Lot Essay
The gypsy camp at Iver Heath, the home of the elderly gypsy 'Granny Smith' who the artist befriended while painting the crowds at Epsom Racecourse, was a popular subject for pictures during the 1930s.
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Gypsy Camp
Details
Dame Laura Knight, R.A., R.W.S. (1877-1970)
Gypsy Camp
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower right), inscribed '"Gypsy Camp"' (on the canvas-overlap)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1938
Gypsy Camp
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower right), inscribed '"Gypsy Camp"' (on the canvas-overlap)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1938
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Dame Laura Knight Exhibition, 1965, no.59.