Laura Knight
Gypsy and Girl
Oil
30 x 25 ins
Provenance
Portrait of Granny Smith and daughter at Romany Camp, Iver, Bucks., who befriended the artist at Epsom and invited her to visit the Romany camp at Iver. She appears in a number of paintings, including Gypsy Splendour (1939 Nottingham Castle Museum), when she also wears her black feathered hat and brightly coloured shawl. DWB bought at Christies 1997Exhibitions
Penlee Gallery, Laura Knight in the Open Air, from 16th June to 8 Sept 2012, and then Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham, from 22nd Sept to 4 Nov 2012, and then Worcester Gallery, from 17th No 2012 to 10 Feb 2013. Dame Laura Knight by Caroline Fox, 1988, p.85 Photo included in article Travelling Times, Summer 2013.