Autograph Letters Signed to Malcolm Mackenzie.

Printed address, headed notepaper. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. Russell Flint is responding to a letter from Mackenzie (attached, copy Typed Letter, one page, 4to, 26 April 1949- saying that he (Mackenzie) has circularised friends in the Press asking them to urge readers to buy water-colours as "a jolly good investment". Mackenzie also comments on the neglect of the teaching of water-colour painting in the schools, and its consequences. Russell Flint approves and has wanted to meet up but been busy with the RA Private View et al. He comments that "Our schools follow the meretricious Continental notion of using blatant colours for 'water-colours'". He explains the "freshness" of French water-colours ("tempera of poster colours" as opposed to Englsih use of "transparent genuine water-colours"). Children would be attracted by the "gay colour" and art schools are teaching "the wrong feeling for colour". He is sending Mackenzie a book about himself.