A short introduction to the life and work of the English Realist painter Laura Knight - the first female artist to be elected a full Royal Academician This slim hardback features 27 illustrations and a long essay covering the main biographical details of Knight’s life. Laura Knight was a British artist who remained firmly rooted in the realist tradition, producing paintings, watercolours and engravings.Laura Knight (1877–1970) was an English Realist painter who documented life and culture in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century. Educated at a time when studying life-drawing was the preserve of male artists, Knight railed against social restrictions of the day and established her own life studio. She was a consummate documentarist and her studies of the ballet as well as her government-commissioned depictions of women’s wartime labour during the First World War are some of the this artist's most enduring works. The first female artist to be elected a full Royal Academician, and with a career that spanned seven decades, Knight was one of the most important artists of her day. Today her work features in public collections across the UK and around the world, including Tate, the National Portrait Gallery and the Imperial War Museums, London. Details Author: Alice Strickland Hardcover: 64 pages | 27 colour and 1 black and white illustrations Date published: September 2019 Language: English ISBN: 978-1916041639 Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.7 cm
