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Russell Flint

He was a much loved landscape painter and watercolourist, who is most famous for his female nudes. As an artist Russell Flint was much respected by his contemporaries. The son of a commercial painter and at age 14 was apprenticed to a firm of lithographs where Russell spent 6 years learning about lithography and printing.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland 4th April 1880, his remarkable talent was discovered at an early age.

Having been a student at the Royal Institution School of Art in Edinburgh, and serving a six year apprenticeship at a large printing works, he decided to move to London to become a medical illustrator at the age of 20.In 1903 he joined the Illustrated London News which took his talents to the far reaches of the British Empire thanks to its extensive distribution.

He married Sibylle Sueter in 1905 and eventually became a freelance artist in 1907 which lead him to illustrate a number of classical limited editions such as Mallory's 'Morte D'Arthur', Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' and Homer's 'Odyssey'.

He served in the First World War and became Admiralty Assistant Overseer - Airships. This took him back to his native Scotland, where in 1919 he painted a tiny watercolour called' Hilda's Bonnet' on the linen of a fragment of HM Airship 24 which he had previously commanded.

Post World War I, William Russell Flint's artistic career began to flourish. He painted in France and Spain (until the Civil War), where he produced wonderful paintings reflecting the local scenery and culture.

He was elected Associate of the Royal Academy in 1924, full member in 1933 and in 1936 became President of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour. After living in Devon during the Second World War, he and his wife moved back to London where the post war period became Russell Flint's greatest.

His talent with both the watercolour medium and his skill in depicting the female form created a hallmark style which would later become legendary.

In 1947 William Russell Flint was knighted. In 1962 his work was acknowledged by a retrospective exhibition in the Diploma Gallery of the Royal Academy. At the time, Charles Wheeler, the President, paid tribute to the artist, describing his watercolour technique as a 'baffling skill'.

As he became better known he took the opportunity to travel, and Russell Flint painted extensively wherever he went ... spending much time in continental Europe, especially Spain, France, Italy and Switzerland, as well as back in Scotland.
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Picture of The Iced Drink

The Iced Drink

£238.80
Picture of Ripples And Chatter

Ripples And Chatter

£238.80
Picture of The Notice Board, La Voulte Sur Rhone

The Notice Board, La Voulte Sur Rhone

£238.20
Picture of The Red Portfolio

The Red Portfolio

£238.80
Picture of The Skier, Switzerland

The Skier, Switzerland

£238.20
Picture of Quintet

Quintet

£238.80
Picture of Sicilian Rendezvous

Sicilian Rendezvous

£239.40
Picture of The Newspaper

The Newspaper

£238.80
Picture of Souvenir Of Barbaste

Souvenir Of Barbaste

£239.40
Picture of Cecilia Reclining

Cecilia Reclining

£493.20
Picture of Amanda

Amanda

£358.20
Picture of Cecilia & Her Studies

Cecilia & Her Studies

£694.40
Picture of Cecilia In April

Cecilia In April

£324.40
Picture of Devonport Dockyard No.1 Slipway

Devonport Dockyard No.1 Slipway

£299.40
Picture of In Sunny Perigord

In Sunny Perigord

£389.40
Picture of Mademoiselle Sophie

Mademoiselle Sophie

£748.20
Picture of Model Reclining

Model Reclining

£749.40
Picture of Models In An Italian Courtyard

Models In An Italian Courtyard

£839.40
Picture of Pool Of Echoes

Pool Of Echoes

£358.80
Picture of Studio Accessories

Studio Accessories

£359.40
Picture of The Aquaduct by Francis Russell Flint

The Aquaduct by Francis Russell Flint

£764.49
Picture of The Jewel Box

The Jewel Box

£478.80
Picture of A Gift Of Gladioli

A Gift Of Gladioli

£239.40
Picture of Cecilia and Joanna

Cecilia and Joanna

£199.50
Picture of Variations VI

Variations VI

£238.80
Picture of Fun On The Sands, Bamburgh

Fun On The Sands, Bamburgh

£238.20
Picture of The Street With The Sundial

The Street With The Sundial

£239.40
Picture of Antoinette's Alley, Vaugelas

Antoinette's Alley, Vaugelas

£238.20
Picture of Cecilia Reading Poems

Cecilia Reading Poems

£239.40
Picture of Gossip from the Village, Autichamp

Gossip from the Village, Autichamp

£238.80