The Mill Barbaste

Limited edition print

'Ancient dooway, Cordes'
Limited edition of 650
Published May 2002
Image Size 21" X 14".

Founded as a fortress town in 1222 by the Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, a distant ancestor of Toulouse-Lautrec,
the medieval hillside town of Cordes-sur-Ciel (Cordes in the sky) seventy six kilometres north east of Toulouse
in South West France was a popular and inspiring location for Sir William.
He greatly admired its antiquity and produced a series of pictures of the town, including 'Market Hall, Cordes'
which was published by thr Medici Society in 1963 as a signed, limited edition.
'Ancient Doorway Cordes' is a fine example of that combination of figures and
architecture so admired by collectors. As usual Sir William would have painted the doorway and statue
on the spot whilst the figures would have been added later from models in his studio.
He was quite deliberate in the number of models depicted, as he found that an odd number of figures
balanced better than an even number. 'For centuries the trio has been an attraction; thrice three Muses,
three Goddesses or three Graces. Now I have my own three washerwomen, three gypsies, three bathers,
or more simply, three models, obewdient- in theory at least- to my slightest caprice.'


A true professional and credit to his profession of watercolour painting, the work of Sir William Russell Flint has the recognition amongst the greatest and most admired art in history.
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and paintings are a amazing portrayal not only of the animals he paints, but of the atmosphere and landscapes throughout the world.
The work of one incredibly talented artist, who painted the working lives of everdayday people in the 1960s is now of the geatest importance to both art collectors and and financial investors. after and of greater investment value than many great artists of the modern day.