Eric Ravilious - Two Women in a Garden The Giraffe and mentioned in despatches

and mentioned in despatches

Frame approx: 860mm x 605mm

Because Ransome did not like those produced by Steven Spurrier for the first book

an aristocratic or scholarly patron forming an integral part of the plate

titled and numbered by the artist

Eric Ravilious - Two Women in a Garden The Giraffe and mentioned in despatchesLimited edition giclee print. Edition of 950Image size: 43. 2cm x 53cmPaper size: 61cm x 72cmPrinted on 310 gsm thick, 100% cotton rag. Watercolour, 1933. The two women in question are Charlotte, Bawdens wife in the deckchair leaning against the walnut tree, and Tirzah, Raviliouss wife, preparing vegetables. This is Brick House in Essex, Bawdens large house and garden which at this point was shared by both couples, all having a hand in its decoration.