Live Auction 1580Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (1880-1969)
Lot 85 FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION

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

Beyond Palm Beach, Cannes

Closed11 December 2014

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GBP 16,250

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Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (1880-1969)
Beyond Palm Beach, Cannes
signed 'W. RUSSELL FLINT' (lower right ) and inscribed 'BEYOND PALM BEACH, CANNES' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour, on paper
10 ¾ x 14 ¾ in. (27.4 x 37.5 cm.)

with Spink, London.

Specialist note

In 1922, Tate Britain held a large exhibition of John Sell Cotman’s (1782-1842) works which Flint greatly admired. The influence of Cotman’s watercolours is evident in Flint’s use of broad washes and bold forms which characterize his landscapes. Both Cotman and Flint reveal an unsurpassed ability to control and handle the sometimes unpredictable nature of watercolour to celebrated effect.