Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Dame Laura Knight Drawing to the 1960s.
DAME LAURA KNIGHT R.A. (BRITISH 1877-1970) CLOWN WITH TYPED LETTER Signed and dated 23rd March 1961, letter addressed to Mr Cole, thanking him for his letter: "although now in my eightyninth year I still try to do something worthwhile. Its good fun, real good fun - put a hole in the worst and go on!", blue biro sketch on paper
Signed by hand "Yours Sincerely Laura Knight"
Dated 23rd March 1961
Information attached to reverse of frame.
Frame size 30.5cm x 25.5cm
Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS (née Johnson; 4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970 was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and dry point. 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.
In 1929, she was created a Dame, and in 1936 became the third 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.
Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Dame Laura Knight Drawing to the 1960s.
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A Rare Dame Laura Knight R.A. Pen Clown Drawing with Typed Letter on Personal Headed Paper
