Laura Knight - Wikipedia
In 1913 Knight made a painting that was a first for a woman artist, Self Portrait with Nude, showing herself painting a nude model, the artist Ella Naper. [18] The painting is a complex, …
Welcome To The Official Dame Laura Knight Website
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 …
Christies - Dame Laura Knight artist guide
Nov 20, 2023 · She was the first female artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire, in 1929; the first female artist since the 18th century to be elected as a Royal Academician, in 1936; …
Laura Knight - 45 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org
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 …
Laura Knight in 5 Paintings: Capturing the Quotidian
Jan 2, 2025 · A pioneering 20th-century artist in Britain, Knight brought to the fore topics of independence and creativity, through a uniquely female lens. Her women are at once strikingly …
Dame Laura Knight 1877–1970 - Tate
Dame Laura Knight (née Johnson; 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 …
Knight, Laura, 1877–1970 - Art UK
In the first half of the century she was one of the most highly regarded of British artists and in 1936 she became the first woman to be created a Royal Academician since the original …
The Dame Laura Knight Society
Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) is one of Britain’s most successful female artists of the 20 th century. She achieved great fame internationally during her lifetime. She exhibited in galleries …
Bibliography – Dame Laura Knight
Laura Knight ( nee Johnson) one of the most famous and prolific female British artists started life in most impoverished circumstances, having to quickly learn how to fend for herself from an …
Laura Knight: a pioneer’s London transport posters
Laura Knight (1877-1970) was one of the most popular British artists of her lifetime, with her success paving the way for greater recognition of women artists. Knight was one of many …