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November

Print
1928 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ravilious, Eric (made by)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Eric Ravilious, 'November', wood engraved proof for Lanston Monotype Almanack, 1929

Object details

Categories
Prints
Astrology
Object type
Print
Titles
  • November (assigned by artist)
  • Serpentarius (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
wood engraving
Paper
Wood Engraving
Brief description
Eric Ravilious, 'November', proof for Lanston Monotype Almanack, 1929
Physical description
Eric Ravilious, 'November', wood engraved proof for Lanston Monotype Almanack, 1929
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Width: 6.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1972 London: HMSO, 1972.
Gallery label
(1995)
Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

...

Proofs for Lanston Monotype Almanack. 1929
...
e) November
Wood engraving
E.561-1972
...

Eric Ravilious had an unrivalled sense of lively decorative pattern.
This partly arose from his mastery of the principle of the reversed
out image. It entailed an organisation of design where black
silhouettes should appear against a white background and white
against a black. This principle was applied even in the small
commercial work shown here. In 1935 a contemporary wrote in
admiration of the range of his work which included a 'variety of
designs for business and miscellaneous purposes (with all the
restrictions this work often implies) which we think will rank
amongst his finest and most spontaneous achievements...'.
Object history
The published version of these engravings is held in the National Art Library at the V&A, and the V&A holds the original printing blocks.
Association
Sussex
Associated object
E.1245-1974
Bibliographic references
  • A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995
  • 'The engraving shows Serpentarius, the man with a snake who saved lives, hovering over an East Sussex oasthouse that also appears in 'Windstorm'. The constellation formerly known as Serpentarius is now known as Ophiuchus.' Jeremy Greenwood, Ravilious Engravings, The Wood Lea Press, Great Britain, 2008. p.85
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.561-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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