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Dame Laura KnightDame Laura Knight, signed, charcoal on board drawing of behind theatre scene1921
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A beautifully composed drawing of 'A Barry Jackson Xmas Play' by Dame Laura Knight executed in 1921. The work is signed and titled and is in good condition. The full details are as follows:
Dame Laura Knight RA RWS (British, 1877 – 1970)
A Barry Jackson Xmas Play, 1921
signed and inscribed in pen ‘Repertory Theatre / Birmingham / Laura Knight’ (lower right), signed ‘Laura Knight’ and inscribed with the title (lower left)
charcoal on board
9.3/4 x 13.3/8 in. (25 x 34 cm.)
Dame Laura Knight was one of the leading female artists of the twentieth century. She studied at Nottingham School of Art and in 1898 she moved to Staithes, where she set up a Studio. In 1903 she married the artist Harold Knight and following a short interval painting in Holland, they moved to Newlyn, where they became leading members of the Newlyn School of Artists. In 1919 she moved to St. John's Wood, which was to be the base for the remainder of her life. Laura Knight was the first woman artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire.
Although Knight painted various subjects, her reputation was founded on paintings of the ballet and the circus. She painted backstage at the Diaghilev ballet’s sessions in London and took lessons at Tillers dance academy in St Martin’s Lane in order to draw there. She also traveled with the Mills and Carmos Circus. An accomplished portraitist, she painted wartime commissions and was an official war artist at the Nuremburg War Trials.
- Creator:Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970, British)
- Creation Year:1921
- Dimensions:Height: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Width: 13.38 in (33.99 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:some dirt spots, mainly to edges, float mounted, with further mount behind glass in a handfinished black frame. Overall in good order.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU540312638532
Dame Laura Knight
Dame Laura Knight (nee Johnston)
British 1877 - 1970 Laura Knight was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire and studied at the Nottingham School of Art; she was the youngest student at the time being just thirteen. She married the artist Harold Knight and together they set up studios in Staithes, Newlyn and London. She was more flamboyant than her quiet and mild mannered husband and was great friends and painting partner of Alfred Munnings. Her work includes beautiful Seascapes and Beach Scenes depicting Cornwall from 1908 when she first arrived in Newlyn, already a successful artist. The First World War ended their time in Cornwall, though she kept a studio there for many years. Later when she moved to London she became fascinated by the Theatre and Circus. She found new subjects in the Diaghilev Ballet and painted many pictures of the ballet, behind the scenes and rehearsals. Laura Knight went on to be made a Dame for her achievements and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1935. There are many books on Laura Knight and her work and there has been a recent comprehensive exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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