Circus Dressing Room - LAURA KNIGHT

Medium: etching and aquatint

LAURA KNIGHT
British, (1877-1970)

Etching and aquatint, 1925, Bolling/Withington 41, edition 20 plus 5 trial proofs. 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb, rich impression with full margins. The condition is a fine apart from small, soft wrinkles at the edges of the sheet, notably along the left edge. These do not appear near the image. Knight had a passion for the circus and did several works relating to circus life. In the first half of the century she was one of the most highly regarded of British artists and in 1936 she became the first woman to be created a Royal Academician since the original women members Angelica Kauffmann and Mary Moser.       $2,200

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