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

Francis Campbell Cadell (1883 - 1937)
Francis Campbell Cadell
1883 - 1937
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
1890 - 1978
Tacita Dean (1965)
Tacita Dean
1965
David Shrigley (1968)
David Shrigley
1968
Samuel J. Herman (1936 - 2020)
Samuel J. Herman
1936 - 2020
Bernard Lens III (1682 - 1740)
Bernard Lens III
1682 - 1740
John Bacon (1740 - 1799)
John Bacon
1740 - 1799
Hans Coper (1920 - 1981)
Hans Coper
1920 - 1981
Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636 - 1699)
Jean Baptiste Monnoyer
1636 - 1699
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793 - 1867)
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
1793 - 1867
John Virtue (1947)
John Virtue
1947
James Tassie (1735 - 1799)
James Tassie
1735 - 1799
John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)
John Singer Sargent
1856 - 1925
Sawrey Gilpin (1733 - 1807)
Sawrey Gilpin
1733 - 1807
Abraham Buteux (1698 - ?)
Abraham Buteux
1698 - ?
William Barnes Wollen (1857 - 1936)
William Barnes Wollen
1857 - 1936

Creators Impressionism

Armand Cassagne (1823 - 1907)
Armand Cassagne
1823 - 1907
Florence Aline Rodway (1881 - 1971)
Florence Aline Rodway
1881 - 1971
Kaspar Jacob Strickler (1906 - 1976)
Kaspar Jacob Strickler
1906 - 1976
Lee Man Fong (1913 - 1988)
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988
Heinz Witte-Lenoir (1880 - 1961)
Heinz Witte-Lenoir
1880 - 1961
Joža Uprka (1861 - 1940)
Joža Uprka
1861 - 1940
Peter Jakob Schober (1897 - 1983)
Peter Jakob Schober
1897 - 1983
Maria Maddalena Baldacci Gozzi (1718 - 1782)
Maria Maddalena Baldacci Gozzi
1718 - 1782
Louis (Lodewijk) Tytgadt (1841 - 1918)
Louis (Lodewijk) Tytgadt
1841 - 1918
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882 - 1945)
Newell Convers Wyeth
1882 - 1945
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839 - 1915)
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
1839 - 1915
Karl Diebitsch (1899 - 1985)
Karl Diebitsch
1899 - 1985
André Villers (1930 - 2016)
André Villers
1930 - 2016
Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856 - 1918)
Joseph Malachy Kavanagh
1856 - 1918
Matthew Smith (1879 - 1959)
Matthew Smith
1879 - 1959
Alessandro Zezzos (1848 - 1914)
Alessandro Zezzos
1848 - 1914
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