the rainy seas, airport-runway puddles and tide-swept beaches of his later work as a war artist. The book includes sections on weather, plants, landscape, animals and birds, and ends with a section devoted to man in the landscape. It showcases Ravilious's love of rusting machinery and other signs of human presence within nature, not least his famous depictions of hillside chalk figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to those with a love of English landscapes, flora and fauna, or an interest in British art and design in the interwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071822479596,"sku":"9780500480786","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/bfc5a66ce4ab3951a5936de3b02b6b39.jpg?v=1765078069","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/eric-ravilious-landscapes-nature-by-ella-ravilious-9780500480786","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}