The Bay of Winds, Gruinard, Ross-shire

Details

Sir William Russell Flint, R.S.W., P.R.W.S., R.A. (1880-1969)
The Bay of Winds, Gruinard, Ross-shire
signed 'W. RUSSELL FLINT' (lower left)
watercolour
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium. Notice to Buyers Resident in Scotland Payment and collections may be made immediately following the end of the sale until 7.00pm. Collections may be made on Friday, 27 October 2000 from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm, after which all lots purchased by Scottish residents will be transported free of charge to either our Glasgow office, tel 44(0)141 332 8134 or to our Edinburgh office, tel 44(0)131 225 4756 where they will be available from 9.00 am on Monday, 30 October. Notice to Buyers outside Scotland Purchases made by buyers with addresses outside Scotland will be transferred to Christie's, 8 King Street, London SW1, for collection from noon on Monday, 30 October 2000. Purchases are only insured for a period of seven working days following the sale.

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot should not have been starred (*) as indicated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

Flint commented on his watercolours of sands and figures on sands, 'In my opinion, technically the most difficult of all forms of water-colour painting and the purest. I might be asked why and the answer would be that these subjects are essentially the most delicate, direct and subtle of all. Any heaviness, any fumbling, any muddiness of colour would ruin them. I claim that there is far more in them than meets even most professional eyes, and I unashamedly confess to amusement at imitators' efforts' (see W. Russell Flint, More than Shadows, London, 1943, p. 34).

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