This is an introduction to the work of Laura Knight, 1877-1970
Later talks will be devoted to various aspects of her art and periods of her life.
These are set out below, each with a single example of her work.
Early life
Laura Knight, Sis, 1896, oil on canvas, 46 x 56 cm, Private Collection.
Staithes
Laura Knight, Packing Fish on the Quay at Staithes, c1899, oil canvas, 61 x 52 cm, Private Collection
Marriage
Photograph of Laura & Harold Knight, date unknown
Newlyn & Lamorna
Laura Knight, Boys Bathing, Newlyn Quay, 1910, oil on canvas, 70 x 93 cm, private Collection
The Circus
Laura Knight, Circus Matinee, 1938, Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby, UK
The Ballet
Laura Knight, Behind the Scenes in the Coulisses, 1920-25, oil on panel, 63 x 57 cm, Art Gallery, Falmouth, UK
Gypsies
Laura Knight, The Gypsy, c 1939, oil on canvas, 61x 41 cm, Tate gallery, London, UK
Maryland
Laura Knight, Pearl Johnson, 1926-27, oil on canvas
World War II
Laura Knight, Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring, 1943, oil on canvas, 86 x 100 cm, Imperial War Museum, London, UK
Later Work
Laura Knight, The Cruel Sea, 1967, oil on canvas, 76 x 64 cm, Museum & Art Gallery, Bolton, UK
WATCH THIS SPACE!
BT, Meeting No 20, 10 July 2018