Natural Authenticity-Research On The Art Of William Russell Flint's Watercolor

William Russell flint life in 20th-century British watercolour new historical development period,inherited the fine tradition of the British watercolor art,sweep a Victorian conformism sleepy atmosphere,and absorbs the nutrition of the world art development trend,play their own understanding of art and performance,give new vitality to the British watercolor art.The watercolor paintings created by flint are natural and authentic,and they adhere to the state of returning to the original nature while paying attention to the atmosphere.Flint's paintings occupy a unique place in the long history of art in terms of painting skills,artistic language and personal achievements,especially his achievements in watercolor figure painting.This paper studies flint's watercolor painting through four chapters,from the British watercolor painting at the end of the 19 th century and the historical background of flint,to the analysis of flint's painting works in various periods,such as book illustration,watercolor landscape painting,watercolor figure painting and other representative subject works.The third part makes a comparative study of works by combining the interaction between painters and contemporary painters,expounds the artistic characteristics and styles formed by painters in different periods,discusses the artistic language of flint's watercolor painting,and further explores its era significance.