Carmelita (signed limited edition)

Sir William Russell Flint

P.R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W., R.O.I., R.E.

'Carmelita'
Date of Publication 1961.
Signed,Limited Edition print of 1006.
Image size 10.2" X 12.2"
"The original painting is entitled Hephzibah (She in whom is my delight) Exhibited in Elwes 1963.

In 1924 he was asked to join the Royal Academy as an associate member, and nine years laterhe was given the status of full member in 1933. Three years
later he became President of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour. Leaving their home in Devon, where they had lived throughout the Great War,
Russell Flint and Syblle decided to return to Campden Hill, London, which proved a tremendous success for Russell Flint as the nation was begining to
recover from the years of war, and begining to enjoy the arts once more.

His expertise with the watercolour medium and his talent in painting nudes, created an unique manner of painting which became world famous.

In his later years, due to his artistic and financial success, Russell Flint was able to travel extensively across Europe, particularly in France
where he was a prolific painter, also enjoying some time painting in Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and Scotland.

Cornwater Fine Art has specialized in the paintings and prints of Sir William Russell Flint for over thirty years, and have on display over
500 edition prints, signed and unsigned; Also original watercolour paintings and red chalk drawings, for sale.
The limited edition prints, particularly the signed, limited edition prints (ie. pre 1969) were very sought after, and the entire edition could
be sold out within several hours of release.
There is no 'second' edition of these prints, these are the original signed, limited editions that have over the years become highly collectable and
sought after works of art, some of which are over seventy years old.

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a beautiful experience for those who enjoy the countryside and wish to visit the many towns and villages of great character.
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and the signed prints and drawings of Britain's most sought after artworks by L.S. Lowry here.