Monday, December 20, 2010

Eric William Ravilious(1903-1942)... Woodcut




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Doctor Faustus Conjuring Mephistophilis 1929



Ravilious was a prolific British illustrator and worked predominantly with wood engravings. The subject for this work relates to the 16th century medical practitioner, Dr. Johannes Faust who, legend has it, sold his soul to Mephistopheles, an evil spirit.



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