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Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S.
- The Scales
- signed W. RUSSELL FLINT. (lower right); signed W. Russell Flint and inscribed The Scales and RA 1944 no. 7 on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 22 1/4 by 27 1/2 in.
- 56.5 by 70 cm
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, London, June 5, 1992, lot 36, illustrated
Private Collector (acquired at the above sale, and sold: Christie's, London, December 15, 2010, lot 54, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale
Private Collector (acquired at the above sale, and sold: Christie's, London, December 15, 2010, lot 54, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1944, no. 164
Condition
Unlined. Under UV: No inpainting apparent.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In the early 1900s, Sir William Russell Flint worked as a medical illustrator while training at Heatherley’s Art School and independently at the British Museum where he extensively studied female models, finding them a greater challenge than male nudes (Martin Postle and William Vaugn, The Artist’s Model from Etty to Spencer, London, 1999, p. 61). In 1912, Flint travelled to Rome spending time with John William Godward an artist equally inspired by the beauty of women. From the 1930s Flint made frequent trips to Spain, entranced by the dancers, gypsies, and fieldworkers in the communities around Seville and Madrid and northern medieval towns of Aragon, Calatayud and Burgos. While widely recognized for his talent in watercolor, the present work is among the artist’s accomplished oils. Flint’s expressive brushwork builds up the heavy clouds of a summer storm (the artist frequently remarked on the country’s sultry heat) while at the local public-scales women gather, the display of strength and sensuality a hallmark of Flint’s work.