Cecilia; Model Admiring Drawings of Herself

Details

Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (1880-1969)
Cecilia; Model Admiring Drawings of Herself
signed 'W Russell Flint' (lower right), inscribed and dedicated 'Model Admiring Drawings of Herself for Mr Everard Read/Pieter Wenning Gallery/Johannesburg' (on a piece of card attached to the backboard)
red chalk
14¾ x 21¾ in. (37.5 x 55.3 cm.)

Provenance

with Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Flint commented: 'A wise artist invites his model's criticism. He loses nothing and often gains, though occasionally the response may be shattering' (see Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., Royal Academy Diploma Gallery exhibition catalogue, London, 1962, p. 24).

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