Work of the Week 22: Ironbridge at Ewenbridge by Eric Ravilious
1942, watercolour When one thinks of Ironbridge, the pioneering structure spanning the Severn in Shropshire comes to mind. This was a favourite subject of artists, including some from Great Bardfield. In 1958, Edward Bawden recalled: ‘I was at Ironbridge for about six...
Work of the Week 21: Salmon Nets Drying by Bernard Cheese
1959, lithograph Much of Bernard Cheese’s printmaking in the later 1950s depicted boats and fishing communities – a subject that was never to lose its fascination for him. ‘Salmon Nets Drying’ is typical of his work at the time with its combination of attractive...
Work of the Week 20: Coronation Golden Persephone Plate by Eric Ravilious
Hand-enamelled, transfer-printed and colour washed bone china Eric Ravilious (1903 – 1942) was employed by the Wedgwood Company between 1936 and 1940, to produce a series of designs. His first was a mug commemorating the coronation of Edward VIII, which then had to be...
Work of the Week 19: Great Lodge Farm Cottage, Great Bardfield by Walter Hoyle
Watercolour, 1952 Walter Hoyle (1922 – 2000) visited Sicily in August 1951 in the company of fellow artist, Edward Bawden. Both found the heat and dust almost unbearable and eventually took refuge up in the mountains at Enna. On their return to England, Hoyle was...