Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.W.S. (1880-1969)

Jasmine I

Details

Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.W.S. (1880-1969)
Jasmine I
signed 'W RUSSELL FLINT' (lower left) and further signed 'W Russell Flint' (on the backboard) and inscribed and dated 'Jasmine/Aug.8.1961' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out on paper
9 7/8 x 14 in. (25.1 x 35.6 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fine Art Society, circa 1960, where purchased by the present owner's family.

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Please note the additional provenance for this lot:
With The Fine Art Society, circa 1960, where purchased by the present owner's family.

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Lot Essay

'A beautiful woman is one of the marvels of creation, and adequate portrayal a matter of extreme difficulty...I have been remarkably lucky in getting models with what might be called Artemisian figures...Ever since, forty-three years ago, the curtain was drawn aside to reveal my first model they have played an essential part in my work. Creatures of romance to many, to most painters they are good, hard-working, honourable girls.' (Sir W. Russell Flint in A. Palmer, More than Shadows, London and New York, 1943, p. 38).

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