And Another Thing
21 March 2009
Celebrating the Michelangelo of the Maida Vale pub
Lawrence’s most ambitious recent venture has been to publish the complete works of that watercolour genius, Eric Ravilious. His output as a war artist, Ravilious at War (he was killed in 1942), appeared in 2002 and is now a collector’s item, changing hands at £400 or more. It is a treasure. The pre-war work Lawrence published last year in two volumes. It is one of the most remarkable books ever produced on an English artist, and will undoubtedly become a collector’s item too. Its price is £355, which seems a lot. But then it has to be remembered that full-size watercolours by Ravilious now fetch tens of thousands of pounds, and in any case hardly ever come on the market. Lawrence is a public benefactor in making the work of such artists as Ravilious and Ardizzone more generally available, and I salute his achievement.
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ian skidmore
July 24th, 2009 10:49am Report this commentmakes one realise what is missing from the new Spectator. For God's sake bring him back
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