ID 1226112
Lot 49 | DAME LAURA KNIGHT, R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
Going to School
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower left) and indistinctly signed and inscribed 'Going to School/ Laura' (on a partial label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.5 x 50.8 cm.)
Provenance
Given by the artist to Mr Harold Browne, c.1905, and by descent to
Mrs H.C. Crossland, Nottingham.
Anonymous sale; Mellors & Kirk, Nottingham, 10 June 2015, lot 1094, when acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited
Nottingham, Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Exhibition of Watercolours and Oil Paintings by Laura Knight D.B.E., A.R.A. and Harold Knight A.R.A., 24 March - 6 May 1934, no. 18, lent by Harold Browne.
Nottingham, Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Dame Laura Knight, 11 July - 2 August 1970, no. 14, lent by Mrs H.C. Crossland.
| Artist: | Laura Knight (Johnson) (1877 - 1970) |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Laura Knight (Johnson) (1877 - 1970) |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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