Laura Knight

British · 1877–1970 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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PORTRAIT OF ANNA PAVLOVALyon & Turnbull · Jan 2025£8,190≈ $10,005≈ €9,713Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · Oct 2024£5,500≈ $7,311≈ €6,603Sign up to see
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Sleeping Baby
Watercolor · Paper
48 x 63cm
Leonard Joel · Sep 3, 2019 · Lot 71
A$7,000≈ $4,712≈ £3,916≈ €4,308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,500–7,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
Up the Rope Ladder
Watercolor · Paper
57 x 39cm
Leonard Joel · Sep 3, 2019 · Lot 72
A$8,000≈ $5,385≈ £4,475≈ €4,924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Untitled
Drawing
Sworders · Jun 25, 2019 · Lot 466
£580≈ $738≈ €648HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
Sleeping Dancer
Drypoint
26.5cm x 37cm
Toovey's · Oct 4, 2017 · Lot 81
£1,100≈ $1,461≈ €1,239HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Study of a Ballerina
Drawing
30.5cm x 24.5cm
Toovey's · Dec 2, 2015 · Lot 30
£360≈ $541≈ €510HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Untitled - Preparing to Dance
Drawing · Paper
22.9 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 29, 2014 · Lot 1218
CA$351≈ $308≈ £196≈ €247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Untitled - Ballet Dancer with Arm and Leg Raised
Drawing · Paper
24.1 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 29, 2014 · Lot 1220
CA$351≈ $308≈ £196≈ €247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Untitled - Profile of a Woman
Drawing · Paper
20.3 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 29, 2014 · Lot 1224
CA$351≈ $308≈ £196≈ €247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Untitled - Behind the Scenes at the Circus
Drawing · Paper
25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · May 17, 2014 · Lot 716
CA$351≈ $323≈ £192≈ €236Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Untitled - The Circus Comes to Town I
Drawing · Paper
19.7 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · May 17, 2014 · Lot 717
CA$410≈ $377≈ £224≈ €275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗

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About Laura Knight

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 female artists.

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In museum collections

Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring, 1943
Imperial War Museum London · Public domain
Take Off, 1943
Imperial War Museum London · Public domain
Physical Training at Witley Camp, 1910
Canadian War Museum · Public domain
A Balloon Site, Coventry, 1943
Imperial War Museum London · Public domain