FLINT WILLIAM RUSSELL: (1880-1969) Scottish Artist and Illustrator. A good series of eleven A.Ls.S., Willie, and one signed in full, seventeen pages (total), 8vo and 4to, Peel Street, Campden Hill, and one from Perthshire, 5th January 1945 - 20th January 1958, all to Jack Cardiff. Flint writes a series of largely social letters to his friend, although also comments on both his own work and that of Cardiff, in part, 'I'd have loved taking you to the R.A. though I would have been "all of a tremble" until I had your approval of V[ivien] L[eigh] as Cleopatra! One of the Denham Publicity people (I forget his name) told me you were fixed up in a splendid contract for a long new film. I do hope it is true & that you are in for a very successful & happy job o'work. You know that is my truest wish for you....I'm now, after 3 days of complete illness, hoping to get some small watercolour landscapes. The greens, however, are of terrific crudity' (Perthshire, 14th May 1945), 'How cruel to have the Italian film called off. Just like the Italians, one never trusts them. You have had adventures, all of you....although you haven't been to Capri, you've been to Rome & Florence. During our seven months stay in Rome years & years ago Sibylle & I got to know it pretty well but we've always found Florence a most exhausting city.....I'm not sure, but I have a strong belief that your loved Verrocchio's boy & dolphin fountain is represented in the V & A by a full size cast. I may be wrong, however, so don't cancel your photographs. It is a delicious thing.....Jack, old lad, don't worry about your "Fountain Figure". It is yours, safe & sound. It was sheer bad luck John Moore taking such a fancy to it but I've soothed him with a rough "make ready" print of it.....I hope you get a little film about Montmartre. How I wish I could be with you! I'm very busy with all sorts of jobs, R.A. (on the council again: on the Finance committee & in charge of "RA Illustrated")....' (9th January 1949), 'I'm so pleased you are happy in Rome. I long to fly out & see you & stay a fortnight & paint a bit. It would be lovely to see you both in your Roman surroundings.....Good luck to the film, Jack, old lad, it's a joy to think of you directing' (15th February 1953), 'It was a great pleasure to see you both so well & in such a beautiful home. You have made it a most swagger place - one to be proud of.....I positively envied some of your possessions!! You have arranged everything (including your Cardiffian Old Masters) very effectively. They are a joy to the eye.' (30th November 1956). One of the letters includes a page of text in the hand of Flint's wife, Sibylle. Together with a partially printed 12mo invitation card, completed and signed by Flint in the third person and inviting Cardiff and his wife to an evening of 'Sheery & pictures', an unsigned 6.5 x 5 photograph of Flint and Cardiff standing together admiring a watercolour, and also including a signed and inscribed hardback edition of Modern Masters of Etching by Flint, with an introduction by Malcolm C. Salaman, Number 27, published by The Studio Ltd., London, 1931. Featuring twelve illustrated plates tipped in and bound in the original boards with printed paper labels. Signed by Flint to the title page, 'This copy is for Julie & Jack Cardiff with best wishes from W. Russell Flint' and dated 3rd December 1944 in his hand. Some light foxing and age wear and some tears to the spine. One of the letters with some staining, the others with light age wear and a few minor tears at the edges, G to generally about VG, 14

Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) British Cinematographer, Director & Photographer, Academy Award winner. Cardiff is remembered for his collaborations with directors including Powell and Pressburger, as well as Hitchcock and Huston.