Winifred Knights 1899-1947, 9781848221772
Hardcover
This book provides the only first full account of the life and work of Winifred Knights (1899-1947), the first woman to win the Prix de Rome (1920) and one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. It examines Knights’ art in the …

Winifred Knights 1899-1947

Lost Artist of the Slade School

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  • Hardcover

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    14 May 2016

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Summary

    Winifred Knights (1899-1947) is one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women painters of the first half of the 20th century. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout, this book provides the first full account of her life and work, examining Knights’ art in the context of interwar Modernism and assessing her contribution to the revival in this period of both Decorative Painting and religious imagery.Author Sacha Llewellyn traces the artist’s career from her ye…

    Book Details

    ISBN-13:9781848221772
    ISBN-10:1848221770
    Author:Sacha Llewellyn
    Publisher:Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
    Imprint:Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
    Format:Hardcover
    Number of Pages:208
    Release Date:14 May 2016
    Weight:1.34kg
    Dimensions:270mm x 228mm
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    ‘This captivating show and excellent catalogue are a remarkable tribute’ Evening Standard

    About The Author

    Sacha Llewellyn

    Sacha Llewellyn is an independent researcher and curator and Director of Liss Llewellyn Fine Art with a particular interest in the Rome Scholars, 1913–30, the Art of the First World War and interwar British modernism. She is guest curator of the Winifred Knights survey show at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (2016) and author of essays on Colin Gill and Knights’ The Deluge in British Murals and Decorative Painting, 1920–60 (2013).

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