Eric Ravilious - Imagined Realities
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Introduction

Eric Ravilious

 

Eric Ravilious Imagined Realities examines Ravilious's contribution to British cultural life between the Wars and during the first years of the Second World War. 

In his watercolours, he observed and recorded the relationship between the modern world and the English landscape in a style that was both formal and yet deeply felt. His work as a designer helped to define traditions of English culture of the period.

In response to the popularity of the exhibition of the same name held at the Imperial War Museum (23 October 2003 to 25 January 2004) this online version looks at some of the stages of his career up to his final days spent as an Official War Artist during the Second World War.

Early Work