DAME LAURA KNIGHT RA (1877-1970)
DAME LAURA KNIGHT CHARCOAL DRAWING
c. 1930 United Kingdom
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An Exception Charcoal Drawing two Dwarf Clowns, with the well known Goliath on the right.
Signed Lower left.
52 cm h 41 cm w 2 cm d Framed
Signed Lower left.
52 cm h 41 cm w 2 cm d Framed
Crease to top right corner, otherwise very good
Dame Laura Knight, DBE, RA (4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970) was a British artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition who embraced English Impressionism. During her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. In 1929 she was created a Dame and in 1936 became the first women elected to the Royal Academy since its foundation in 1768. Her large retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy, in 1965, was another first for a woman.[1] Although Knight was known for painting amidst the world of the theatre and ballet in London, and for being a war artist during the Second World War, she was also greatly interested in, and inspired by, more marginalised communities and individuals including Gypsies and circus performers. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.
Dimensions
| Height | 52.00 cm | (20.47 inches) |
| Width | 41.00 cm | (16.14 inches) |
| Depth | 2.00 cm | (0.79 inches) |
Stock Code
1371
Signed/Inscribed
signed lower left and inscribed 2 Dwarf Clowns
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Hampshire
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