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

John Charlton (1849 - 1917)
John Charlton
1849 - 1917
Alfred James Montague (1832 - 1883)
Alfred James Montague
1832 - 1883
John Smart (1741 - 1811)
John Smart
1741 - 1811
Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
Alfred Edward Chalon
1780 - 1860
Harry John Johnson (1826 - 1884)
Harry John Johnson
1826 - 1884
Mary Fedden (1915 - 2012)
Mary Fedden
1915 - 2012
Robert (Bob) Olley (1940)
Robert (Bob) Olley
1940
Donald Gladstone Rodney (1961 - 1998)
Donald Gladstone Rodney
1961 - 1998
Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882)
Charles Robert Darwin
1809 - 1882
Gary Hume (1962)
Gary Hume
1962
William Turner (1789 - 1862)
William Turner
1789 - 1862
Thomas Birch (1779 - 1851)
Thomas Birch
1779 - 1851
Marcus Harvey (1963)
Marcus Harvey
1963
Cyril Power (1872 - 1951)
Cyril Power
1872 - 1951
John Graham Lough (1798 - 1876)
John Graham Lough
1798 - 1876
Louis Davis (1860 - 1941)
Louis Davis
1860 - 1941

Creators Impressionism

Jean-Joseph Patu de Rosemont (1767 - 1818)
Jean-Joseph Patu de Rosemont
1767 - 1818
William Alexander Dargie (1912 - 2003)
William Alexander Dargie
1912 - 2003
Olga Alexandrovna Sorokina (1969)
Olga Alexandrovna Sorokina
1969
Laure Albin-Guillot (1879 - 1962)
Laure Albin-Guillot
1879 - 1962
Adriaan de Lelie (1755 - 1820)
Adriaan de Lelie
1755 - 1820
Fernand Herbo (1905 - 1995)
Fernand Herbo
1905 - 1995
Josef Burger (1887 - 1966)
Josef Burger
1887 - 1966
Feodor Szerbakow (1911 - 2009)
Feodor Szerbakow
1911 - 2009
Oscar Haberer (1867 - 1932)
Oscar Haberer
1867 - 1932
Jozef Brandt (1841 - 1915)
Jozef Brandt
1841 - 1915
Léon Germain Pelouse (1838 - 1891)
Léon Germain Pelouse
1838 - 1891
Karl Rudolf Sohn (1845 - 1908)
Karl Rudolf Sohn
1845 - 1908
Edward Henry Potthast (1857 - 1927)
Edward Henry Potthast
1857 - 1927
Hans Deiker (1876 - 1945)
Hans Deiker
1876 - 1945
Myron G. Barlow (1873 - 1937)
Myron G. Barlow
1873 - 1937
Giovanni Varlese (1888 - 1922)
Giovanni Varlese
1888 - 1922
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