Lot 85
85
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (1880-1969)
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Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (1880-1969)

Beyond Palm Beach, Cannes

Details
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.)
Provenance
with Spink, London.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

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.

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