Children in the Flower Garden
59 cms x 47.6 cms (23.25 ins x 18.75 ins)
Signed
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "April 2016 - HO2 HO2 Online auction" held on Wed, Apr 20, 2016.
Lot 007
Lot 007
Estimate: CAD $25,000 - $35,000
Realised: CAD $153,400
Realised: CAD $153,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the Artist by Sir Edward Penton, circa 1910
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Dame Laura Knight was a woman of many accomplishments. Accepted into art school at the age of 13, she was the first female to be elected to the Royal Academy since its foundation in 1768. She was appointed an official artist during World War II and in 1946 traveled to Germany to document the Nuremberg War Crime Trials. Knight was renowned for her success in gaining professional recognition for women in the arts. In recognition of her talents, the National Portrait Gallery in London held an exhibition of her portraits in 2013.
This charming work was painted around 1910, soon after Knight had moved to Newlyn, Cornwall and at a time when her paintings took on a new vibrancy. The boy portrayed on the left is Stephen Penton who, from 1941 to 1968, was Headmaster of Lower Canada College in Montreal.
This work will be included in Dame Laura Knight's catalogue raisonné that is being compiled by John Croft.
Acquired directly from the Artist by Sir Edward Penton, circa 1910
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
Notes:
Dame Laura Knight was a woman of many accomplishments. Accepted into art school at the age of 13, she was the first female to be elected to the Royal Academy since its foundation in 1768. She was appointed an official artist during World War II and in 1946 traveled to Germany to document the Nuremberg War Crime Trials. Knight was renowned for her success in gaining professional recognition for women in the arts. In recognition of her talents, the National Portrait Gallery in London held an exhibition of her portraits in 2013.
This charming work was painted around 1910, soon after Knight had moved to Newlyn, Cornwall and at a time when her paintings took on a new vibrancy. The boy portrayed on the left is Stephen Penton who, from 1941 to 1968, was Headmaster of Lower Canada College in Montreal.
This work will be included in Dame Laura Knight's catalogue raisonné that is being compiled by John Croft.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.