20th Century & Contemporary Art - 8th June 2016
Lot 197
‡Dame Laura Knight R.A. (1877-1970) Alice with Kitty and her Donkeys on the Malvern Hills Signed...
Estimate £20,000 - £30,000
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Description
‡Dame Laura Knight R.A. (1877-1970)
Alice with Kitty and her Donkeys on the Malvern Hills
Signed
Oil on canvas
65 x 77cm
Exhibited:
The Leicester Galleries, London, The Works of Dame Laura Knight R.A. April 1939 no. 21, On the Hill Top, purchased by Mrs E.J.H. Merry
From 1929 onwards Harold and Laura Knight spent time in Malvern, especially during the Malvern Festival. Here they met Alice Betteridge who rented her pony, Kitty and two donkeys for rides in the Malvern Hills. Knight painted two versions of this group