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Winifred Knights (1899-1947)

Winifred Knights was born in Streatham, London in 1899. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (1915–17, 1918–20 and 1926–27) . In 1919 she jointly won the Slade Summer Composition Competition with A Scene in a Village Street with Mill-Hands Conversing. In 1920, she became the first woman to win the Scholarship in Decorative Painting awarded by the British School at Rome. She remained in Italy until December 1925, marrying fellow Rome Scholar Thomas Monnington (1902–1976) in April 1924. On her return to England, Knights received a commission to paint an altarpiece for the Milner Memorial Chapel in Canterbury. A major commission for the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, on which she had been working for five years, remained unconcluded at her early death, aged 47. Throughout her life, Winifred Knights produced work through which she explored women’s autonomy. Presenting herself as the central protagonist, and selecting mod

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 Study of foliage on the banks of a...
Winifred Knights
Study of foliage on the banks of a...  For sale
£500
Sheet of Figure Studies
Winifred Knights
Sheet of Figure Studies  For sale
£975
Study for St Martin altarpiece
Winifred Knights
Study for St Martin altarpiece  For sale
£3000
Compositional study for The Flight...
Winifred Knights
Compositional study for The Flight...  For sale 
Study for the Marriage at Cana with...
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Study for the Marriage at Cana with...  For sale 
Sheet of studies for design of wall...
Winifred Knights
Sheet of studies for design of wall...  For sale 
Study for The Flight into Egypt
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Study for The Flight into Egypt  For sale 
Portrait study, circa 1919
Winifred Knights
Portrait study, circa 1919  For sale 
Italian Landscape, circa 1924
Winifred Knights
Italian Landscape, circa 1924  For sale 
Self Portrait as Little Miss Muffet
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Self Portrait as Little Miss Muffet  Privately held 
Self-portrait, 1920
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Self-portrait, 1920  Privately held 
 Leaving the Munitions Works, 1919
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Leaving the Munitions Works, 1919  Privately held 
Study for the Marriage at Cana
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Study for the Marriage at Cana  Privately held 
Edge of Abruzzi; Boat with three...
Winifred Knights
Edge of Abruzzi; Boat with three...  Privately held 
Design for Wall Decoration, c.1918
Winifred Knights
Design for Wall Decoration, c.1918  Privately held 
The original cartoon for The Deluge
Winifred Knights
The original cartoon for The Deluge  Privately held 
A View to the East from the British...
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A View to the East from the British...  For sale 
Compositional study for Pompilia
Winifred Knights
Compositional study for Pompilia  For sale 
Study of the exterior of a house by...
Winifred Knights
Study of the exterior of a house by...  For sale 
Self-portrait
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Self-portrait  For sale 
Early compositional study for The...
Winifred Knights
Early compositional study for The...  For sale 
Mabel Knights seated in a hayfield
Winifred Knights
Mabel Knights seated in a hayfield  For sale 
Study for Jairus' Daughter
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Study for Jairus' Daughter  For sale 
Paradise,1921
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Paradise,1921  Sold 
Early study for Mill Hands on Strike...
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Early study for Mill Hands on Strike...  Sold 
Study for sleeping figure Santisima...
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Study for sleeping figure Santisima...  Sold 
Landscape with Fence, c. 1920
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Landscape with Fence, c. 1920  Sold 
Portrait of Colin Gill, c.1921
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Portrait of Colin Gill, c.1921  Sold 
Colour Study for Foreground Figure...
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Colour Study for Foreground Figure...  Sold 
Study for Blue Bells, circa 1937
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Study for Blue Bells, circa 1937  Sold 
Owl, circa 1922
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Owl, circa 1922  Sold 
 Study of bluebells for The Flight...
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Study of bluebells for The Flight...  Sold 
Study for the Marriage at Cana
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Study for the Marriage at Cana  Sold 
Full length standing nude
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Full length standing nude  Sold 
Full Length Standing Nude
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Full Length Standing Nude  Sold 
Full length
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Full length  Sold 
Illustration to Algernon Blackwood's...
Winifred Knights
Illustration to Algernon Blackwood's...  Sold 
Self Portrait inspired by a fashion...
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Self Portrait inspired by a fashion...  Sold 
Self Portrait, circa 1916
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Self Portrait, circa 1916  Sold 
Study of a narcissus
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Study of a narcissus  Sold 
Spring foliage
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Spring foliage  Sold 
Study of Ophrys Bertolonii
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Study of Ophrys Bertolonii  Sold 
Self-portrait
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Self-portrait  Sold 
Illustration of female figure
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Illustration of female figure  Sold 
Self portrait in a troubador's costume
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Self portrait in a troubador's costume  Sold 
Self Portrait: design for a...
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Self Portrait: design for a...  Sold 
Compositional Study for The Marriage...
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Compositional Study for The Marriage...  Sold 
Portrait study for a guest at the...
