Laura Knight in the open air by Elizabeth Knowles


Laura Knight in the open air
Title : Laura Knight in the open air
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ISBN : 1906593655
ISBN-10 : 9781906593650
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 128
Publication : First published June 1, 2012

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970) was a great celebrity in her time and her work is loved as much today as it was at the height of her fame. From her earliest days she wanted to paint in the open air, and this work began at Staithes, on the Yorkshire coast, and developed at Laren in Holland. It came to the fore when she arrived in Cornwall with her husband, Harold, in 1907 and embraced the county's wonderful light, its seas and rocky coast. This exhibition includes outdoor paintings executed throughout her long and distinguished career, including depictions of Romany life, the spectacular panoramas below the Malvern Hills and the devastated townscape that forms the backdrop of her famous depiction of the Nuremberg war trials.


Laura Knight in the open air Reviews


  • Servabo

    A beautifully and comprehensively illustrated book presenting the work Laura Knight made in the open air throughout her life in Cornwall. Her paintings on canvas are soft, vibrant, and colourful - almost like the tones of Debussy the composer.