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

Holly Frean (1978)
Holly Frean
1978
George Pyne (1800 - 1884)
George Pyne
1800 - 1884
Kenneth Martin (1905 - 1984)
Kenneth Martin
1905 - 1984
David John Nash (1945)
David John Nash
1945
Francis Joseph O'Meara (1853 - 1888)
Francis Joseph O'Meara
1853 - 1888
Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart (1883 - 1960)
Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart
1883 - 1960
Edward Arthur Walton (1860 - 1922)
Edward Arthur Walton
1860 - 1922
Chantal Joffe (1969)
Chantal Joffe
1969
William Gilpin (1724 - 1804)
William Gilpin
1724 - 1804
Charles Meacham (1860 - 1940)
Charles Meacham
1860 - 1940
John Romer (1715 - XVIII century)
John Romer
1715 - XVIII century
William Crozier (1930 - 2011)
William Crozier
1930 - 2011
John William Ashton (1881 - 1963)
John William Ashton
1881 - 1963
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859 - 1925)
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi
1859 - 1925
Albert Rutherston (1881 - 1953)
Albert Rutherston
1881 - 1953
Herbert William Weekes (1841 - 1914)
Herbert William Weekes
1841 - 1914

Creators Impressionism

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)
Margaret Sarah Carpenter
1793 - 1872
August von Rentzell (1810 - 1891)
August von Rentzell
1810 - 1891
Petrus Johannes van Regemorter (1755 - 1830)
Petrus Johannes van Regemorter
1755 - 1830
Hans Rieder ()
Hans Rieder
Christopher Williams (1956)
Christopher Williams
1956
Franz Karl Opitz (1916 - 1998)
Franz Karl Opitz
1916 - 1998
Granville Redmond (1871 - 1935)
Granville Redmond
1871 - 1935
Romano Romanelli (1882 - 1969)
Romano Romanelli
1882 - 1969
Hermann Ernst Friedrich Garling (1892 - 1961)
Hermann Ernst Friedrich Garling
1892 - 1961
Reynard Milici (1942)
Reynard Milici
1942
Isidor Kaufman (1853 - 1921)
Isidor Kaufman
1853 - 1921
Erich Büttner (1889 - 1936)
Erich Büttner
1889 - 1936
Louis Kolitz (1845 - 1914)
Louis Kolitz
1845 - 1914
Paul Louis Emile Loiseau-Rousseau (1861 - 1927)
Paul Louis Emile Loiseau-Rousseau
1861 - 1927
Robert Henri (1865 - 1929)
Robert Henri
1865 - 1929
Harold Septimus Power (1877 - 1951)
Harold Septimus Power
1877 - 1951