Laura Knight (Johnson) (1877 - 1970)

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Laura Knight (Johnson)

Dame Laura Knight 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.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:4 august 1877, Long Eaton, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:7 july 1970, London, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom, France
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Nude art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Self-portrait
Art style:Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Realism
Technique:Drypoint, Engraving, Etching, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor

Creators United Kingdom

Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995)
Lucie Rie
1902 - 1995
Jonathan Monk (1969)
Jonathan Monk
1969
Herbert Sidney Percy (1863 - 1932)
Herbert Sidney Percy
1863 - 1932
James Bolivar Manson (1879 - 1945)
James Bolivar Manson
1879 - 1945
Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935)
Samuel John Peploe
1871 - 1935
Adrian Scott Stokes (1854 - 1935)
Adrian Scott Stokes
1854 - 1935
John Bellany (1942 - 2013)
John Bellany
1942 - 2013
John Bettridge ()
John Bettridge
Thomas Banks (1735 - 1805)
Thomas Banks
1735 - 1805
Philip Wilson Steer (1860 - 1942)
Philip Wilson Steer
1860 - 1942
Chantal Joffe (1969)
Chantal Joffe
1969
Marc Mendelson (1915 - 2013)
Marc Mendelson
1915 - 2013
Antony Gormley (1950)
Antony Gormley
1950
Edward Clifford (1844 - 1907)
Edward Clifford
1844 - 1907
John Seymour Lucas (1849 - 1923)
John Seymour Lucas
1849 - 1923
Ethel Carrick Fox (1872 - 1952)
Ethel Carrick Fox
1872 - 1952

Creators Impressionism

Louis Cazet (1880 - 1942)
Louis Cazet
1880 - 1942
Romolo Panfi (1632 - 1690)
Romolo Panfi
1632 - 1690
George De Forest Brush (1855 - 1941)
George De Forest Brush
1855 - 1941
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848 - 1884)
Jules Bastien-Lepage
1848 - 1884
Georges Valmier (1885 - 1937)
Georges Valmier
1885 - 1937
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862 - 1942)
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov
1862 - 1942
Christen Schiellerup Købke (1810 - 1848)
Christen Schiellerup Købke
1810 - 1848
Paul Thumann (1834 - 1908)
Paul Thumann
1834 - 1908
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841 - 1907)
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin
1841 - 1907
Francois Maret (1893 - 1985)
Francois Maret
1893 - 1985
Eligiusz Nevyadomsky (1869 - 1923)
Eligiusz Nevyadomsky
1869 - 1923
Paul Kappmeier (1876 - 1923)
Paul Kappmeier
1876 - 1923
Paolo Toschi (1788 - 1854)
Paolo Toschi
1788 - 1854
Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978)
Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
Jozef Israëls (1824 - 1911)
Jozef Israëls
1824 - 1911
Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937