Louis Aston Knight Paintings
American, 1873-1948
Louis Aston Knight, commonly known as an expatriate, was in fact born in Paris to American parents, his father the celebrated American painter Daniel Ridgeway Knight. Receiving early and influential instruction from his father he later studied at the Académie Julian under Jules Lefebvre and Robert Fleury (1891-1898). Knight’s exhibition debut was at the Annual Paris Salon in 1894, thrust him into an increasingly successful career over which he was awarded numerous honors. He was notably the first American painter to win the Paris Salon gold medals for two consecutive years and his work was included in such distinguished venues as the Paris World’s Fair of 1900 and in 1927 he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Although he resided in Paris, Knight exhibited very frequently throughout the United States.
Despite his indisputable success, Knight never found a niche in the Parisian society and bore a dislike for the traditional ateliers of Paris. He spent a great deal of his time out of Paris in a mill that he rented in Normandy, once the home of the poet Chateaubriand.to
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Artist: Louis Aston Knight
Flowers on the Riverbank landscape, France
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in New York, NY
Knight is most famous and collected for his riverbank views lined with flowers done during his extensive years in France. his father was Daniel Ridgeway Knight...
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19th Century Realist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Oil
River in France, circa 1920 Oil on Canvas by Louis Aston Knight
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Louis Aston Knight (French/American, 1873-1948)
Signed: Aston Knight (Lower, Right)
" River in France ", circa 1920
Oil on Canvas
21 3/4" x 18"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Ornamented Fra...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Risle at Melleville, circa 1920 Oil on Canvas by Louis Aston Knight
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Louis Aston Knight (French/American, 1873-1948)
Signed: Aston Knight (Lower, Right)
" Risle at Melleville ", circa 1920
Oil on Canvas
21 3/4" x 18"
Housed in a 3" Ornamented Fra...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Sunset on the River
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Naples, Florida
Louis Aston Knight (1873–1948) was a French-born American artist noted for his paintings of landscapes. One of his paintings, The Afterglow, was purchased by U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1922 to hang in the White House.
Aston Knight, the son of Daniel Ridgway Knight and Rebecca Morris...
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20th Century Impressionist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Oil
Landscape with Trees
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Aston Knight, was the son of the American expatriate artist, Daniel Ridgway Knight. Born in Paris in 1873, Louis, unlike his father, had the privilege to be brought up in a home where he was surrounded by art and music. Raised and educated in Europe, Louis attended the Chigwell School in England for his Liberal Arts Education and began his artistic training, under the guidance of his father. Later he studied formally with the great French Romantic painters, Robert-Fleury and Jules Lefebvre.
In 1894 Aston Knight debuted at the Paris Salon, starting a highly acclaimed career. Among his many awards, he won a Bronze medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, an honorable mention at the Paris Salon in 1901, a gold medal in Lyon in 1903, a gold medal in Geneva and in Nantes in 1904 and Gold medals at the Paris Salon in both 1905 and 1906, earning him the title Hors concours as the first American to win two gold medals at the Salon in two consecutive years. Knight, was also made a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1924 becoming an Officer in 1928 and eventually a Commander in 1934.
Louis Aston Knight is most famous for his French landscapes executed in and around his home in Beaumont-le-Roger. Aston looked up to Claude Monet, and visited him from time to time at his home in Giverny. He was particularly impressed with Monet's gardens, and strove to cultivate a garden as beautiful as the master's. Knight also awarded prizes each year to the neighboring peasants who kept the nicest gardens. This ensured him of good models for his cottage landscape paintings.
Gradually Aston Knight became well known in the New York art scene and traveled to the United States many times – painting scenes in New York, Florida and California. In 1911, Knoedler and Co. held an exhibition of his landscapes of the U.S.A. and France. His exhibition at the Levy Gallery in New York, in 1931 attracted much attention. In fact, "Art News" critiqued the show (26 December issue) and described his fame and plein-air approach:
A group of new landscapes by Aston Knight, the popular painter of the Normandy Riverscape, is the Holiday attraction at the Levy Gallery. Mr. Knight sticks closely to his well established formula, doubtless due to the tremendous acclaim acquired in his earlier years when Hopkinson Smith...
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19th Century Realist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Oil
The White House
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in New York, NY
Aston Knight
(American, 1873-1948)
Title: The White House
Medium: oil on panel
Size: 14 x 10 ½ inches / 17 x 13 ¾ inches framed
Markings: Signed lower right
Louis Aston Knigh...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Oil, Panel
Afternoon on the River
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Naples, Florida
Louis Aston Knight (1873–1948) was a French-born American artist noted for his paintings of landscapes. One of his paintings, The Afterglow, was purchased by U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1922 to hang in the White House.
Aston Knight, the son of Daniel Ridgway Knight and Rebecca Morris...
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20th Century Impressionist Louis Aston Knight Paintings
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Oil
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