Vale of the White Horse (Giclee Limited Edition of 950) by Eric Ravilious36cm x 44.5cm 15" x 18" 53.5cm x 61cm 22" x 25" Discover more about this printThis is a beautiful giclee reproduction on 310gsm thick, 100% cotton rag paper of a 1939 watercolour by Eric Ravillious. Rain falls from a luminous sky onto contours of land sculpted by time and coloured with a pallet of brown, grey, green and white. This is one of a series of chalk figures painted by Ravilious before and during the World War II. The White Horse of Uffington in the Berkshire Downs dates back to the Bronze Age, circa 1000 BC. It is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain, and has a unique design. The White Horse has had an impact on various cultural forms, from Henry Moore’s sculpture to Paul Nash’s photography, G.K. Chesterton’s poetry and the music and album art of Kate Bush, XTC and Nirvana. Click these words to find similar printsAbout Eric RaviliousEric Ravilious was an outstanding artist, designer and illustrator and is now one of the most popular British artists of the 1930’s. His early works depicted the countryside around him in the south east of England, as well as urban scenes of London. Many of his works are seen as capturing a sense of Englishness that existed between the wars.  |
