Group of Correspondence: 5 Autograph Letters, signed; and 2 Autograph Notes, signed, to Lord Astor; and 2 Autograph Notes, signed, to Miss Tindersley (Lord Astor's Secretary)

Knight, Dame Laura

Published by 16 Langford Place St., John's Wood, N.W.8, 1938

About this Item

1 vols. 8vo. An inside look at an enterprise by the greatest female Engliish painter of her time, Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970). In 1936, she "was elected Royal Academician, the first woman to become a full member of the Royal Academy". The correspondence concerns Dame Laura's commission to do a picture of two of Lord Astor's horses (Pag-up and Mannamead), to include the making of preparatory studies at the Astor stud. She outlines her prices, ranging "from 350 guineas for about 20 x 24" to "650 guineas for 50 x 40". With a few interesting asides, such as, "I am backing Cash Book for the Derby and I am praying he wins." The picture finished, she comments, "It was a hard subject to paint: two brown horses made an equally divided interest".

Seller Inventory # 53967

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Group of Correspondence: 5 Autograph Letters, signed; and 2 Autograph Notes, signed, to Lord Astor; and 2 Autograph Notes, signed, to Miss Tindersley (Lord Astor's Secretary)
• Publisher: 16 Langford Place St., John's Wood, N.W.8
• Publication Date: 1938
• Binding: 1 vols. 8vo
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art, Architecture & Design
  • History, Travel & Geography