On offer here is this original licensed 1950s large, limited edition framed
print by sir William Russell flint,
of “Rosa and Marisa”
Registered number A.34750
Signed by the artist.
Original price on the back of the frame £750
circa 1970
Rosa and Marissa'Date of Publication 1957.Signed,Limited Edition print of 700.Image size 17.75" x 24"Francesca Goldstein is the seated model in this painting.
Francesca was not only the artist's model, but an accomplished sculptress in her own right.
Cecilia is the model standing with a basket on her head, reminiscent of the signed limited edition print 'The Balance'.
There has never been a better time to invest in an original painting or limited edition print by Sir William Russell Flint, recognized as one of the world's finest watercolour artists.
Russell Flint is one of the most celebrated British watercolourists of the 20th century. Known for his remarkable technical skill and precision.
President of the Royal Academy, and President of the Royal Watercolour Society for twenty years from 1936.
Knighted in 1947 for his services to art, and the Royal Academy held a solo exhibition in honour of his paintings.
Painting in several countries including France, Italy, Switzerland and Scotland, Russell Flint was captivated by the distinctive and unique character of these lands.
Today his work is exhibited in numerous institutions around the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.
These signed prints were published between 1924 and 1969, each one personally signed by Russell Flint.
The printing process used was of the highest possible standard available at the time, and many limited editions were printed in Austria using a 'state of the art' process, collotype, developed by Max Jaffe.
Russell Flints work has always been highly regarded as amongst the finest watercolour paintings ever produced.
The earlier limited editions tended to be rather small runs of 325 copies, but as demand increased,
The classic Russell Flint pictures of Cecilia Green have perhaps been surpassed in today's market by rural countryside paintings throughout France.
by the 1960s most editions were 850 each one overseen and stamped by The Fine Art Trade Guild, whose blind stamp was taken as a guarantee of authenticity and highest possible quality.
Almost 60 years later many of the Russell Flint prints in these editions are lost, damaged or irretrievably faded,
which has made the few surviving prints that remain in good condition to be very sought after. A collector could sometimes wait years to find a particular Russell Flint print in good condition.
Condition is excellent. Good quality frame and mount.
Delivery will be specialist eBay Korea, £40