Pre-framed small print of Eric Ravilious Downs in Winter print using a solid oak moulding and acid-free off white bevelled cut mount. Ready to hang
Image Size 170mm x 120mm . framed size 300mm x 250mm.
Downs in Winter Watercolour on paper, 1935
Downs in Winter (1935) is a beautiful example of Eric Ravilious’s enduring fascination with the rolling landscape of the South Downs. As in many of his landscapes, the scene combines the quiet beauty of the countryside with subtle signs of human activity. In the foreground, a ring roller provides a reminder of the land’s agricultural purpose and the working life that shaped it.
Ravilious painted the view from Furlongs, the South Downs cottage belonging to his close friend Peggy Angus, whom he had met while studying at the Royal College of Art. During the 1930s, Furlongs became a lively gathering place for artists and an important source of inspiration for Ravilious, appearing as the setting or subject of numerous works.
The landscape held a particular significance for Ravilious. According to his biographer Helen Binyon, whenever he visited Furlongs, he felt that “he had come to his own country”—a fitting description of his deep connection with the landscape of the South Downs.









