European & British Art
European & British Art
Elegance and Charm: Property from an Important Family
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S.
Griselda
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December 15, 05:41 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Elegance and Charm: Property from an Important Family
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S.
British
1880 - 1969
Griselda
signed W. RUSSELL FLINT lower left; signed, dated and inscribed Griselda / WRussell Flint / Painted quickly and happily for Cecilia, June 1956 on detached cardboard and signed and inscribed Griselda / WRussell Flint / Peel Cottage / 80 Peel Street / W8 / No. 779 in the Royal Academy of 1958 / NOT FOR SALE on the backboard
watercolour on paper
Unframed: 48.8 by 58.5cm., 19¼ by 23in.
Framed: 58 by 68cm., 22¾ by 26¾in.
Given by the artist to his model Cecilia Green in 1956
Sale: Christie's, London, 5 November 1999, lot 65
Richard Green, London
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Sale: Christie's, London, 5 November 1999, lot 65
Richard Green, London
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Keith S. Gardner and Nigel D. Clark, Sir William Russell Flint 1880-1969, 1986, pl. 58, p. 233
London, Royal Academy, 1958, no. 779