{"product_id":"strawberry-bed-eric-ravilious","title":"Strawberry Bed - Eric Ravilious","description":"\u003cp\u003eA precise watercolour by Eric Ravilious depicting a garden strawberry bed under protective netting, captured with his signature geometric clarity and muted palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric Ravilious possessed a singular ability to transform the mundane aspects of English rural life into compositions of quiet, geometric order. In Strawberry Bed, he captures the domestic architecture of a garden enclosure with characteristic precision. The work focuses on the protective netting draped over the plants, which creates a series of intersecting lines and soft, translucent planes that divide the visual space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath the canopy, figures move through the rows of strawberry plants, their presence providing a sense of scale and human activity within the structured environment. Ravilious employs a restrained palette of muted greens, earth tones, and soft whites, which reflects his training as a designer and printmaker. The composition relies on the tension between the organic forms of the foliage and the rigid, man-made geometry of the poles and netting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece demonstrates the artist's interest in the interplay of light and shadow, particularly how sunlight filters through the mesh to create subtle patterns on the ground. The inclusion of a watering can in the foreground adds a tactile, domestic detail that grounds the scene in reality. Ravilious avoids sentimentality, preferring instead to document the specific atmosphere of the English countryside during the interwar period. His technique, which often involved building up layers of watercolour to achieve a controlled, almost graphic quality, is evident here in the crisp definition of the netting and the rhythmic repetition of the garden beds. This work offers a glimpse into the quiet, ordered world that Ravilious frequently explored, providing a calm perspective on agricultural labour and garden management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/portrait-of-charles-i-of-england-anthony-van-dyck\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePortrait of Charles I of England - Anthony van Dyck — Anthony van Dyck\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/samarkande-plate-6-compositions-in-the-oriental-style-emile-allain-seguy\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eSamarkande (Plate 6, Compositions in the Oriental Style) - Émile-Allain Séguy — Émile-Allain Séguy\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eric Ravilious","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58492294431055,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58492299313487,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58492299346255,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58492299379023,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58492299411791,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58492299444559,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58492299477327,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58492299510095,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58492299542863,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58492299575631,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58492299608399,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58492299641167,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Strawberry-Bed_Poster_CompositorV1_1786397615629.jpg?v=1786937820","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/strawberry-bed-eric-ravilious","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}