Lady with a Shawl

1926

Laura Knight

Associated Names
Laura Knight

Artist, British, 1877 - 1970

David Strang

Printer, British, 1887 - 1967

The image shows a close-up portrait of a person, focusing on their head and a small portion of their hands. The person is turned slightly away from the viewer but looking directly forward with wide, expressive eyes. Their facial features are finely detailed, including arched eyebrows, high cheekbones, and full lips. The person has smooth, dark hair styled back and is wearing a dark garment that covers their shoulders and part of their neck. The image is in sepia tones with a plain, dark background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching and aquatint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33.81 × 24.77 cm (13 5/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5192

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bolling/Withington 1993, no. 45

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 216.

Bibliography

1993

  • Bolling, G. Fredric, and Valerie A. Withington. The Graphic Work of Laura Knight, including a Catalogue Raisonné of Her Prints. England: Scolar Press, 1993, p. 119, no. 45.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Laura Knight

Wikidata ID

Q65022931

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