Cecilia's new dress

Limited edition print

russell flint cecilia's new dress red chalk drawing
'Cecilia's New Dress'
First Study for Cecilia's New Dress.
Signed, inscribed and dated 6.10.56.
Medium:- Red Chalk.
Image size:- 7 x 10ins.

Sir William Russell Flint. 1880-1969.

Sir William Russell Flint, born in 1880, entered the world of art as a commercial apprntice at the age of fourteen.
Over the next seventy five years he was to rise to the pinnacles of his chosen profession. He became president of the
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, Trustee of the Royal Academy of Art, Senior Royal Academician and a Knight Bachelor,
yet the later professional critics chose to regard him as a great enigma.
When he was singularly honoured by a retrospective exhibition of his works at the Royal Academy in 1962 the Art Critic
of the Apollo magazine wrote, somewhat condescendingly, that although he "belonged so clearly,m so honourably to the line of
English nineteenth century watercolourists, Russell Flint remains of almost no consequence at all...
his art seldom rises above a level of incidental triviality, he has rarely produced a picture that meant anything more than
the evocation of an imaginary landscape where olive skinned gypsies or English maidens disport themselves.
The unlikely setting gives their nudity an air of respectability."
Critics, of course have, by definition, to find something to criticise, but William Russell Flint rarely rose to such baiting.

As a successful artist in his own right, Russell Flint was able to take the opportunity to travel, mainly in Europe, and a great deal in France
he painted and drew many scenes, a vast range of landscapes from Switzerland and Scotland to Spain and Italy.

For over 30 years the paintings and prints by Sir William Russell Flint have been our speciality
500 limited edition prints, personally signed and unsigned editions after his death; A wonderful collection original watercolour paintings and drawings, are also for sale.
In the heart of the French countryside, near the beautiful towns of Brantome and St. Jean du Cole lies La Chabroulie, Holiday house to let in Dordogne France.
Limited edition prints, in particular the signed, limited edition prints (ie. pre 1969) were in enormous demand at the date of publication,
the entire edition would often be sold out within several hours of the prints being released.
Unlike books, a 'second' edition of these prints is never produced, and apart from the original painting these prints are the only original hand signed, limited editions that have over the years become very collectable and sought after artworks, some of which are almost one hundred years old.

A master of watercolour painting, Sir William Russell Flint's work enjoys the recognition amongst the finest and most experienced art of our time.
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