My father Brantome

Original

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'My father painting at Brantome, France'
by Francis Murray Russell Flint
Size 30" X 21".
Original Watercolour
Brantome is an attractive working town in Dordogne, south west France, centered around the abbey built in white stone
with the River Dronne winding its way around the town https://www.perigeux.com/france-brantome.html
Even today, the painting is remarkably accurate and little has changed in this beautiful town in south west France

Francis Murray Russell Flint (ROI, SMA 1915-1977)
FrancisMurray RussellFlint, born 3rd June, 1915
His father was SirWilliam RussellFlint,
and throughout his career he achieved the status of a highly talented artist in his own right.
He was educated at Cheltenham College and HMS Conway,
and studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, Royal Academy Schools and later the RA in Paris.
He worked for a while as the art master at Hurstpierpoint College, Sussex.
and lived at Burgess Hill in Sussex and Coffinswell, S.Devon and London W8.
Francis Murray Russell Flint was an Offical War Artist during WWII.
Exhibiting at....
The RoyalAcademy,
The Royal Watercolour Society,
The Royal Society of Marine Artists,
The Imperial War Museum.
He became vice-president of The Royal Watercolour Society,
and was a highly celebrated and respected watercolourist throughout his career.
Francis Murray Russell Flint died in Spain, 1977.

The history of Russell Flint. 1880-1969.
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