Harold Knight painted this atmospheric portrait of his wife, the celebrated artist Laura Knight (1877-1970), in the years leading up to or soon after their marriage took place in 1903.
Knight met Laura at Nottingham School of Art, where the pair studied. In 1894 they took a holiday in Staithes, a fishing village just north of Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. The village had become a magnet for artists experimenting with the Impressionist technique of painting outdoors, and Laura and Harold soon returned to live and work there.
The Knights remained in Yorkshire until 1907, and are now regarded as the most significant artists of the Staithes Group. The Pannett Art Gallery is the only public gallery to own comprehensive holdings of work by the group, and this portrait of Laura by Harold Knight, painted during the period they lived in Staithes, now makes a major addition to the collection.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Laura , 1896
Date supported
2019
Medium and material
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions
61.5 x 51.5
Grant
10000
Total cost
27040
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