Jonathan Grant Galleries
Sir William Russell Flint
Sir William Russell Flint RA. (1880 – 1969) was an enigmatic British artist who was lauded as one of the greatest watercolour painters of the twentieth century. From the outset of his career Flint’s work won immediate favour and exhibiting institutions, such as the Royal Academy, were quick to give him official recognition. Flint regarded himself ‘first and foremost a landscape painter’ and critics of the time considered him ‘one of the few Academicians who remained faithful to the classical past’. However, it was the artist’s depiction of beautiful young women that garnered him enormous popularity. Flint’s most iconic subject was Cecilia Green, a 22-year-old exotic beauty, who over the course of fifteen years became the artist’s trusted confidant and muse. Russell Flint’s works are highly sought after and the publication of limited edition prints not only fed the ever-growing demand for his work, but also cemented his reputation as an iconic twentieth century artist. ‘A beautiful woman is one of the marvels of creation ... ‘ - Russell Flint
Madame du Barry’s Seamstress I Conté on paper, 25 x 16 cm
Study for Rope Makers Graphite on paper, 23 x 14 cm
Illustrated Cover (Detail) Cecilia, Watercolour, 26 x 34 cm
Cecilia Reclining Collotype, 27 x 37 cm
Act II Scene I Collotype, 39 x 57 cm
A Model for Elegance, Cecilia Lithograph, 33 x 50 cm
Mademoiselle Sophie Collotype, 43 x 61 cm
A Florentine Masquerade Collotype, 70.5 x 50 cm
A Spanish Christening Dry point engraving, 23 x 30 cm
Summertime, Uzes Collotype, 38 x 52 cm
No 1 Slipway, Devonport Dockyard Collotype, 49 x 66 cm
View the full exhibition of 25 watercolours, drawings & limited edition collotypes online at www.jgg.co.nz
Jonathan Grant Galleries 280 Parnell Road PO Box 37 673 Parnell Auckland New Zealand Ph: (64-9) 308 9125 E: jg@jgg.co.nz