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<H2>Sir William Russell Flint</H2>
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<STRONG> Watercolour artist Sir William Russell Flint, was born in Edinburgh,
Scotland, on April 4, 1880, to Jane Flint, one of Scotland's first woman civil
servants, and to Francis Wighton Flint, a ticket writer and skilled illuminator.
He first attended school at Miss Clinkscales' Seminary at Portobello, advanced
to Daniel Stewart'sCollege for Boys in Edinburgh, and later studied at the Royal
Institute of Art at Edinburgh. Between 1894 and 1900 Flint served an apprenticeship
as a lithographic artist and designer in a printing house in Edinburgh. In 1900
he went to London, combining work, first as a medical illustrator (1900-1902),
and later as a commercial designer and magazine illustrator (1902-1907), and attending
Heatherley's Art School. As a magazine illustrator Flint worked for The Illustrated
London News from 1903 until 1907. During this period, William Russell Flint met
and married Sibylle Sueter, daughter of Fleet Paymaster J. T. Sueter. In 1907
Flint became a freelance artist and by 1914 had become an Associate of the Royal
Society of Painters in Water Colours. During World War I Flint was commissioned
as a lieutenant and rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Air Force. Following
his military service, Flint's career as an artist advanced rapidly. His artwork
was exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and other public venues, and was
also acquired by prominent national and international museums. Flint's many successful
one-person exhibitions featured his landscapes of English, Scottish, and Provençal
country scenes and his figure compositions. William Russell Flint was made Associate
of the Royal Academy in 1924 and a full Academician in 1933. William Russell Flint
also gained recognition for his work in dry-point engraving and was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1933. Additionally,
Flint was interested in typography, book design, and illustration. He illustrated
several classics for Riccardi Press, including an edition of the Canterbury Tales.
Works by the artist, who received a knighthood in 1947, are available in the British
Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and many public museums in the United
States, Canada, and Australia. Sir William Russell Flint died on December 30,
1969 at the age of 89. He was survived by his son, Francis Murray Russell Flint,
also a painter. </STRONG> Cornwater fine art prints by acclaimed artist; Sir William
Russell Flint was born in 1880. Painting became a great sucess for Flint. Russell
Flint or Sir William, painted watercolours, original paintings and drawings. Many
limited editions and prints from originals were published of Russell Flint art.
Cecilia Green was a favourite, figurative model of Flint. Russell Flint painted
nudes in France, Spain, of gypsies and dancers. Sir William Russell Flint died
in 1969. The Sir William Russell Flint publishing Co. now releases unsigned limited
editions of work by Flint. The catalogue raisonne contains a full collection of
Russell Flint limited editions. The Cornwater fine art studio holds a large selection
of paintings and prints by Russell Flint. <a href="russell-flint-gallery.asp" target="_self">Russell
Flint Gallery </a> <a href="russellflintbiography.asp" target="_self">Sir William
Russell Flint _a brief biography</a>
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