Dame Laura Knight, RA, RWS
The Sea Sprite
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
Blazing a TrailModern British Women, Lot 27
9. Sept - 18. Sept 2024
Blazing a TrailModern British Women, Lot 27
9. Sept - 18. Sept 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Dame Laura Knight, RA, RWS (British, 1877-1970)
The Sea Sprite
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower right) and bears inscription 'Nude and Sea' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 53.4 cm. (25 x 21 in.)
Painted in 1933
Sold by the Executors of the Estate of Dame Laura Knight by Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 101 (as Nude and Sea) | Sale; Sotheby's, London September 1985 (as Nude and Sea) | With The Taylor Gallery, London | Sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1996, lot 149 (as Nude and Sea) | Sale; Phillips, London, 20 March 2001, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner | Private Collection, Ireland
The Sea Sprite
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower right) and bears inscription 'Nude and Sea' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 53.4 cm. (25 x 21 in.)
Painted in 1933
Sold by the Executors of the Estate of Dame Laura Knight by Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 101 (as Nude and Sea) | Sale; Sotheby's, London September 1985 (as Nude and Sea) | With The Taylor Gallery, London | Sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1996, lot 149 (as Nude and Sea) | Sale; Phillips, London, 20 March 2001, lot 22, where purchased by the present owner | Private Collection, Ireland
Laura Knight - Auction history
