Three Against One by Sir William Russell Flint
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Cowley Abbott
326 Dundas St West
Toronto ON M5T 1G5
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Lot #121
Sir William Russell Flint
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Sir William Russell Flint
Three Against One
watercolour
signed lower right; signed and titled on two cards affixed to the reverse
19.25 x 26.25 in ( 48.9 x 66.7 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $16,000.00
Opens May 6th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes May 13th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
Closes May 13th at 02:15:00 PM EDT
Provenance:
Lyon & Turnbull, auction, London, 30 April 2014, lot 32
Private Estate, Toronto
Lyon & Turnbull, auction, London, 30 April 2014, lot 32
Private Estate, Toronto
Exhibited:
The Fine Art Society Ltd., London, January 1958
The Fine Art Society Ltd., London, January 1958
From the beginning of his career, Flint’s watercolours were celebrated by critics and institutions alike, including the Royal Academy of Arts in London. His depictions of beautiful young women in various stages of undress garnered him great popularity. His favourite muse was Cecilia Green, whom he met in June of 1953 at the age of seventy-three years old. Here she is depicted in a French vaulted cellar with three other female figures. At right, a woman standing waits with her arms crossed while the two seated appear to be involved in an animated discussion, pointing at the wooden, metal structure in the centre of the room or the lone figure on the other side. Leaning against the wall with downcast eyes, she stands holding a basket, her pink camisole slipping tantalisingly off her shoulder. Green modelled for Flint until the mid-1960s, adopting various roles, such as a Spanish gypsy, as shown here.
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