Andrew Lambirth

Alive with innovation: British art between the world wars

Frances Spalding describes how the tension of the interwar years gave rise to some of the greatest art of the 20th century

‘Train Journey’, by Eric Ravilious, 1939. [Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums/Photo History and Art Collection/Alamy]
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  • The Real and the Romantic:English Art Between the Wars

    Frances Spalding

    Thames & Hudson, pp. 384, £35

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