The painter paved the way for other female artists and is considered on of Britain's finest painters
A medal awarded to one of Britain's most celebrated artists has been sold at auction.Auctioneers said the engraved medal, bearing her maiden name Johnson, had fetched £850.Image source,The medal, part of a private collection, was presented to her by the Science and Art Department of the South Kensington Museum, now London's V&A Museum.
It was predicted to fetch between £500 and £800 and was auctioned by Nottingham-based Arthur Johnson and Sons.The medal recognised Laura Knight's work at a time when the art world was dominated by men"Dame Laura Knight was creating brilliant art at a time when that sphere was dominated by men. She was a genuine trailblazer.
"She's considered to be one of the great impressionist painters but she worked in such a vast array of styles.Dame Laura, who married fellow artist Harold Knight in 1903, was only the second woman to be elected as a full member of The Royal Society in 1936.
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