Modern British Art and Sculpture by modern British artists. Online gallery and exhibition. Wide selection of modern artists and works
   Thursday 21st August, 2008
Modern British Art with online gallery and exhibition

Dame Laura Knight 1877 - 1970 biography
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Dressing Room no. 2 by Dame Laura Knight
Dressing Room no. 2
At the Folies Bergere by Dame Laura Knight
At the Folies Bergere
At the Footlights by Dame Laura Knight
At the Footlights

Portrait of a Young Boy by Dame Laura Knight
Portrait of a Young Boy
Bareback Rider by Dame Laura Knight
Bareback Rider
In the Dressing Room
Sold to Worcester Art Gallery April 2008 by Dame Laura Knight
In the Dressing Room
Sold to Worcester Art Gallery April 2008

Biography
Born in Derbyshire. Studied at Nottingham School of Art, where she met her future husband Harold Knight. Together they painted at Staithes, near Whitby, where there was a small colony of artists. In 1908-18 they lived in Cornwall.Exhibited first at the RA in 1903, first exhibition with Harold at Leicester Galleries in 1906. Elected RA in 1936, became Dame in 1939. Retrospective exhitibion at Upper Grovesnor Galleries in 1969. Her work is represented in major public art collections, including the Tate Gallery and Imperial War Museum.

 

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