Dame Laura Knight (née Johnson), DBE RA RWS (4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists. In 1929 she was created a Dame, and in 1936 became the second woman elected to full membership of the Royal Academy. Her large retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1965 was the first for a woman. 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, marginalised communities and individuals, including Romani people and circus performers. Style/Type Folded Greetings Card with Envelope Message Blank Inside Size 175 X 125mm Packaging Supplied in cellophane wrapper OFFER 10% Discount Order any FIVE cards for a 10% discount 15% Discount Order any TEN cards for a 15% discount

Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970)was an English Impressionist painter who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.

Artist Dame Laura Knight Long Eaton, 4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970, London

Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970)was an English Impressionist painter who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.

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Dame Laura Knight (née Johnson), DBE RA RWS (4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists. In 1929 she was created a Dame, and in 1936 became the second woman elected to full membership of the Royal Academy. Her large retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1965 was the first for a woman. 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, marginalised communities and individuals, including Romani people and circus performers. Style/Type Folded Greetings Card with Envelope Message Blank Inside Size 175 X 125mm Packaging Supplied in cellophane wrapper OFFER 10% Discount Order any FIVE cards for a 10% discount 15% Discount Order any TEN cards for a 15% discount

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signed l.r.: Laura Knight oil on canvas 30 by 25 in. http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?sale_number=L05133&live_lot_id=77

Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970)was an English Impressionist painter who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.

A girl who made it into art school at 13 was always going to go far in life. And as a pioneering painter of women and war, Dame Laura Knight – the subject of a new exhibition – didn’t disappoint. By Kathryn Hughes

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Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970)was an English Impressionist painter who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.

Dame Laura Knight (1877 – 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolors, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition and who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists. She was an impressionist painter and a member of the Newlyn School of Art. In 1929 he became the first woman artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire, she was created a Dame, and in 1936 became the first woman elected to full membership of the Royal Academy since its foundation in 1768. 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. Unlike most artists focusing on mainly one subject she became well known for the Ballet, the Theatre, the Circus. Landscapes, Seascapes, Portraits and was the only woman to be given War Commission for both World Wars. She was an official designated war artist at the Nuremberg Trials. She is the only artist to have exhibited at the Royal Academy for 67 years continuously with the exceptions of 1918 and 1922, and she even won an olympic medal! © 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Dame Laura Knight or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. Dame Laura Knight 1906, Dressing the Children 1907, The Elder Sister 1908-18, A Dark Pool 1909, the Beach 1909-10, Boys aka The boys Nevlin Cornwall 1910, The sun hat 1910-12, Motley 1912, Bathing 1913, Lamorna Birch, and His Daughters 1913, Self Portrait aka the model 1913, Self Portrait 1917, The Cornish Coast 1916-20, Spring 1919, Gypsies at Ascot 1920, Carnaval 1922, Les Sylphides 1922, Motherhood 1922, Old Time Clowns 1922, The Mirror 1922, Two Girls by a Jetty 1923, The Rehearsal 1926, Ethel Bartlett 1928, Charivari (also known as The Grand Parade) 1929, Dressing 1929, Elsie on "Hassan" 1929, Susie and the Wash Basin 1929, The Last Act 1930, A Musical Clown 1930, The Three Clowns 1931, A Seaside Holiday 1932, Miss Thompson (Miss Patricia Thompson) 1932, The Ballet Shoe 1933, Dawn 1935, A dull day at Epsom 1935, A Theatre Dressing Room 1935, Chelsea Embankment 1936, Ballet 1938, Circus Matinee 1938, Hop Picking – Granny Knowles 1938, Romany Belles 1939, Fine Feathers 1939, Land Army Girl 1939, Take-Off, Interior of a Bomber Aircraft 1939, The Gypsy exhibited 1942, George Bernard Shaw 1942, In for Repairs 1943, Show me how A Balloon Site, Coventry 1946, The Nuremberg Trial 1947, Sundown 1948, Princess Elizabeth Opening the New Broadgate, Coventry 1948, The Yellow Dress (The Wardrobe Room, Stratford-on-Avon) 1955, Joan Rhodes 1956, Miss Margaret Jane Smythe 1957, Portrait of Chloe C 1959, The Pool No.2 (unsigned) 1967, The Cruel Sea 1970, Unfinished Portrait Vijayalakshmi Pandit (unsigned) Portrait of Robert Newton age 15 years

The artist's portraits from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, so long out of fashion, make a fascinating exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

The 13 December sale of Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art will include a varied selection of works by Dame Laura Knight and a highly sensitive portrait of Laura by her husband Harold in which she is holding one of her canvases and surrounded by books – her hair is fashionably"u2026

Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970)was an English Impressionist painter who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.

Artist Dame Laura Knight Long Eaton, 4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970, London

Dame Laura Knight (1877 – 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolors, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition and who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists. She was an impressionist painter and a member of the Newlyn School of Art. In 1929 he became the first woman artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire, she was created a Dame, and in 1936 became the first woman elected to full membership of the Royal Academy since its foundation in 1768. 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. Unlike most artists focusing on mainly one subject she became well known for the Ballet, the Theatre, the Circus. Landscapes, Seascapes, Portraits and was the only woman to be given War Commission for both World Wars. She was an official designated war artist at the Nuremberg Trials. She is the only artist to have exhibited at the Royal Academy for 67 years continuously with the exceptions of 1918 and 1922, and she even won an olympic medal! © 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Dame Laura Knight or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. Dame Laura Knight 1906, Dressing the Children 1907, The Elder Sister 1908-18, A Dark Pool 1909, the Beach 1909-10, Boys aka The boys Nevlin Cornwall 1910, The sun hat 1910-12, Motley 1912, Bathing 1913, Lamorna Birch, and His Daughters 1913, Self Portrait aka the model 1913, Self Portrait 1917, The Cornish Coast 1916-20, Spring 1919, Gypsies at Ascot 1920, Carnaval 1922, Les Sylphides 1922, Motherhood 1922, Old Time Clowns 1922, The Mirror 1922, Two Girls by a Jetty 1923, The Rehearsal 1926, Ethel Bartlett 1928, Charivari (also known as The Grand Parade) 1929, Dressing 1929, Elsie on "Hassan" 1929, Susie and the Wash Basin 1929, The Last Act 1930, A Musical Clown 1930, The Three Clowns 1931, A Seaside Holiday 1932, Miss Thompson (Miss Patricia Thompson) 1932, The Ballet Shoe 1933, Dawn 1935, A dull day at Epsom 1935, A Theatre Dressing Room 1935, Chelsea Embankment 1936, Ballet 1938, Circus Matinee 1938, Hop Picking – Granny Knowles 1938, Romany Belles 1939, Fine Feathers 1939, Land Army Girl 1939, Take-Off, Interior of a Bomber Aircraft 1939, The Gypsy exhibited 1942, George Bernard Shaw 1942, In for Repairs 1943, Show me how A Balloon Site, Coventry 1946, The Nuremberg Trial 1947, Sundown 1948, Princess Elizabeth Opening the New Broadgate, Coventry 1948, The Yellow Dress (The Wardrobe Room, Stratford-on-Avon) 1955, Joan Rhodes 1956, Miss Margaret Jane Smythe 1957, Portrait of Chloe C 1959, The Pool No.2 (unsigned) 1967, The Cruel Sea 1970, Unfinished Portrait Vijayalakshmi Pandit (unsigned) Portrait of Robert Newton age 15 years

Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970)was an English Impressionist painter who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.

A blog about artists of any medium, country or time.

A blog about artists of any medium, country or time.

A blog about artists of any medium, country or time.