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

Sarah Lucas (1962)
Sarah Lucas
1962
Caroline Walker (1982)
Caroline Walker
1982
Charles Heath (1785 - 1848)
Charles Heath
1785 - 1848
Gillian Ayres (1930 - 2018)
Gillian Ayres
1930 - 2018
William Magrath (1838 - 1918)
William Magrath
1838 - 1918
Reginald Neal (1909 - 1992)
Reginald Neal
1909 - 1992
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
Anthony Devis (1729 - 1816)
Anthony Devis
1729 - 1816
Hugh O'Donnell (1950)
Hugh O'Donnell
1950
Frederick Vonham ()
Frederick Vonham
William Simpson (1823 - 1899)
William Simpson
1823 - 1899
Darren Almond (1971)
Darren Almond
1971
Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898)
Edward Burne-Jones
1833 - 1898
William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910)
William Holman Hunt
1827 - 1910
Bryan Hook (1856 - 1924)
Bryan Hook
1856 - 1924
Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023)
Joe Tilson
1928 - 2023

Creators Impressionism

Detlev Nitschke (1935)
Detlev Nitschke
1935
Arthur Kolnik (1890 - 1972)
Arthur Kolnik
1890 - 1972
Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
Gustave Flaubert
1821 - 1880
Carl Ludwig Thilson (1851 - 1915)
Carl Ludwig Thilson
1851 - 1915
Paul Ferdinand Gachet (1828 - 1909)
Paul Ferdinand Gachet
1828 - 1909
Albert Kohler (1883 - 1946)
Albert Kohler
1883 - 1946
Lotte Laserstein (1898 - 1993)
Lotte Laserstein
1898 - 1993
Nikolai Matveyevich Pozdneyev (1930 - 1978)
Nikolai Matveyevich Pozdneyev
1930 - 1978
Martin Frank Stainforth (1866 - 1957)
Martin Frank Stainforth
1866 - 1957
Jules Wengel (1865 - 1934)
Jules Wengel
1865 - 1934
Mariia Petrovna Kholodnaia (1903 - 1989)
Mariia Petrovna Kholodnaia
1903 - 1989
Clara von Sivers (1854 - 1924)
Clara von Sivers
1854 - 1924
 George Orleans Delamotte (1788 - 1861)
George Orleans Delamotte
1788 - 1861
Xu Beihong (1895 - 1953)
Xu Beihong
1895 - 1953
Heinrich Wettig (1875 - 1938)
Heinrich Wettig
1875 - 1938
Elias Martin (1739 - 1818)
Elias Martin
1739 - 1818
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