Pre-framed small print of Eric Ravilious, Beachy Head 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.
Beachy Head – Watercolour, 1939. The cliffs of southern England are, of course, iconic symbols of the country as a whole. Even the name ‘Albion’, the oldest known name for the island of Britain, may derive from the white chalk cliffs. The lighthouse depicted here was built in 1902 to replace Belle Tout, which still stands today and has since been converted into a house.
Ravilious was particularly fascinated by the effects of light in this scene, using it to create a striking arrangement of triangular planes across the light, sea and land. Soon after its completion, the painting was exhibited to considerable acclaim at Arthur Tooth and Sons’ Gallery in New Bond Street, London. Following this exhibition, Ravilious was commissioned as a war artist, leading to his now-famous series of coastal views.









