Eric Ravilious

Eric Ravilious, British painter, designer, book illustrator, engraver and war artist.

On 28 August 1942, Eric Ravilious flew to Reykjavík, in Iceland and then travelled on to RAF Kaldadarnes. On his arrival, on 1 September, a Lockheed Hudson aircraft had failed to return from a patrol. The next morning, three aircraft were despatched at dawn to search for the missing plane. Ravilious joined one of the crew. The aircraft he was on also failed to return and after four days of further searching, the RAF declared Ravilious and the four-man crew lost in action. His body was never recovered. He was 39 years old.

Four of my favourite pieces of art from Eric Ravilious:

                                                Winter Snow

                                            December Snow

Vicarage in Winter

     

                                                          De-icing the aircraft