Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
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DAME LAURA KNIGHT, R.A., R.W.S. | Hamlet and Gertrude; Backstage, Romeo and Juliet at the Regent Theatre
Auction Closed
July 11, 02:12 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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DAME LAURA KNIGHT, R.A., R.W.S.
1877-1970
Hamlet and Gertrude; Backstage, Romeo and Juliet at the Regent Theatre
one dated and signed l.r.; 1943/ Laura Knight; and titled on an old label attached to the backboard; the other inscribed and signed l.r.; Hamlet + Mother/ Diana Wynyard and/ Robert Helpmann/ Laura Knight/ Stratford on Avon
both, watercolour with pen and ink over crayon
one 51 by 34cm., 20 by 13.5in.; the other 36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in.
(2)
Backstage, Romeo and Juliet at the Regent Theatre - Sotheby's, London, 'Works by Laura Knight Sold by her Executors', 22 July 1971, part of lot 5;
The Fine Art Society, London, 1977;
Phillips, London, 21 November 2000, lot 14, where purchased by the present owner
Hamlet and Gertrude - Phillips, London, 12 May 1987, lot 78 where purchased by the present owner