Ravilious & Co : The Pattern of Friendship

Ravilious & Co : The Pattern of FriendshipAuthor: Friend, Andy, Powers, Alan United Kingdom, Great Britain Published on 20 April 2017 by Thames & Hudson Ltd in the United Kingdom. Hardback 336 pages, 239 illustrations in colour and black and white; 239 illustrations in colour and black an 199 x 248 x 37 1088g In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, whose watercolours and wood engravings capture an essential sense

’ Guardian *Books of the Year*‘Gave me a new confidence in how to understand and

But far from being a story of hardship overcome

The book brims with exquisite examples of drawings from life and the imagination

Startlingly honest

Editor Christopher Reid draws from both public and private archives to reveal this story in the poet's own words

TImes Literary Supplement

highlight particular examples of styles and movements throughout the history of the medium

During the course of his extraordinary life he confronted some of the dominant forces of his age - slavery

' - Sue Prideaux'Long overdue

128 Illustrations

Art & design styles: Art Deco

Two years later