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Dame Laura Knight, R.A., R.W.S. (1877-1970)
Circus Ponies
Details
Dame Laura Knight, R.A., R.W.S. (1877-1970)
Circus Ponies
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Provenance
with Ian MacNicol, Glasgow.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Lot Essay
Laura Knight's interest in circuses was inspired by childhood memories of the Nottingham Goose Fair. In the early 1930s she undertook a regional tour of the Midlands with Carmo's Circus.