Artist and illustrator known especially for his watercolours of women. Born Edinburgh. Died London.
Having browsed his work in gallery Google we can say that there is much to admire, we particularly like the compositions, but 's comment is telling: "He enjoyed considerable commercial success but little respect from art critics, who were disturbed by a perceived crassness in his eroticized treatment of the female figure".
This 1920s photo from the surprisingly shows a serious, restrained man.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir William Russell Flint
Painter. Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Known as Frank, his forte was in portraiture and he also painted over forty large canvases of historical and national events. He also produced a large qua...
Novelist, playwright, translator and illustrator. Â Born Jessie Mabel Prichard White, daughter of Surgeon-Major William White. Her illustrations were accepted by the Yellow Book. 1892 married Percy ...
Glyn Warren Philpot. Artist, known for his portraits. Born Clapham but brought up in Kent. It's fixed now, but when we first did the research Wikipedia had Philpot "married" to Vivian Forbes long b...
Founded as an alternate venue to the Royal Academy. Its first exhibition was mounted by young artists returning from their studies in Paris. The Impressionist style featured prominently. Famous exh...
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