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Portrait study for a guest at the...  Sold 
Study of Mary for St Martin's...
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Study of Mary for St Martin's...  Sold 
Study of the water's edge
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Study of the water's edge  Sold 
Paradise - Compositional Study
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Paradise - Compositional Study  Sold 
Study for St Martin's Altarpiece
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Study for St Martin's Altarpiece  Sold 
The Artist in a Dress of her own Design
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The Artist in a Dress of her own Design  Sold 
Study of watermelons for The...
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Study of watermelons for The...  Sold 
Cartoon for Scenes from the Life of...
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Cartoon for Scenes from the Life of...  Sold 
Study of Waterbasins at Anticoli...
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Study of Waterbasins at Anticoli...  Sold 
Sheet of studies with self-portrait...
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Sheet of studies with self-portrait...  Sold 
Study of sleeping nude for Jairus'...
Winifred Knights
Study of sleeping nude for Jairus'...  Sold 
Landscape study
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Landscape study  Sold 
Compositional Figure study with...
Winifred Knights
Compositional Figure study with...  Sold 
Winifred Knights and Arnold Mason
Winifred Knights
Winifred Knights and Arnold Mason  Sold 
Bathsheba
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Bathsheba  Sold 
Landscape at Roydon, Essex
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Landscape at Roydon, Essex  Sold 
The Santissima Trinita
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The Santissima Trinita  Sold 
Study of a haystack
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Study of a haystack  Sold 
Life drawing
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Life drawing  Sold 
Compositional study for The Marriage...
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Compositional study for The Marriage...  Sold 
The Potato Harvest
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The Potato Harvest  Sold 
Self-portrait sketching at a table
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Self-portrait sketching at a table  Sold 
Compositional study for Scenes from...
Winifred Knights
Compositional study for Scenes from...  Sold 
Landscape at Roydon, Essex
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Landscape at Roydon, Essex  Sold 
Sheet of Studies of Snowdrops
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Sheet of Studies of Snowdrops  Sold 
Study for sleeping woman for...
Winifred Knights
Study for sleeping woman for...  Sold 
The Front Door of Line Holt Farm House
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The Front Door of Line Holt Farm House  Sold 
Study of Lineholt Farmhouse Facade
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Study of Lineholt Farmhouse Facade  Sold 
Study of Front Door
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Study of Front Door  Sold 
Figure Study
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Figure Study  Sold 
Self-portrait in Fancy Dress
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Self-portrait in Fancy Dress  Sold 
Self-portrait and Study for The Deluge
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Self-portrait and Study for The Deluge  Sold 
Self Portrait, circa 1920
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Self Portrait, circa 1920  Sold 
Four studies
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Four studies  Sold 
Study for St Martin kneeling
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Study for St Martin kneeling  Sold 
Figure study
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Figure study  Sold 
Study of Angels wings Saint Martin's...
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Study of Angels wings Saint Martin's...  Sold 
Architectural studies
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Architectural studies  Sold 
Study of cliff tops
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Study of cliff tops  Sold 
Aladdin with self portrait
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Aladdin with self portrait  Sold 
Study for St Martin altarpiece
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Study for St Martin altarpiece  Sold 
Study for St Martin altarpiece
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Study for St Martin altarpiece  Sold 
Study for St Martin altarpiece
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Study for St Martin altarpiece  Sold 
Martin altarpiece
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Martin altarpiece  Sold 
Study for St Martin altarpiece
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Study for St Martin altarpiece  Sold 
Study for Santissima Trinita
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Study for Santissima Trinita  Sold 
Study for the background tree in ...
Winifred Knights
Study for the background tree in ...  Sold 
Landscape study for Santisima Trinita
Winifred Knights
Landscape study for Santisima Trinita  Sold 
Trees in the Borghese Gardens
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Trees in the Borghese Gardens  Sold 
Fairy Tale, c.1915
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Fairy Tale, c.1915  Sold 
The Goose Girl, 1918
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The Goose Girl, 1918  Sold 
The Artist in a dress of her own...
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The Artist in a dress of her own...  Sold 
Self Portrait, circa 1923
Winifred Knights
Self Portrait, circa 1923  Sold 
Figure Study
Winifred Knights
Figure Study  Sold 
Study for Scenes from the Life of St...
Winifred Knights
Study for Scenes from the Life of St...  Sold 
Landscape study for Santissima Trinita
Winifred Knights
Landscape study for Santissima Trinita  Sold 
Study for 'Design for Wall...
Winifred Knights
Study for 'Design for Wall...  Sold 
Landscape, Piediluco, 1924
Winifred Knights
Landscape, Piediluco, 1924  Sold 
Landscape, Piediluco, 1924
Winifred Knights
Landscape, Piediluco, 1924  Sold 
Self-portrait with Compositional Design
Winifred Knights
Self-portrait with Compositional Design  Sold