Dame Laura KnightThe Fawn
- Newlyn School of Art
- Oil on canvas
- 41 x 61 cms (16.14 x 24.02 ins)
- Ref: 691465
Provenance:
Phillips, 28 April 1997, lot 63;
Sotheby’s, New York, 18 June 1997, lot 65;
Private Collection
Exhibited:
London, Leicester Galleries, Recent Paintings by Laura Knight, April 1939, no.20
"Among wild growth on the Estate this baby fawn has been found – a newly born little creature deserted. One of my friends fed it from a bottle and kept it happy. Eventually it went back to the wild. I do not know what type of deer it was, but was entranced with the lovely little creature, so timid, but trusting".
- Dame Laura Knight in a letter regarding the present work
Laura Knight painted this work in the 1930s, whilst she and her husband Harold were staying with their close friend George Cross at Compton Hall, Compton Chamberlayne near Salisbury. The Knights first met Cross in 1928, when he commissioned Laura to painting a portrait of Rosemary Ealand. They became close friends, and the Knights spent several Christmases at Compton Hall in the early 1930s. Both artists painted several works there, and on occasion Harold was joined by Lamorna Birch to take advantage of the trout fishing available on the estate.
Phillips, 28 April 1997, lot 63;
Sotheby’s, New York, 18 June 1997, lot 65;
Private Collection
Exhibited:
London, Leicester Galleries, Recent Paintings by Laura Knight, April 1939, no.20
"Among wild growth on the Estate this baby fawn has been found – a newly born little creature deserted. One of my friends fed it from a bottle and kept it happy. Eventually it went back to the wild. I do not know what type of deer it was, but was entranced with the lovely little creature, so timid, but trusting".
- Dame Laura Knight in a letter regarding the present work
Laura Knight painted this work in the 1930s, whilst she and her husband Harold were staying with their close friend George Cross at Compton Hall, Compton Chamberlayne near Salisbury. The Knights first met Cross in 1928, when he commissioned Laura to painting a portrait of Rosemary Ealand. They became close friends, and the Knights spent several Christmases at Compton Hall in the early 1930s. Both artists painted several works there, and on occasion Harold was joined by Lamorna Birch to take advantage of the trout fishing available on the estate.
