Ravilous Greeting Cards Pack of 10 (Christmas 2024)

Pack of 10 greetings cards of Eric Ravilious' painting, De-icing Aircraft from IWM's collections.

De-icing Aircraft, Eric Ravilious, Painting, 1942.
Designed by IWM
© IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 1856)

Eric Ravilious was one of the first official War Artists to be appointed by the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC) in December 1939. Established by the Ministry of Information, the WAAC was a government body which commissioned artists to record the events of the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1942, Eric Ravilious produced spectacular watercolours, lithographs and drawings featuring ships, aircraft and coastal defences, 50 of which are now in IWM's collection.

Housed in IWM's vast art collection, this work depicts ground crew clear snow and ice off a DH Dragon Rapide standing on a runway.

Made from 260gsm Gloss Board FSC Mixed, White woodfree FSC envelopes, Grade 5 Recyclable cellophane